"Michael Fish (fashion designer) Michael Fish (born 1940) is a British fashion designer famous for designing many of the notable British looks of the 1960s and 1970s, such as the kipper tie. Michael Fish was born in Wood Green, London in 1940. His Mother Joan, worked in a chemist shop in Winchmore Hill, his father, Sydney, was an on-course bookmaker. He had one sister, Lesley and a brother named Philip. Fish was apprenticed in shirtmaking, and by the early 1960s was designing shirts at traditional men's outfitters Turnbull & Asser of Jermyn Street. His designs reflected, and to some extent"
"so is Michael Fish)"". The term ""a Michael Fish moment"" (a reference to the hurricane controversy) has been used to mean making a public announcement that later proves to be spectacularly wrong. Michael Fish Michael Fish, (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is a British weather forecaster, best known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office, from 1974 to 2004. Schooled at Eastbourne College and City University London, Fish was the longest serving broadcast meteorologist on British television. He joined the Met Office in 1962 and started on BBC Radio in"
"Michael Fish Michael Fish, (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, Sussex) is a British weather forecaster, best known for his BBC Weather television presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office, from 1974 to 2004. Schooled at Eastbourne College and City University London, Fish was the longest serving broadcast meteorologist on British television. He joined the Met Office in 1962 and started on BBC Radio in 1971. He took up the role on television in 1974, around the same time as the first female weather presenter, Barbara Edwards. Fish was awarded the MBE in 2004 for services to"
"same. These forecasts were widely acclaimed for their simplicity, winning an award from the Royal Television Society in 1993. On 2 October 2000, BBC Weather underwent a more significant change. Whilst there was not much change to the existing weather symbols new symbols giving information on pollen and sun levels were introduced. A new more detailed map of Britain was used based on satellite data. Possibly, the most famous of the forecasters is the now semi-retired Michael Fish. Famous for his informal manner and eccentric dress sense (he once wore a blue and green blazer emblazoned with all the weather"
"TV Weather Presenter of the Year and ""The Sunday Times"" gave him the honour of ""National Treasure"". Michael Fish also co-authored a book with Paul Hudson and Ian McCaskill called ""Storm Force: Britain's Wildest Weather"", published in October 2007. He was awarded honorary degrees by City University London in 1996 and Exeter University in the summer of 2005. More than eight years after retiring from the BBC national forecasts team, he made a return to regular forecasting, presenting a weekly weather forecast for Netweather.tv. He resumed forecasting on BBC South East Today, providing holiday cover for the regular forecaster and"
"broadcasting. He was compulsorily retired by the Civil Service and he made his final forecast on 6 October 2004 on the BBC Ten O'Clock News bulletin. In a specially extended report fellow forecaster Ian McCaskill paid tribute to Fish in stating that ""Michael is the last of the true weatherman you will ever see. Michael can actually interpret the skies – he can do the weather forecast the hard way: the old way that people don't do any more, because nowadays most of the decisions are made by the computer."" That year he was also awarded the TRIC Award for"
"has also taken to acting. He is a patron of numerous organisations and charities. He became infamous in the wake of the Great Storm of 1987; a few hours before the storm broke, on 15 October 1987, he said during a forecast: ""Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't!"". That same evening, the worst storm to hit South East England for three centuries caused record damage and killed 19 people. In later years, Fish claimed that he had been"
"albeit technically not a hurricane. 15 years later he commented that if he were given a penny for every mention of that forecast, he would be a millionaire. In 2012, a clip of the bulletin was shown as part of a video montage in the London 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. In reaction to the controversy, the term ""the Michael Fish effect"" has been coined, whereby British weathermen are now inclined to predict ""a worst-case scenario in order to avoid being caught out"". The term ""Michael Fish moment"" is applied to public forecasts, on any topic, which turn out to"
"as Michael Fish, was the most fashionable shirt-maker in London, the inventor of 'the Kipper tie', and a principal taste-maker of 'the Peacock revolution' in men's fashion. His creation for Mick Jagger was considered to be the epitome of the swinging 60s. From then on, the androgynous style was being adopted by many celebrities. During the 1970s, Jimi Hendrix was wearing high heels and blouses quite often, and David Bowie presented his alter ego Ziggy Stardust, a character that was a symbol of sexual ambiguity when he launched the album 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and Spiders from"
