Bright and Breezy
YTV in all weathers featuring Emmerdale, Heartbeat and The Royal.
BY JON MITCHELL. With contributions from AUSTIN MITCHELL, CHRIS Chittell and Derek Fowlds.
The royalties from the sales of this book are being donated to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and the Lincolnshire & Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.
This profusely illustrated hardback centres on the ever-more popular subject of Our Weather. It features interviews with leading personalities in the world of YTV, as instanced by Derek Fowlds ('Oscar Blaketon' in Heartbeat) and Chris Chittell ('Eric Pollard' in Emmerdale). They give a unique insight into the pleasures and perils of filming in the stunning Yorkshire landscape in rain or shine, gale or flood.
The book has been compiled by Jon Mitchell, who for well over a decade has presented the weather forecasts on Calendar. He outlines the changes that have occurred in forecasting over the last forty years and relates memorable moments in his broadcasting career in a humorous and readable way.
At its heart is a stunning collection of images sent into the programme by viewers and capturing the region's weather in all its many moods. Taking the reader through the Calendar year, they include captions that both inform and entertain.
• Fully illustrated, large format hardback
"It is the magnificent, calendar-style collection of photographs featuring weather events that captures the eye ... (they) show everything from raging floods and rolling storms to frightening jags of fork lightning, tornados, picturesque vistas and scenery magically transformed by frost."
Halifax Evening Courier [Full article]
"All (Jon Mitchell's) years of experience have been gathered together in his new book which has something for everyone - whether you are interested in finding out more about the weather, gaining an insight into the world of broadcasting or just want to look at a selection of stunning photographs. And the first thing that hits you when you flick through the pages of the book is the high standard of the photographs, which have all been taken by ordinary members of the public."
Scarborough Evening News [Full Article]
"It looks at memorable events caused by the weather and how they have been reported on Calendar ... Most of the book is devoted to pictures sent by Calendar viewers to show the Yorkshire region in all weathers."
Keighley News [Full Article]
"Arranged in calendar order, the finished book provides a snapshot of Yorkshire's landscape over 12 months." Jon says; "every time I present a forecast, I realise what a beautiful part of the world we live in." Yorkshire Post [Full article]
"The colourful images give a year-round insight into the county's weather, taking in snowstorms, sunsets, rainbows, floods and even the solar eclipse that occurred on August 1st 2008 - Yorkshire Day."
Yorkshire Ridings Magazine
"This glossy hardback packed with glorious colour photographs ... capture this wonderful county in every kind of light and every kind of weather.... It's definately one to keep on the coffee table" Hull Daily Mail 8/12
"Leading personalities in the world of YTV ... tell about filming in rain or shine, gale or flood." (Huddersfield Examiner, 14/11/08)
"a sumptuous book" "stunning images"
The Press (York)
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