Reports from Coastal Stations - Geoff Saunders

Visits to the places mentioned on the BBC shipping forecast. Everyone loves the Shipping forecast, and the weather recorded at the Coastal Stations is a vital input to it. But just how do you get there? And what do you find there, and on the way? The talk encompasses the Forecast, the journeys, people and remote places, and some of the fascinating connections wrapped up with these romantically named Coastal Stations. Some unexpected characters make an appearance, e.g. Fletcher Christian, Robert Fitzroy and Charles Darwin.