The groundbreaking broadcasting service which brought joy to millions for over 90 years not least for its Test Match cricket coverage was finally switched off at 1am this morning.

In May, the BBC announced that, as part of its latest round of cuts, Radio 4’s long-wave service will lose its dedicated programmes next year, and will in time be shut down altogether. Nadine Dorries: ...

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The Shipping Forecast provides an “oasis of calm”, Jarvis Cocker said as he marked the 100th anniversary of it being broadcast on the BBC. Produced by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and ...

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 ...

"The Shipping Forecast," presented twice on weekdays on the BBC and thrice on weekends, is 100-years-old this week. It broadcasts weather forecasts for the seas that surround the British Isles. You ...

You can read this article in Welsh. In British weather history, one storm stands out as a catalyst for change – the Royal Charter Storm of 1859. This devastating tempest off the west coast of Britain ...