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DB
dbl
Noticed Lara Lewington popped up on ITV London weather:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1403/laraitvlondonweather.jpg
DA
David
dbl posted:
Noticed Lara Lewington popped up on ITV London weather:


She has been doing the BBC South East Today weather of late too.
RM
Roger Mellie
BBC WORLD posted:
Roger, at risk of being heckled for thread-creep, thanks for the info about Moira. I found a way to listen to the show this morning. BBC iPlayer doesn't work for us here for some reason. But anyhow, managed to get the show this morning. BIG MOIRA was fabulous, as always.

Back on track - I didn't know that the BBC Tv weather presenters also did the weather on the radio? I always remembered that the newsreader would also read the weather.


I think the reason Chris Evans had more listeners than Sir Tel, is because of our Moira-- great asset to the show-- great personality as well.

For the longer radio weather forecasts, one of the weather presenters does it. Such bulletins that spring to mind:
>After You And Yours on Radio 4. ~12:57, weekdays
>Janice Long's Show, ~00:45 on Radio 2 weekdays-- she typically has a long gossip with forecaster too! Otherwise on Radio 2, it's the newsreader as you say.
> I believe Five Live in the early morning shows often features a forecaster
> Vernon Kay's Saturday morning Radio 1 show has a forecast from one of the telly presenters, plus he likes a gossip too (nearly always Alex Deakin or Matt Taylor though, his golfing pals!)

One of the telly weather forecasters does the Shipping Forecast these days, as I understand it.
PT
Paul T
Roger Mellie posted:
One of the telly weather forecasters does the Shipping Forecast these days, as I understand it.


Liam Dutton has mentioned on twitter a few times that the overnight forecaster does the 5:30am shipping forecast as virtually the last thing on shift. All the others are done by the Radio 4 continuity announcers.
RM
Roger Mellie
Paul T posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
One of the telly weather forecasters does the Shipping Forecast these days, as I understand it.


Liam Dutton has mentioned on twitter a few times that the overnight forecaster does the 5:30am shipping forecast as virtually the last thing on shift. All the others are done by the Radio 4 continuity announcers.


Ah, I see. Thanks for that info-- I wondered how that worked.
WE
Westy2
Roger Mellie posted:
Paul T posted:
Roger Mellie posted:
One of the telly weather forecasters does the Shipping Forecast these days, as I understand it.


Liam Dutton has mentioned on twitter a few times that the overnight forecaster does the 5:30am shipping forecast as virtually the last thing on shift. All the others are done by the Radio 4 continuity announcers.


Ah, I see. Thanks for that info-- I wondered how that worked.


Isn't the 5.55am BBC One / NC forecast the last thing live for the overnight forecaster?

(Any regional forecasts are normally recorded at some point overnight aren't they?)

On the subject of this morning's forecasts, is Sarah Keith Lucas 'doing a Helen Willetts', by hanging on in there until the bitter end before maternity leave?

I keep thinking everytime I see her 'This must be your last shift surely?', but she keeps popping up!

Mind you, there hasn't been the press attention this time like there was for Helen, as Sarah isn't one of the 'main' forecasters!

I'm no expert, but surely she's having twins?
MI
Mike516
Roger Mellie posted:

> I believe Five Live in the early morning shows often features a forecaster


4:28am in "Up All Night"
Presenter Dotun Adebayo was teasing Tomasz the other morning, when Dotun said he couldn't find anything in that morning's papers about Tomasz (transition from paper review to weather forecast).
RM
Roger Mellie
a516 posted:
Roger Mellie posted:

> I believe Five Live in the early morning shows often features a forecaster


4:28am in "Up All Night"
Presenter Dotun Adebayo was teasing Tomasz the other morning, when Dotun said he couldn't find anything in that morning's papers about Tomasz (transition from paper review to weather forecast).


Ah thanks, I may have to steal that piece of information Very Happy
JW
JamesWorldNews
No sooner had I mentioned in my post above that Tomasz rarely appears on BBC World News, and we normally only see him twice a year, etc........suddenly he turns up and has been on World every day for about the last ten days!!!! (In fact, I think he appeared over here on the day after the finger incident).
WE
Westy2
dbl posted:
Noticed Lara Lewington popped up on ITV London weather:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1403/laraitvlondonweather.jpg


Martin Lewis. Lucky *******.
DA
David
Westy2 posted:
dbl posted:
Noticed Lara Lewington popped up on ITV London weather:
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1403/laraitvlondonweather.jpg


Martin Lewis. Lucky *******.


A television career lasting more than 40 years during which he has presented major news stories for both BBC and ITV. He also hosted the popular afternoon quiz, Today's The Day during its six year run. He also has a brief cameo in a James Bond film. A very lucky ******* indeed.

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PA
paul_hadley
Not that M. Lewis - this one - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Lewis_(financial_journalist)

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