"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:45:43 +0000 (UTC), "Lawrence Jenkins"
wrote:


"danny (west kent)" wrote in message
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Lawrence , you should expect it. The BBC are a different ball game now.
And
a bad one at that in my opinion.
Thank god for SKY. Gimme some Americanisation anyday to break free the BBC

Have you watched Francis on Sky recently? I don't think so.

Yesterday evening, their new superduper BBC-chasing 3D graphics were
in their element as he swooped around the country at 100,000 miles an
hour and a magnification of about 10 times. As he did so, he
mentioned all the rain expected over NW Britain and Ireland. Fine so
far... then he added that there would be a few showers over England.
But what did we get as he zooomed southwards? Graphics of continuous
pouring rain all over the screen and all over the South of England
(nothing like how you'd expect a shower representation to look!) -
apparently contradicting what he kept saying about the "odd shower".

When oh when will they learn... all of them have now caught the stupid
graphics bug, it seems.


Dave, I've given up with TV weather forecasts almost completely, unless I see
them by accident. Almost because I still think the Regional ones are still
useful, like David Braine who is superb IMO. Don't watch them is my advice and
tell the BBC/ITV/SKY why you've stopped watching them. I tell everyone I meet
now to use the InterNet if they can for weather information.

Will.
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Will Hand wrote:



Dave, I've given up with TV weather forecasts almost completely, unless I
see them by accident. Almost because I still think the Regional ones are
still useful, like David Braine who is superb IMO. Don't watch them is my
advice and tell the BBC/ITV/SKY why you've stopped watching them. I tell
everyone I meet now to use the InterNet if they can for weather
information.


Radio forecasts are also pretty appalling. The other day, Susan Powell
warned of the weather "reaching a crescendo at the end of the week". Every
day, no matter who it is, they have to insert "its way" or "their way"
after every verb of movement.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell

On Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:10:27 +0000, Graham P Davis
wrote:

Will Hand wrote:

Dave, I've given up with TV weather forecasts almost completely, unless I
see them by accident. Almost because I still think the Regional ones are
still useful, like David Braine who is superb IMO. Don't watch them is my
advice and tell the BBC/ITV/SKY why you've stopped watching them. I tell
everyone I meet now to use the InterNet if they can for weather
information.


Radio forecasts are also pretty appalling. The other day, Susan Powell
warned of the weather "reaching a crescendo at the end of the week". Every
day, no matter who it is, they have to insert "its way" or "their way"
after every verb of movement.

Yes Graham, radio forecasts too (though you do get the occasional good
'un).

Will, my comments were of course meant to highlight the continuing
spread of 3Dgraphicitus among the National stations. As you may have
suspected, I am happy with the quality of the South Regional forecasts
(Alina Jenkins), usually complete with an Atlantic chart, isobars,
fronts and proper a wind representation. The trouible is, I often miss
that *one* early evening regional forecast and everything else on TV
is pretty poor.

I'm glad David is doing a good job down in the South West too, but
yes, I too am often forced onto the Internet to get the information I
need.

Cheers, Dave

Graham P Davis wrote:
Will Hand wrote:



Dave, I've given up with TV weather forecasts almost completely, unless I
see them by accident. Almost because I still think the Regional ones are
still useful, like David Braine who is superb IMO. Don't watch them is my
advice and tell the BBC/ITV/SKY why you've stopped watching them. I tell
everyone I meet now to use the InterNet if they can for weather
information.


Radio forecasts are also pretty appalling. The other day, Susan Powell
warned of the weather "reaching a crescendo at the end of the week". Every
day, no matter who it is, they have to insert "its way" or "their way"
after every verb of movement.

--
Graham Davis
Bracknell

Yes, I never thought I'd say it, but I now honestly would
like to have the forecast written out by a forecaster at Exeter and
sent to the BBC, where it would be read out by an announcer, as in the
50's. As it is, the presenter actually impedes the transmission of
information with a hailstorm of duff metaphors. Nina Ridge, with
gormless unknowing humour, said a couple of days ago that "the rain
will be sinking into SE England". IT'S OUR POROUS SOIL, LOVE!
The only forecaster worth listening to now is Peter Gibbs,
the agreeable snappy Brummie. Rod McElwee always seems to having a
private giggle to himself like some character out of Viz. Intensely
irritating. But sticking to the radio at least means one is spared
those infantile graphics. Grrr!

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.