Good, Occasionally Rhyming
A celebration of the Shipping Forecast in poetry and prose
$36.66
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2025
Summary
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 largely forgotten by its recreational listeners, who instead value…
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: | 242g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm x 26mm |
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A worthwhile anthology * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Rob Stepney
Rob Stepney writes on medicine, science, travel and The Archers for the broadsheet newspapers. He has edited three poetry anthologies, co-written two books of poetry, and contributed to Radio 4’s From Our Own Correspondent. Rob has pictures with Science Photo Library, paints watercolours, lives in the Cotswolds and was a founding father of the Charlbury Beer Festival.
Kathy Clugston chairs the long-running radio programme Gardeners’ Question Time on BBC Radio 4. Prior to that she was a continuity announcer for many years and read the Shipping Forecast hundreds of times. In 2014 she co-wrote But First This, a comic stage musical about Radio 4.
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