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Peter Jefferson


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Born in May 1945, Peter Jefferson is a former BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer.

He was educated at the independent Halliford School in Shepperton, Middlesex. He joined the BBC in 1964 and became a Studio Manager in 1968. During this period, he worked for Radio 1, and read the news during the DJ Kenny Everett's programme.

Jefferson retired in 2001, though he continued to work as a freelancer until 2009. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader during strike action by other staff. He is often dubbed "Voice of the Shipping Forecast". He has also read the quotations in the Radio 4 quiz game Quote, Unquote. Jefferson lives in Weybridge, Surrey. ...more

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“And the pattern is the same – night after week after month after year. There is something in many of us that likes the certainties in life and is averse to change. The Shipping Forecast is a comfort, a given, a sign that maybe, just maybe, everything is alright with the world after all – until the next day dawns anyway – but that’s a few hours delicious sleep away! Time for the febrile mind to repair itself, rest, chill out, relax and take gentle stock of things.”
― Peter Jefferson, And Now the Shipping Forecast: A Tide Of History Around Our Shores
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“And the pattern is the same – night after week after month after year. There is something in many of us that likes the certainties in life and is averse to change. The Shipping Forecast is a comfort, a given, a sign that maybe, just maybe, everything is alright with the world after all –”
― Peter Jefferson, And Now the Shipping Forecast: A Tide Of History Around Our Shores
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“I remember – again when I was working for Radio 2 – that there was a large notice on the wall of the Continuity Studio that read: ‘Please engage brain before opening mouth!’ Sounds all too obvious, but there can be many a slip between eye, brain and mouth – oh dear, yes!”
― Peter Jefferson, And Now the Shipping Forecast: A Tide Of History Around Our Shores
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