On: Show HN: EBNF Specification of the BBC Shipping Fo...

[hanoz]

This has just given me the epiphany that if the BBC is ever put out to grass, which does now seem to be in the offing, then the preservation of the shipping forecast at least, would be only a few weather APIs and some speech synthesis away.

Which would be good / occasionally moderate.

[timthorn → hanoz]

> would be only a few weather APIs and some speech synthesis away

Find me a speech synthesizer that can recreate Zeb Soanes and you might have a case.

[frobozz → hanoz]

The shipping forecast is produced by the maritime and coastguard agency.

The BBC just read it out. As do the coastguards.