100 Years of the Shipping Forecast

From the 2025 BBC Proms at the Ulster Hall in Belfast, words and music with the Ulster Orchestra and conductor Chloé van Soeterstède celebrating the centenary of the Shipping Forecast, heard daily on BBC Radio 4, a lifeline to all those at sea and a poetic salve for countless others on land. With Caroline Nicholls and Al Ryan from Radio 4’s Continuity team, music and readings inspired by the oceans and the elements, and a new work by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage and his group LYR, this is an event that speaks to the heart of our island nation.