Attention All Shipping
Talk/Factual Charlie Connelly's A Celebration of the Shipping Forecast Tue 24 Feb 2026, 7:30pm The Haymarket‘Dogger, Fisher, German Bight’: Charlie Connelly brings the shipping forecast vividly to life in this hilarious and moving celebration of a cultural institution.
Explore the broadcast’s remarkable history, unlock its beguiling mysteries, and hear rip-roaring stories of Charlie's own adventures among the sea areas, ensuring the forecast will never sound the same again inspired by his bestselling book.
Reviews
He has a natural wit that doesn’t get crushed by an over-zealous ego with a lovely personality attached to itFi Glover
Charlie is always warm, funny and engagingBernard 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. Sou’westers optionalCorrie Corfield (BBC Radio 4)
