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BBC celebrates 100 years of ‘poetic’ shipping forecast
2 years ago(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 30, 2017 A general view of the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London on October 30, 2017. - The BBC will axe 450 jobs in its newsroom as part of plans to adapt "to changing audience needs" and meet its £80 million ($104 million, 95 million euro) savings target, the British broadcaster announced on January 29, 2020. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK…