Charlie Connellys Shipping Forecast

Dogger, Fisher, German Bight: Charlie Connelly brings the shipping forecast vividly to life in this hilarious and moving celebration of an iconic cultural institution. Charlie explores the broadcasts remarkable history, unlocks its beguiling mysteries and tells riproaring stories of his own adventures among the sea areas, ensuring the forecast will never sound the same again.

How did a weather forecast for ships capture the hearts of a nation, from salty old sea dog to insomniac landlubber? How is it possible for rain later to be good? And where the hell is North Utsire?

Delving into the history of the forecast and the extraordinary people who made it, Charlie explains what those curious phrases really mean, celebrates its wide cultural impact, shares riproaring adventures from his own extraordinary journey through the 31 sea areas and presents his case for the shipping forecast being our finest achievement.

Inspired by Charlies bestselling book, which has sold more than a quarter-of-a-million copies worldwide, this pacy, moving and hilarious show is selling out theatres up and down the land as it takes you all the way from Viking to South-East Iceland. The shipping forecast will never sound the same again.

What They Said:

Charlie Connelly is one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of sitting in a studio withHe has a natural wit that doesnt get crushed by an over-zealous ego with a lovely personality attached to it. Fi Glover, broadcaster

Charlie is always warm, funny and engagingI actually sent him a fan letter - and I've never done that to anyone in my life before. Bernard Sumner, New Order

I can thoroughly recommend an evening spent in the company of the very funny and very lovely Charlie Connelly whose knowledge of what I call the ships is excellent. Souwesters optional. Corrie Corfield, BBC Radio 4