Britain | The Shipping Forecast at 100
Britain’s least controversial national treasure
Though it is increasingly redundant at sea
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THE daily schedule of the Shipping Forecast is etched on the mind of nearly every British sailor, starting at 48 minutes past midnight. The BBC has broadcast it for 100 years, interrupted only by war or pandemic. Always that calm, clear voice telling of what comes next—when a bout of weather is to arrive, or when it is to leave.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A national treasure”
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