And Finally... Michael Fish back to forecast on storm anniversary

By James Shepherd on Oct 6, 09 09:55 AM in News

Michael Fish will present the weather forecast to mark the anniversary of his failure to report the approaching storms in 1987.

Fish, who made the gaffe on BBC1, will be the temporary weatherman on GMTV from October 12 - the week storms hit England 22 years ago.

At the time he declared that a woman had rung in to see if there was a hurricane on the way, and told viewers: "Don't worry, there isn't."

The worst storm since 1703 swept southern England the next day, killing 18 people.

He will join GMTV's weather girl Kirsty McCabe next week. He said: "It's great to keep my hand in and see how the other side works too."

Fish, 65, was awarded the MBE for services to broadcasting in 2004. He retired from the BBC five years ago.

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