"symbols), he was a viewer favourite despite an unfortunate comment before the Great Storm of 1987. During a weather forecast some hours before the storm, Michael Fish started his forecast with the now infamous line ""Earlier on today, apparently, a woman rang the BBC and said she heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if you're watching, don't worry, there isn't"". Although he was factually correct, as it is impossible for a proper hurricane to reach the UK latitudes, and he was actually referring to a Florida hurricane (Floyd), and he went on to accurately forecast stormy conditions"
"followers a free pint of London Pride each time it rained in London. Fish lives in Twickenham, south west London. Fish appeared on dozens of other television programmes, ranging from scientific broadcasts to comedy shows and quizzes. He was on BBC2's game show ""Identity"" on 3 September 2007 as a TV weather forecaster. On 14 October 2007 he appeared on Radio 4's Sunday news review ""Broadcasting House"" as a guest newspaper reviewer and delivered the weather forecast at the end of the programme. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Great Storm, Fish returned to deliver the weather forecast on"
"ahead of his colleague, John Kettley, Fish had a record dedicated to him in 1985 by the punk group Rachel and Nicki called """"I wish, I wish, he was like Michael Fish"""". This was featured on ""Wogan"". One of Fish's weather forecasts was sampled by electronic dance band The Prodigy on their ""Experience"" album track ""Weather Experience"". In 2012, Fish worked with an eco fashion company to coordinate a Base jump from a block of flats in central London to raise awareness of climate change. In 2017 Fish partnered with Fullers Brewery for a campaign called #Whenitrainsitpours which gave Twitter"
"brought on, the ""Peacock Revolution"" in men's fashion design, which was a reaction against the dull conservatism of men's dress. His shirts were floral in pattern and often included ruffles and other adornments. By the middle 1960s, he had opened his own boutique in Mayfair, with Mr Barry Sainsbury, the exclusive establishment was named Mr. Fish, and was situated on Clifford Street. ""Peculiar to Mr Fish"" became a fashion icon known for designing flamboyant, attention-getting clothing for notable celebrities of the 1960s and 1970s such as Peter Sellers, Lord Snowden, The Rolling Stones and David Bowie. By the middle 1970s,"
"Nottingham. In 2012 he was the reporter on a BBC One Inside Out Special about the drought. His report was networked across all regional versions of the programme. In December 2012 he also provided a networked report in a BBC One regional special shown in England, Wales and Northern Ireland about the weather of 2012. He also reports for BBC News including a report on the 25th anniversary of the Great Storm in which he interviewed Michael Fish about his infamous broadcast. Prior to joining the BBC national weather team he was a weather presenter on BBC South East Today."
"giving advice to a younger weatherman plagued by worldwide fame. Fish appeared briefly on Big Brother's Bit on the Side on 16 August 2018 as the series Celebrity Big Brother 22 is named ""Eye of the Storm"". The St Jude storm, also known as Storm Christian, was a severe European wind storm that struck north western Europe on 27 October 2013. Michael Fish was widely quoted, this time telling the public that people should delay going into work if hurricane-force winds hit their area. The refrain of the novelty song ""John Kettley Is a Weatherman"" concludes each time with ""(and"
"Michael Fish (architect) Michael James S. Fish (born October 23, 1934) is a Canadian architect and urban conservationist, best known for his attempts to preserve heritage buildings in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Michael Fish began his career in Montreal in 1956, mostly involved in new apartment building construction. Soon, he developed an interest in renovating established buildings rather than constructing after demolition. He noted that it was less expensive and less disruptive to the cohesion of neighbourhoods. He became involved in community groups that advocated to save structures such as the Van Horne Mansion. In 1970, Fish co-founded Friends of Windsor"
"TV weather presenters of the day including Michael Fish, Bernard Davey, Bill Giles, Ian McCaskill and Wincey Willis. The single reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart The song included the chorus: John Kettley from 3 October 1996 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43RGQecEZKg John Kettley John Graham Kettley (born 11 July 1952 in Halifax, West Yorkshire) is an English freelance weatherman. Brought up on ""Commercial Street"" and educated at Todmorden Grammar School (now called Todmorden High School) on ""Ferney Lee Road"" in Todmorden, he played cricket for Burnley and Todmorden. A geography teacher at his school sparked his interest in weather forecasting. He"
