Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
![]() |
|
uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) (uk.sci.weather) For the discussion of daily weather events, chiefly affecting the UK and adjacent parts of Europe, both past and predicted. The discussion is open to all, but contributions on a practical scientific level are encouraged. |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#20
![]() |
|||
|
|||
![]()
Oh, for the good old days, when the forecast was at 5 minutes to the hour,
prompt. The format was a sensible span across the country in logical steps, was concise (and usually accurate), and lasted about 4 minutes. At the end of this time, your particular area had been included, and you had a pretty good idea of what to expect. There were no ridiculously overkilled warnings, no silly comments, and no trails for sporting events. We weren't treated as educationally sub-normal beings, nor were we told to "wrap up warm" or drive carefully. It was obviously considered that we were well able to make those judgements for ourselves, without any assistance from the BBC. We aren't encouraged to think for ourselves any more. So sad. CK "John Hall" wrote in message ... In article , Rodney Blackall writes: Has anyone here timed the forecast at 7:57 am on Radio 4 recently? My impression is that they are getting very short and rushed. If "The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning" there is hardly time for any forecast after the warning has been read out! One problem us that the "Today" presenter often has trouble getting the person being interviewed just before the forecast to stop talking, so that the forecast often starts 30 seconds late. And of course the minute or so of programme trailers after the forecast is apparently sacrosanct. So the forecast is often reduced to only about 90 seconds. -- John Hall "Think wrongly if you please, but in all cases think for yourself." Doris Lessing |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Radio 4 Weather Forecasts (longish rant) | uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) | |||
Radio 4 1757 weather forecasts ('PM') ... | uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) | |||
High Frequency (HF) Radio Broadcasts of Marine Weather Forecasts and Warnings may end | sci.geo.meteorology (Meteorology) | |||
'Countryfile' time, length etc. | uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) | |||
Day length plot | uk.sci.weather (UK Weather) |