The end of an era - After almost a century we said goodbye this morning to our great companion of the airwaves Radio 4 198 LW. I shall miss her warmth and crackle. Here’s the final sign off at the end of #theshippingforecast before she fell silent… ❤️

Beautiful lyrical playing from @BBCCO leader- Nathaniel Anderson-Frank. Want to hear more? Join us tonight from 7:30pm on @BBCRadio3 for ‘Friday Night Is Music Night’ from Chichester Festival Theatre. Listen here - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

HUGE thanks to @BBCCO and the wonderful team for making me feel so welcome on my debut #FNIMN live on @BBCRadio3 last night from @LighthousePoole with conductor @MichaelEngland7 and star singers. Listen again on @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A little clip from the 00:48am #shippingforecast bulletin on @BBCRadio4. Which was first broadcast on this day 100 years ago - July 4th 1925. Happy Birthday old friend. Here’s to the next 100! bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… #shippingforecast100

Yesterday - Feb 17th was Ron Goodwin’s 100th birthday. I’ve always loved his music especially after seeing him in Dublin many years ago with @rte_co. Can I recommend this hour of pure joy from the ever brilliant @DrMatthewSweet on @BBCRadio3 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sound of Cinema - 100 years of Ron Goodwin - BBC Sounds

Matthew Sweet celebrates the centenary of legendary film composer Ron Goodwin.

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As an added bonus to #shippingforecast 100 on @BBCRadio4. I asked my colleagues Jane Steel and Tom Sandars to read some of the extra emails I received from listeners telling me what the ‘Ships’ meant to them. We couldn’t fit them all in the ‘Haven’ programme! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

5 Minutes On - The Shipping Forecast: Lulling listeners for 100 years - BBC Sounds

Listeners' reflections on a much-loved part of the Radio 4 schedule.

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We celebrated 100 years of #shippingforecast on BBC Radio 4 on NYD. Here’s a little programme that brilliant producer Luke Doran and I put together reflecting the reach the ‘ships’ has to listeners worldwide and what it means to them. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Illuminated - The Shipping Forecast: A Haven - BBC Sounds

Discovering who really listens to the Shipping Forecast at 00:48 every day.

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