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Barbara Edwards started giving the weather forecast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio in 1970, moving into continuity announcing on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in 1972. It was back to weather forecasting in 1974, but this time for television, a first for UK broadcasting. Here she recalls the obstacles of being a woman in a male dominated environment, and recalls comments from viewers, mainly concerned with what she wore, rather than what she said.