5. Hebrides, Faeroes, South East Iceland

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 is on a journey into the forecast to find out.

Charlie ends his voyage by discovering some legendary whiskey and land younger than himself.

"Believe me, you truly know you're getting on a bit when you're older than a flipping volcano."

Written by Charlie Connelly and abridged by Beatrice Colin

Concluded by Tom Goodman-Hill.

Producer: Gaynor MacFarlane

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2004.