Desert island favourite

Famous fans of the forecast include Pulp singer Jarvis Cocker, who chose its accompanying tune Sailing By when he appeared on Desert Island Discs

First aired in 1924, the forecast is limited to 370 words

Ex-deputy PM John Prescott read out the forecast for Comic Relief in 2011

The forecast mentions 31 sea areas. Viking, Forties, Dogger, Fisher, Sole and Bailey are all named after sandbanks

The FitzRoy area is named after Robert FitzRoy, the first professional weatherman

Broadcasts were halted during World War Two to avoid helping enemy ships