"William Fish William Fish (1775–1866) was an English musician. Fish was from Norwich. He commenced his musical career as violinist in the theatre orchestra there. After studying under Michael Sharp (1750/51–1800), the oboist, and Capel Bond, the pianist and organist, he took part in local concerts and cathedral festivals. He was organist of St. Andrew's, Norwich, opened a music warehouse, and became well known in the neighbourhood as a teacher. He died 15 March 1866. Fish's Opus I., a sonata in the Mozartean manner, was followed by a number of pianoforte pieces, some ballads (words and music by the composer)"
"Hugh Fish Sir Hugh Fish, CBE was one of the architects of the UK water industry in the late 20th century, and was responsible for the clean-up of the River Thames. Fish was born in Woodlesford, West Yorkshire on 6 January 1923, and went to Rothwell Grammar School. He then studied chemistry at the University of Leeds, but broke off to join the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1942, serving on the Arctic convoys of World War II and rising to the rank of lieutenant by the end of the war. He completed his degree and began his professional life"
"in Queensland as a disc jockey. Near the end of 1982, Mike began travelling extensively visiting Europe, North Africa and the United States. His versatility had him turning his hand at many jobs including picking olives in Greece, pouring beer in a London pub, milking cows in Israel and even working as an extra a Hollywood movie! Upon his return to Australia two years later, Mike joined Capital Television in Canberra writing and reporting for the evening news and reading news updates. When the opportunity arose to become Capital’s weatherman, Mike seized it and turned what was just a weather"
"in overseeing the privatisation of the water industry as a member of the board of the National Rivers Authority. He received an OBE in 1971 and CBE in 1984. He was knighted in 1989. He served as President of the Institute of Fisheries Management and was a Visiting Professor of the University of Hertfordshire. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and of the Institute of Water and Environmental Management. Hugh Fish Sir Hugh Fish, CBE was one of the architects of the UK water industry in the late 20th century, and was responsible for the clean-up"
"An enthusiastic lover of natural history, he became a popular author, writing ""Fish Hatching"" (1863), ""Curiosities of Natural History"" (4 vols. 1857–72), ""Log Book of a Fisherman and Zoologist"" (1876) and ""Natural History of British Fishes"" (1881). When he fell out with ""The Field's"" editor, he founded and edited a rival periodical, ""Land and Water"", in 1866. He became Inspector of Salmon Fisheries in 1867, and retained this post for the rest of his life. In this role he was extremely energetic, and made good use of his talent for publicity. He served on various commissions, experimented with fish hatcheries,"
"Barbara Edwards (meteorologist) Barbara Edwards is a meteorologist, who became the BBC's first female television weather presenter in January 1974. She joined the Met Office in 1957 where she edited and published meteorological publications, until 1962. She worked as a weather forecaster from 1963 to 1970, when she moved to the London Weather Centre working on forecasting for commerce and industry. Edwards most famously appeared from January 1974 until June 1978 on BBC Television, joining around the same time as the far longer-serving Michael Fish. During this period she is said to have disliked the criticism of her dress sense,"
"the International Television Weather Forecasters Festival in 1995, 1997, 2000 and 2003. He also won a Gotcha Award after being pranked by Mr Blobby. He is also the author of seven books, including ""The Great British Obsession"" (1990). Francis Wilson (meteorologist) Francis Alfred Wilson, FRMetS, CMet (Chartered Meteorologist), (born 27 February 1949) is an English weather forecaster who was a presenter and the Head of Weather on Sky News, from 1993 until 2010. He was born in Irvine, Scotland. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Imperial College London. Wilson worked as a Meteorological Office forecaster"
"Michael Gallagher (postman and prognosticator) Michael Gallagher is an Irish postman from County Donegal, known for accurately predicting weather-related events in Ireland. He studies the behaviour of animals and plants to determine the nature of the weather. His predictions have been disputed by Met Éireann and their scientific methods yet he says between 70 and 80 per cent of his predictions come true. The ""Evening Herald"" has described him as ""one of the country's more unusual forecasters"". According to ""The Irish Times"", he is the most well-known amateur forecaster in Ireland. His first book, ""Old Traditional Weather Signs"", was released"
