An engaging and often very funny book in which a metropolitan man, buffeted by winds and high seas, travels from Norway's smallest island to Europe's westernmost pointing search of the reality behind the reassuring Radio 4 recital * Sunday Times * A wonderfully eccentric study * Observer * One of those simple yet brilliant ideas... A book that's as gentle and pleasing as the shipping forecast itself * Daily Mail * If listening to 'Sailing By' to the bitter end every night is the surest sign of a Radio 4 addict, then buying Charlie Connelly's book runs it close * Independent on Sunday * Armchair travelling will never be the same again * Western Mail * He brings the shipping forecast to life, revealing the reality to be bizarre, quirky and fantastic * Guernsey Press * Charlie Connelly proves to be a suitably intelligent and amusing guide around these coastal stations and provides an illuminating history of the forecast itself * Hampstead and Highgate Express * Attention All Shipping went down a storm with this sea lover. It has great humour. It has great atmosphere... a very entertaining read and, believe me, you'll never see cod in the same way again * Sunday Tribune * Connelly has a light, humorous touch * Glasgow Evening Times * A fascinating and very funny book * Weekly News * A comic tribute to a radio bulletin ... also a quirky history of the outposts of northern Europe * Irish Times * More than a travelogue ... anecdotes delight in the diversity of the remote communities, while biographies of unsung heroes of British maritime history emphasise that the forecast has been crucial in saving lives * Waterstones Books Quarterly * A real gem * Bookseller * An engaging and often very funny book * SUNDAY TIMES * A wonderfully eccentric study * OBSERVER * One of those simple yet brilliant ideas * DAILY MAIL * If listening to 'Sailing By * to the bitter end every night is the surest sign of a Radio 4 addict, then buying Charlie Connellys new travel book runs it close *
