Whenever and wherever two British people meet, they talk of the weather. This national obsession, probably arising from our variable and unpredictable climate, Is reflected in the importance placed on the broadcasting of weather forecasts.
While the weathermen and women from the Met Office, including Bill Giles, Michael Fish, John Kettley, Suzanne Charlton and Ian McCaskill bring the winter weather to our screens, David Stafford looks behind the scenes of the BBC Weather Forecast.