1999: WEATHER FORECASTER reveals SHOCKING INJURY |The Weather Show | Weird & Wonderful | BBC Archive

"I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy."
A groundbreaking medical study has identified "weather forecaster's elbow" as the root cause of presenter John Kettley's three-month layoff, after a particularly rigorous point at Aberdeen.
"Even senior forecaster Bill Giles has to toe the line"
New BBC guidelines ensuring the physical preparedness of weather forecasters have come into effect. The corporation's policy is one of preventing forecaster's elbow, rather than finding a cure.
This fictitious report, created for April Fool's Day, was taken from The Weather Show.
Originally broadcast 1 April, 1999.
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[@hmq9052]

John Kettley is a weatherman
A weatherman, a weatherman
John Kettley is a weatherman
And so is Michael Fish

[@zebedep]

...and so is Billy Giles

[@SkyWidows]

😲........what the hell?!?! I thought I was the only one who knew that song! It's one of my earliest memories.

[@Troll_the_Trolls]

Where is that song

[@SkyWidows]

@@Troll_the_Trolls John Kettley is a Weatherman by A Tribe of Toffs

[@deanteasdale8261]

​@@SkyWidows oh, I thought it was Half Man Half Biscuit 🤔

[@campbellgraham1979]

Not a bad April Fool’s joke BBC 👏

[@r4zi3lgintoro65]

well kinda but it can be very real

[@Ology3121]

I have the same issue in my right wrist. This is also weather related. I tend to stay alone, indoors on rainy days and amuse myself.😂😂😂

[@jasonayres]

Sounds like John's arm had "Oppositional Defiance Disorder".
Get the solicitors on the phone.
Your next holiday to Bali depends on it.

[@thewotsit]

It’s like Chris Morris if you take out all the funny bits.

[@1258-Eckhart]

Just for reference: this was uploaded on 1st April.

[@ArsonFire00]

The doctor's name is bull... 😉

[@Pepperroni_McRoni]

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[@original.dwornboy]

April Fools

[@606uzi]

😂 April fool

[@davedogge2280]

The followers of a certain Austrian painter had the same repetitive strain injury, serves them right !

[@thewotsit]

The verticality of some of Gustav Klimt’s work did seem to have a detrimental effect on his health but overcame it with some splendid pieces.

[@murakami99]

Haha!

[@TheDefiniteArticle_]

Best BBC April fools joke since they did a piece on spaghetti trees.

[@garethluvsthetruth6782]

had me for a few minutes

[@Rezin_8]

😂😂😂😂 ❤

[@Early100]

😂😂😂 👍

[@bazzrah2551]

😂

[@michaellifetv5696]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@petergivenbless900]

A quarter of a century ago everyone would have no problem recognising this as an April Fool's joke, but today this could pass for legitimate news and spawn politically partisan twitter warfare!

[@NoosaHeads]

Twenty five years before, the BBC ran a review of spaghetti tree farms.

[@baddrivers6807]

You mean Jimmy savilie was found to of touched something else?

[@johnnyworzel3741]

I guess it was funny at the time. When it comes to medical information I don’t believe what I see on TV.