and now the shipping forecast issued by the met office on behalf of the maritime and coastguard agency iceland. high norwegian basin, 1029. expected 40s, 1030, by midnight tonight. the shipping forecast in the uk is the world's first storm warning system. it covers an area from the south coast of iceland and mid—atlantic in the west to the danish coast in the east, right down to the north coast of africa. portland, plymouth, north biscay, northerly or north—easterly, four orfive, showers later, good. it broadcasts several times during the day on bbc radio 4. it's a pretty big undertaking to paddle in all the areas. the funny thing about the shipping forecast is that i think so few people understand its actual meaning or relevance, but so many people love it and enjoy listening to it. so there's this funny balance between its meaning, or its practical meaning, and its cultural meaning, in a way. south biscay, variable, three orfour... the radio was on quite a lot in our house where i grew up and so, in a way, it was a bit of a background. so you'd hear this regular rhythm of something b

coastguards. this author is a goodwill ambassador for the un refugee agency. book was inspired by migrant journeys refugee agency. his book was inspired by migrantjourneys and tells the stories of a father telling his young son the stories of his childhood in syria as they wait for a boat to take them across the sea in search of a new life. he spoke to hugh edwards earlier.“ like millions of people around the world, when i saw those photographs of that young boy lying on the beach and his body being picked up by somebody who did know him, did know his name, the sound of his voice, did know what his laughter sounded like, i was gutted. i am a father, i have a son and a daughter and when i saw those photographs, immediately i couldn't help but feel bludgeoned to think what a nightmare his father must be going through. that was the impetus to me. i always wanted to do a story around refugees and migrants who are taking these desperate journeys across the sea so sea prayer was inspired by this tragedy. it is not about him, but but it is about the same families who

coastguard. khaled hosseini is the best—selling author of the kite runner and is a goodwill ambassador for the un refugee agencythe story of a father telling his young son the stories of his childhood in syria as they wait for a boat to take them across the sea in search of a new life. all proceeds from the book are going towards assisting refugees and vulnerable people. very nice and a great honour to have you in the studio. before i start, i should share with viewers, a very distressing image from three years ago. this is in and the images of the three—year—old boy being held by the three—year—old boy being held by the rescuer whose body was washed up on the shores following one of these dreadful crossings. i think it is fairto dreadful crossings. i think it is fair to say that this really prompted your creative process in producing see prayer, so where did this come from? i, like millions of people around the world, when i saw those photographs of this young boy lying dead on the beach and his body being picked up by somebody who did know him, did know his name, didn't know him, did know his name, didn't kno