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1. North Utsire, South Utsire, Cromarty
Charlie Connelly's voyage in search of the Shipping Forecast sets off from a Norwegian island. Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
The shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4 is as familiar as the sound of Big Ben chiming the hour.
Yet recognisable though the sea areas are by name, few people give much thought to where they are or what they contain.
Charlie Connelly sets off on a journey into the forecast to find out.
Written by Charlie Connelly and abridged in five parts by Beatrice Colin
Read by Tom Goodman-Hill.
Producer: Gaynor MacFarlane
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.
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Tue 31 Dec 202403:30
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