Weather maps UK - BBC forecast graphics deplorable
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I hate the new weather map
Compare the BBC's poor performances with the superbly designed Weather Maps put out by Sky News. Every detail of the weather is beautifully illustrated against a colourful and attractive map of the British Isles.
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How long are we going to be stuck with the deplorable BBC TV Weather Maps? Their dull brown and beige background illustrates what appears to be a Britain a few months after a nuclear attack.
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| 03-9-2007 | The 'new' BBC weather maps are the best on TV. Not an opinion. It's a fact.
A lot of the detail seems to be lost on some people - who can't get over the fact that the maps aren't green (the colour green has no special relevance to the weather) or that they move (like most othe...more | Emperor Wang |
| 12-8-2007 | The Sky News Weather charts were fine until the Sky News revamp, they have since gone very messy and I cannot differentiate how heavy the rain is falling at times and sometimes those wind arrows get on my nerves. At least with the BBC charts, they are simple and clear, heavy rain is shown as colour...more | dommy |
| 27-7-2007 | The BBC weather forecast is far superior to the short versions on ITV or sky, however I did prefer the older stile maps with the pressure charts. | Mike. |
| 18-5-2007 | I agree with Bar Chewer. I think the maps are great and they should never change it. | Fletcher Lodwick |
| 27-4-2007 | Typical British whining and an underlying trend of Americanism. All worried about style and the substance comes second. Not ONE comment on how accurate the forecast is. | Geoff |
| 07-11-2006 | If you think that's bad, try the BBC's international weather forecasts on BBC World. We live in Portugal, a country that appears to have been renamed "weatherman's elbow" by the BBC. Yup, they stand in front of the dear motherland. Every forecast, every day, every presenter. Th...more | Carborundum |
| 25-8-2006 | It's not just the maps that is poor but the presentation. The camera and presenter lingers over Northern Ireland and Scotland (where a small proportion of the population lives) but doesn't even mention large parts of England (apart from the South West where again few people live. Also why gi...more | Rich |
| 18-8-2006 | Well done Oracle.
The BBC weather charts are pathetic, and it is about time someone went public and give us the chance to comment.
Would anyone from the BBC care to give us an explanation as to why these particular sets of drab colours were used in the first place? | imperator |
| 16-8-2006 | Presumably Bar Chewer is colour blind if he imagines the drab,putty-coloured BBC weather maps bear any relation to the
magnificent shades of green and brown we actually see in the landscape of the British Isles.
As for accuracy, who thought up the bright idea of showing lakes, rivers, the sea an...more | Oracle 2006 |
| 08-8-2006 | Rubbish, the BBC's new weather maps are brilliant. They are much more accurate, have more detail than ever before. People like you who want to watch Mickey Mouse cartoons might prefer Sky's maps, but there again you want the weather news dumbed down to your level of intelligence. | Bar Chewer |
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