BBC Weather map filled the entire screen, with an off-screen announcer reading the next day's weather. On 11 January 1954, the first in-vision weather forecast was broadcast, presented by George Cowling. In an in-vision the narrator stands in front of the map. At that point, the maps were drawn by hand in the London Weather Centre, before being couriered across London. The forecasts were presented by the same person who had composed them, and had relatively low accuracy. The London Weather Centre which opened in 1959 took the responsibility for the national radio weather broadcasts. Radio forecasters were chosen by a BBC
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,