Shipping Forecast The Controller of BBC Radio 4, Mark Damazer, attempted to explain its popularity: Zeb Soanes, a regular Shipping Forecast reader, described it thus: Another regular reader of the Forecast, Kathy Clugston, described it as "Like a lullaby, almost". The Shipping Forecast has inspired a number of songs and poems. Frank Muir and Denis Norden parodied the Shipping Forecast in a song written for an episode of "Take It From Here": "Dead Ringers" parodied the Shipping Forecast using Brian Perkins rapping the forecast ("Dogger, Fisher, German Bight – becoming quite cyclonic. Occasional showers making you feel cat-atatatatatata-tonic..."). Many other versions have
What Lies Below was a "pretty cool" mystery-of-the-week, and "while not quite as strong as when the mythology is in full gear, 'What Lies Below' was nonetheless a compelling hour of television." He was however bothered that there was no further information about the parallel universe. UGO Networks writer Alex Zalben compared "What Lies Below" to the similarly-plotted "The X-Files" episode "Ice". Zalben concluded, "Though both episodes are very good, 'Ice' is one of the best "X-Files" hours ever, perfectly channeling – but not ripping off – John Carpenter's "The Thing"." Director Deran Sarafian submitted "What Lies Below" for consideration in the Outstanding