Good, Occasionally Rhyming
a celebration of the shipping forecast in poetry and prose
$46.39
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2025
Summary
“Shipping Forecast: A Century of Calm in Verse”
A collection of selected poetry and writing about The Shipping Forecast on the 100th anniversary of the first BBC Broadcast.
And now, the Shipping Forecast issued by the Met Office…
Often described as a litany, mantra or lullaby, the Shipping Forecast has long been a favourite of cosy homes on chilly evenings. Its practical use as a precise reading of the marine weather around the British Isles has been large…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781835983300 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1835983308 |
| Author: | Rob Stepney, Kathy Clugston |
| Publisher: | Canelo |
| Imprint: | August Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 222mm x 138mm x 14mm |
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About The Author
Rob Stepney
Rob Stepney writes on travel, science, medicine and The Archers. He has edited poetry anthologies, co-written two books of poetry, contributed to Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent, and written extensively for The Guardian and Independent newspapers.
Kathy Clugston is a well-known voice on BBC radio. She was an announcer and newsreader on Radio 4 from 2006 until 2019, when she took over the chair of the long-running programme, Gardeners’ Question Time. During her period as an announcer, she read the Shipping Forecast many thousands of times.
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