On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 9:53:05 PM UTC+1, Dawlish wrote:
On Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at 9:37:26 PM UTC+1, JohnD wrote:
"Dawlish" wrote in message
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The BBC educates well.

Only at a fairly primitive level, as far as I can see...

You have to think of the average viewer; not the average weather nut, many of whom have degrees and all of whom have a great deal of knowledge, compared to the average TV watcher. Meteorology is incredibly difficult for most people; in fact, the physics and their application is beyond almost everyone who watches the BBC forecasts. The 'primitive level' is only from a viewpoint of being way beyond 'primitive', John. We are not the BBC's target audience.

This is sheer arrogance. I'm sure many "weather nuts" have degrees, but just look around the myriad of social networks and forums and you'll understand that many people who have a fascination for the weather, are just ordinary, everyday folk. (Awaits pointed remark).

I see you class yourself as not being amongst the primitive folk, again such arrogance. Where did you do your meteorological study?

I'm sure you find that most people who have an interest in the weather have learnt on the hoof, many of them, myself included, have learnt from joining groups such as this and I am indebted to many of the contributors on here for helping me to learn and understand far more than when I found this group 20 years ago.

As for the BBC forecasts, why are they not relevant to anyone on this group, or indeed anyone whatever their level of meteorological education or understanding? I watch them, not as regularly as I used to, and use their broad forecast as something that I can interpret using local knowledge, into something more relevant to me.

I also like to see the broad perspective of what is happening nationally and not just in my own local area.

What I don't appreciate is the "dumbing down" of forecasting and the situation where the presenter becomes the focal point and not the forecast. Carol and Tomasz come into that category and annoy me intensely and I rue the day that forecasters like Bert Foord disappeared from our screens.

If only we could bring back the presentation style of yore and combine it with some of the technology that current presenters have available to them.

So don't include me in your arrogant comments Dawlish, I'm part of the target audience for BBC forecasts as much as almost anyone who has an interest in this fascinating subject.