Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast (Paperback)

An engaging and often very funny book in which a metropolitan man, buffeted by winds and high seas, travels from Norway's smallest island to Europe's westernmost pointing search of the reality behind the reassuring Radio 4 recital A wonderfully eccentric study One of those simple yet brilliant ideas... A book that's as gentle and pleasing as the shipping forecast itself If listening to 'Sailing By' to the bitter end every night is the surest sign of a Radio 4 addict, then buying Charlie Connelly's book runs it close Armchair travelling will never be the same again He brings the shipping forecast to life, revealing the reality to be bizarre, quirky and fantastic Charlie Connelly proves to be a suitably intelligent and amusing guide around these coastal stations and provides an illuminating history of the forecast itself Attention All Shipping went down a storm with this sea lover. It has great humour. It has great atmosphere... a very entertaining read and, believe me, you'll never see cod in the same way again Connelly has a light, humorous touch A fascinating and very funny book A comic tribute to a radio bulletin ... also a quirky history of the outposts of northern Europe More than a travelogue ... anecdotes delight in the diversity of the remote communities, while biographies of unsung heroes of British maritime history emphasise that the forecast has been crucial in saving lives A real gem An engaging and often very funny book A wonderfully eccentric study One of those simple yet brilliant ideas If listening to 'Sailing By