W hen Peter Jefferson was axed by the BBC after 40 years as the voice of the Shipping Forecast, listeners were bereft.. Now they can hear his soothing delivery once … It gave him time to write an entire book about it , and recently he recorded a version of the forecast for the meditation app Calm (then, later, a reading of the GDPR). Peter worked for the BBC for about 45 years during which time he read the Shipping Forecast live on BBC radio as well as being a news reader/caster/anchor, announcer, programme presenter and actor. Peter Jefferson was the voice of the Shipping Forecast for over 40 years. Peter Jefferson joined the BBC in 1964. Peter Jefferson. He wrote a book called And Now The Shipping Forecast published in 2011. Peter Jefferson, the BBC continuity announcer who is, for many listeners, the voice of Radio 4, has been told by the corporation that his 45-year career is over at the age of 64. Peter Jefferson presented The Shipping Forecast for over 40 years, and his familiar voice continues to be heard reading quotations on BBC Radio 4’s Quote… Unquote. This book is both an affectionate memoir and a history of the science and BBC programming behind the forecast. Meanwhile, for Peter Jefferson, getting fired was not the end of his relationship with the Shipping Forecast. Buy And Now the Shipping Forecast Large type / large print edition by Peter Jefferson (ISBN: 9781445842394) from Amazon's Book Store. In 1969 he became an announcer and newsreader, first on the BBC World Service then across all the domestic BBC Radio networks, which included reading the Shipping Forecast for 40 years first on Radio 2 and later on Radio 4. If you have ever listened to the Shipping Forecast and wondered just where are North Utsire, Fastnet, Malin and all the other intriguing names, this fascinating book by Peter Jefferson, the voice of the forecast for over 40 years, provides the answer to that and many other aspects of providing the information to help to keep seafarers safe. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles.It is produced by the Met Office and broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency.The forecasts sent over the Navtex system use a similar format and the same sea areas. Peter Jefferson presents Archive on 4: Attention All Shipping tonight at 8pm on BBC Radio 4 His book, And Now the Shipping Forecast, is available for £10.99 inc p&p. He was educated at the independent Halliford School in Shepperton, Middlesex.He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a Studio Manager in 1968. Counting sheep or reaching for a boring book are both traditional ways of getting off to sleep. The sacking of Peter Jefferson, who read the shipping forecast on BBC Radio 4, has left us all at sea Adam Nicolson Tue 15 Sep 2009 19.05 EDT First published on Tue 15 Sep 2009 19.05 EDT The Shipping Forecast may provide vital weather information to sea captains and sailors, but some of the most devoted fans are those who listen to it for its poetic quality. Peter Jefferson (born May 1945) is a former BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer..