Fred Talbot 1302304 224665336 2008-07-09T21:44:53Z Feline Hymnic 5609659 /* Current work */ citations {{otheruses}} '''Fred Talbot''' (born [[December 17]], [[1949]] in [[Edinburgh]]) is a [[television presenter]] and [[meteorologist]], well-known for his [[weather forecast]]s for the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[TV show]], ''[[This Morning (TV series)|This Morning]]'' on [[ITV]]. ==Early work== While a pupil at [[North Cestrian Grammar School]] in 1964 Talbot was a founding member of the [[Altrincham]] and District [[Astronomy|Astronomical]] Society, and remains involved today. He co-discovered a [[meteor shower]] - the (June Lyrids) - in June 1966. He taught [[biology]] at [[Altrincham Grammar School for Boys]] and also recorded a weekly astronomy programme for radio. This work later extended into TV, where he presented reports on ''[[Granada Reports]]'', a local news programme in the north-west of England. [[Granada Television]] later commissioned Talbot to appear in a general [[educational]] [[science]] programme for children called ''The Final Frontier''. He remained a regular reporter for ''Granada Reports'' and then got a job as a TV weatherman for the ITV networks ''This Morning''. ==''This Morning''== Until production of ''This Morning'' was moved from the buildings at the [[Albert Dock]], [[Liverpool]] to [[London]], Talbot presented weather reports from a large floating [[map]] of [[Great Britain]] and [[Ireland]], which was located in the dock. He was forced to jump across a gap to get to the map of Ireland; [[crowd]]s often gathered to watch his leap. One occasion involved a diver who swam near the map to distract Talbot, and in a memorable incident, a streaker once swam naked up to the map and jumped on. ==Current work== Talbot currently presents [[TV series|series]] of regional interest for ITV Granada, and occasional reports for ''Granada Reports''. He also also regularly appears on [[CITV]]'s ''[[Prove It!]]''. In early 2006 Talbot presented a programme for Granada TV called ''Locks and Quays'' which explored the canal system of north-west England.<ref name="bfi">{{cite web | url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/42061 | title=Locks & Quays | publisher=British Film Institute | accessdate=2008-07-09 }}</ref> This was followed by a second series in 2007.<ref name="bfi" /> To celebrate the centenary in 1907 of [[Alfred Wainwright]], the writer of the ''[[Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells]]'' guidebooks, Talbot undertook a series of walks - one from each of the seven guidebooks. These were shown on ITV Granada during the Summer of 2007 in the series ''Wainwright Country''. ==Awards== In 2007 Talbot was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by Manchester Metropolitan University in recognition of bringing to a mass audience, through his media work, a better understanding of scientific and environmental issues in a way that is educational, interesting and entertaining.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sci-eng.mmu.ac.uk/news_and_events/news_view.asp?news_id=673&newso=yes | title=Fred's big day: Green Guide presenter honoured | publisher=Manchester Metropolitan University | accessdate=2008-06-21 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also== *[http://www.merseyworld.com/albert/granada/media/fred.jpg Photograph of Fred on his floating weather map] ==External links== *{{imdb|1816647|Fred Talbot}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Talbot, Fred}} [[Category:Alumni of Manchester Metropolitan University]] [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Weather presenters]] [[Category:People from Edinburgh]] [[Category:British television presenters]] {{UK-tv-bio-stub}} {{climate-bio-stub}}