Alan Bennett reads the Shipping Forecast

[@BeasleyStreet]

The shipping forecast is my secret pleasure and and a great spot to choose Alan, well done...

[@maxthechocoholic]

great stuff,well done to michael palin too who commissioned this when he edited 'today'. dear alan could read his shopping list and make it sound good.

[@DouglasCookMusic]

Many thanks for posting this little gem.

[@NebulaRasa]

Pleasure.

[@maryannfrancine5924]

ah, loved hearing his voice from Aotearoa New Zealand

[@NebulaRasa]

*Alan Bennett voice* Kia Ora!

[@mistresstrellis6402]

New to me and absolutely BRILLIANT! Thanks for posting, Dan @ Di Smith, You know it!

[@NebulaRasa]

He did when Michael Palin was guest editor on the Today Programme in 2013.

[@drparnassus2867]

I started laughing helplessly at "becoming cyclonic"... couldn't say why. The one person who downvoted this has the sexual organs of a two-year-old.

[@emmapicara9527]

Fabulous! Who else could we have? Kathy Burke would be good. Or Eddie Izzard.

[@NebulaRasa]

If I could bring William S. Burroughs back to life, he'd be great. My ideal ones would be Peter Day (presenter of Radio 4's 'In Business') and Francine Stock from the Film Programme, they are my favourite voices anyway.

[@mistresstrellis6402]

Dan Mudford Bring back Charlotte Green, WHATEVER it costs!

[@Mechtec500]

Would loved to hear the late great Johnny Morris reading it.

[@dsantamaria713]

Becoming good...❤❤

[@chrishenniker5944]

Morrissey should have done the music to this.

[@TomangoSF]

a treasure.

[@megaltright974]

Mister Bennet!

[@susanmckee-nugent8431]

Wonderful.......I need a map!!!

[@NebulaRasa]

There's a map right here... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_Forecast

[@dismith73]

Get the vowel sound for 'rough' right like this and you understand the North

[@ibilly99]

rough or very rough becoming good !

[@postrophe]

........makes sense first, sea state, then visibility ☺