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384 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349116037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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This solemn, rhythmic intonation of the shipping forecast on BBC radio is as familiar as the sound of Big Ben chiming the hour. Since its first broadcast in the 1920s it has inspired poems, songs and novels in addition to its intended objective of...
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384 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780349116037
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
This solemn, rhythmic intonation of the shipping forecast on BBC radio is as familiar as the sound of Big Ben chiming the hour. Since its first broadcast in the 1920s it has inspired poems, songs and novels in addition to its intended objective of...