Seen on the BBC’s Relocation, Relocation/Location, Location TV series was a WMR928 Professional Weather Station which we have records showing the system is believed to be supplied by www.weathershop.co.uk

2004 was a big year for both the UK Met Office and the BBC. The Met Office celebrated its' 150th birthday, having been the first to be set up in the world. The BBC celebrated  50 years of live television weather broadcasts and I celebrated 30 years of  television broadcasting with them.

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Let's look back over those past 50 years. The first broadcast by a meteorologist was presented by George Cowling on 10th January 1954. From 1936, when the world's first television weather chart was transmitted, until then there had only been a script read by an out of vision presenter. George worked at the Public Service office in central London and would draw with wax crayon on large paper charts, roll them up and catch the tube to the BBC. He would then present a live 5 minute forecast before catching the tube

For many years I have been using the expression “Global Warming is the ultimate weapon of mass destruction” Why?

By way of an answer let me say that, without a doubt, it is likely to kill more people than human conflict ever has and is one of the most serious things facing our planet at the moment. It is likely to trigger major catastrophic events, such as flooding, storms, famine and drought. We only borrow the planet and it is our duty to hand it onto our children and grandchildren in better shape, NOT much worse.

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We CAN influence Global Warming if you “Turn Down, Switch Off, Recycle, Walk”

So what is behind Global Warming? The answer in a nutshell is ‘The enhanced Greenhouse Effect’. Without it we would freeze to death as the mean temperature of the Earth would be around -180C. Instead the temperature is around 150C, ideal for life. Carbon Dioxide, Water Vapour, Methane, Nitrous Oxide and other minor gases in the atmosphere act like

The BBC Ground Force team has been hard at work creating a spectacular garden for a group of very lucky Brownies and Guides.

For the Brownies, Guides and Scouts in the 'garden of England' (Kent), May 5 and 6, 2004 will be remembered as two very exciting days. They have had the garden next to their Guide and Scout hut made over by none other than the Ground Force team.

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The result is a fabulous garden, with a design that can be enjoyed by all ages, and can be used to help develop skills and build team-working initiatives. It also looks beautiful… but you’ll have to wait for the programme to air on the BBC to find out more details of the finished garden – and see all the local Brownies, Guides and Scouts celebrating in their great new facility.

For Leader Pearl Woodhams this is the final result they were hoping for after two years of planning and hard work. Their lucky break came when Barbara Mclaren, Secretary of the 1st Greatstone

My previous article was about the old BBC graphics systems which I knew something about. Now we move onto the new, which was introduced shortly after I was forced to retire. One thing that is common to both the new and the old is the way the studio operates, which is a unique BBC system introduced in 1985 and was so revolutionary at the time that it is still in use today and is the envy of many Weather Presenters throughout the world.

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Nearly all the broadcasts are live and unscripted and, unlike many organisations, are produced and broadcast by just one person. Indeed it was once estimated that a BBC forecast costs £25 per broadcast whereas some others, with a large team of backroom staff, cost £1250!

In the studio the forecaster switches on the lights and puts in an ear piece so that they can listen to the programme before their broadcast and to any instructions from the director in the network control room (even during the broadcast

From May 28th to Dec 31st 2005 Yorkshire Museum are exhibiting about the Ice Age, Yorkshire Museum. As part of this exhibition a Davis Weather Station is on show for visitors to see and gain information about, and to see what equipment can be used for monitoring and recording weather instruments.

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• The exhibition at York is divided into 5 sections:
• The Fridge Mountain- everything you ever wanted to know about Ice Ages through the door of a fridge.
• The Big Freeze- feel the chill in the glacial periods.
• The Cave- seek shelter in the hyena's den, if you dare.
• Turning up the heat- see Yorkshire wildlife as you've never seen it before.
• Ice Lab-it's you turn to be a scientist and discover the Ice Age for yourself.