Occasionally in the great Monopoly game of life, you land on "Chance". That is very much what happened to me yesterday, when I arrived in Hull and opened a large, inviting A4 envelope, and discovered that I had been invited to take part in the BBC Talent Auditions to find new regional weather presenters.
I know! Talk about needing a cup of tea and a sit down! I'd almost completely forgotten putting my name down by filling in a form on the web a few weeks ago, as I honestly thought I'd hear no more about it.
And now I've an audition on the 5th July - heavens! Wish me luck!
Posted by Eurodan at June 14, 2003 11:43 AMGolly! You could be the Francis Wilson de nos jours!
Best of luck to you. Is this for the English regions only, or will you be turned loose on the Continent to be a Roving Reporter??
Posted by: Erato at June 16, 2003 11:40 AMWell I think it's only for the English regions - which is a shame, isn't it...
I'd love to do the weather for Northern Sweden in February: "And you'll need to get your ice-scrapers out tomorrow morning before driving to work, as we're expecting overnight lows of minus 30..."
Posted by: Eurodan at June 16, 2003 12:13 PMI'm sure they won't let your linguistic gifts go to waste. You could post lunchtime weather bulletins from a different city each day - in the language of your choice - it would make BBC Hull compulsory viewing for the smart set!
"And now over to Daniel Pashley in Skopjė for the weather forecast in Dutch..."
Posted by: Erato at June 16, 2003 3:01 PM