Attention All Shipping: A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast

As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, author and broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life on stage, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age.

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 rip roaring adventures from his own extraordinary journey through the 31 sea areas. From the time he was accused by the media of trying to annex Rockall from the British government to singing sea shanties with Tom Hardy in a Manx hotel bar while Scary Spice Pulled the pints and many more, all while presenting his case for the shipping podcast to be our finest achievement.

Inspired by Charlie’s bestselling book which has sold more than a quarter of a million copies worldwide, this pacy, moving and hilarious show takes you all the way from Viking to South East Iceland to ensure the shipping forecast will never sound the same again.