The Weather in Durham, North East England
Let’s take a little journey through the BBC’s weather team history. The BBC has been a cornerstone of weather forecasting in the UK for decades, with its presenters becoming familiar faces to millions. I’ll break down the list into several sections: current presenters, notable historic ones, special mentions and early
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Jack Scott (Meteorologist) Today marks the 12th anniversary of the death of John (Jack) Scott. Jack was born in East Howle, Ferryhill in County Durham on 9th November 1923. I lived in Ferryhill when I first became interested in weather and one of Jack’s relatives lived up our street and
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Professor Gordon Manley (1902 – 1980) became the first Head of the Department of Geography at Durham University in 1928. During his nine year term of office, Professor Manley became the Curator of the Durham University Observatory where he did much work in establishing the Durham temperature series as comparable
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Amateur weather forecaster Foggitt dies World-renowned amateur weather forecaster Bill Foggitt has died in hospital at the age of 91. Mr Foggitt’s unconventional methods – using signs in nature rather than science for his predictions – made him the scourge of professionals but alegend among the masses. One of the high
Full ArticleIn 1998, Bob visited Houghall College (now East Durham College’s Houghall Campus in Durham) and chats to horticulture lecturer Trevor Green, to discuss the Houghall Frost Hollow. Aired on Tuesday 24th February 1998.
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