"to heritage preservation in Quebec"" and was presented with a lieutenant-governor's award from Heritage Canada. In 2003, he was presented with a Montreal city medal for his work with Save Montreal. Michael Fish (architect) Michael James S. Fish (born October 23, 1934) is a Canadian architect and urban conservationist, best known for his attempts to preserve heritage buildings in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Michael Fish began his career in Montreal in 1956, mostly involved in new apartment building construction. Soon, he developed an interest in renovating established buildings rather than constructing after demolition. He noted that it was less expensive and"
"in 1965. Kite gained a wide affection and audience among television viewers in the 1960s as the presenter of ""Kite's Country"" on Southern TV, gently displaying his skills as a fly fisherman and his keen naturalist's eye for the wildlife of Wiltshire and Hampshire, each weekly episode being narrated in his lilting Welsh accent with considerable charm and expert knowledge. Known for his simple fishing style, extraordinarily keen vision and his invention of several enduringly successful fly patterns including Kite's Imperial, his many friends locally were augmented by admirers in France, Norway and across the UK. Kite popularised to a"
"Nik Fish Sydney born Nik Fish is an Australian DJ. Nik Fish's position as a leading Australian DJ is reinforced by his skill, determination, drive, passion and many years of hard work. His career began on radio in the early 90s as a presenter of his own dance music show called ‘Musiquarium’. He was a major player in the original rave scene in the 90s playing alongside Carl Cox, The Prodigy and other artists from this era. Nik has received numerous awards including being in the Top 5 Australian DJs (ITM Top 50 Australian DJ Polls and DMAs) as well"
"Rob McElwee Robert ""Rob"" McElwee (born 21 January 1961, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) was BBC Weather's longest-serving weather forecaster since the departure of Michael Fish. He presented forecasts on BBC News, BBC World News, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC One. He was also a regular weather presenter on the BBC News at Ten and the BBC News at Six, having previously forecast on the BBC News at One. According to his LinkedIn page, since December 2014, McElwee is a senior weather presenter for Al Jazeera. He gained an HNC in maths, statistics and"
"a prolific author, writing over 200 articles in academic journals and popular magazines, including a newspaper column on popular science that she wrote with her husband from 1936-1939, the only time they collaborated professionally. The Fish family endowed The Charles and Marie Fish Lecture in Oceanography, an annual public lecture on oceanography that began in 2002. Marie Poland Fish Marie ""Bobbie"" Poland Fish (1902 – February 2, 1989) was an American oceanographer and marine biologist best-known for her bioacoustics research. Her research on underwater sound detection allowed the United States Navy to distinguish enemy submarines from wildlife. The United States"
"carry a series"", with the review concluding with a quote from the series: ""You lot in suits – you're very bland."" Fish (UK TV series) Fish is a British television drama series first broadcast on BBC One in 2000. It features Paul McGann as the title character, alongside Jemma Redgrave and Mick Ford. It was created by Stephen Tredre, written by Tredre and Matthew Bardsley, and co-produced by the BBC and Principle Pictures. Jonathan ""Fish"" Vishnevski (McGann) is an employment lawyer who specialises in industrial tribunals. His wife has left him and gone abroad, leaving him to look after their"
"his hand in as a broadcaster, initially with RTE LyricFM, and, since 2007, with his local station ErrisFM. He is a member of The Performing Right Society and The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors. Fish has had a fascination for Greenland since the 1970s. For ten years he corresponded with Greenland fisherman and hunter Thomas (Tuuma) Frederiksen, finally visiting Greenland in 1991 for a series of organ recitals. Frederiksen had unfortunately died a few months prior to Fish's visit, but he has kept an intensely close relationship with the world's northernmost land. He undertook ten further concert tours."
"Mick Brown (angler) Michael Brown AKA Mick (born 1946 in Birmingham, England) is a British angler who co-hosts several fishing programs with Matt Hayes on Discovery Real Time (channel). He has starred in over 80 programs. He is best known for his love of targeting predator fish, especially pike. Brown has released many books on predator fishing and even has his own signature line of fishing rods. He was born in Birmingham and lived with his parents, two brothers and a sister in the Acocks Green area of the city. He worked as an engineer at Lucas before making his"