George Cowling stationed as a meteorological assistant with No. 4 Bomber Group RAF in Yorkshire, and worked as a forecaster for the RAF, working in Britain, Normandy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany until 1953. In 1954 he was transferred to the London Weather Centre. On 11 January 1954, at the age of 33, George Cowling gave the first televised weather forecast, from the BBC's Lime Grove Studios, at 7.55pm. The forecast was live and 'in vision', with Cowling standing in front of the weather map, using a pencil and rubber to show the weather for the next day. He informed the viewing
Brenda Cowling "All is Safely Gathered In", "It Ain't Half Hot Mum" in "The Last Roll Call" as the WVS Lady, "The Famous Five", three episodes of "Hi-De-Hi", as a VoiceOver role as a station announcer in "Together Again", a camper in "Raffles", and a maid in "Wedding Bells", and "The Legacy of Reginald Perrin". Perhaps her most famous role was as the cook, Mrs. Lipton, in "You Rang, M'Lord?" Cowling retired in 2006 after suffering a stroke. She died on 2 October 2010, at the actors' retirement home, Denville Hall, aged 85. Brenda Cowling Brenda Rose Cowling (23 April 1925, Islington,