Ruth Jones to celebrate 100 years of Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4
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Ruth Jones will reprise her role as Nessa from "Gavin and Stacey" to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4. The special event will air on New Year's Day and feature various celebrities reading historic weather reports. Other participants include Dame Ellen MacArthur, Trevor Harrison, and Stephen Fry. The Shipping Forecast, first broadcast in 1924, has been a vital source of information for seafarers and a beloved part of British culture. BBC presenter Paddy O'Connell will host a documentary about the forecast's history, while historian Jerry Brotton will discuss Britain's maritime heritage.