Celebrating 100 years of the BBC Shipping Forecast, Jane Russell takes us on a series of coastal cruises through the forecast sea areas, exploring some of the special places on offer in each of them

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Influence: Noun – the capacity to have an effect on the character, development or behaviour of someone or something, or the effect itself

Brian looks back at the highs and highs of another successful year’s coaching

18-year-old soldier Craig Wood was on patrol in ...

A producer makes a new mark on the history books, and first-timers impress at this most prestigious native celebration