Weatherman Fred Talbot has said his famous floating weather map could be brought back - at MediaCity in Salford Quays.
The TV celebrity, 61, found fame on ITV's This Morning as he leapt from Britain to Ireland during weather reports for the show when it was made at Liverpool's Albert Dock.
Crowds would often gather to watch him and, during one show in 1995, a streaker swam naked up to the map and climbed on - to the delight of presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan.
Footage of the naked intruder joining Fred on the map has been posted on YouTube.
Altrincham-born Fred told fans on the Twitter social-networking site the map might be reintroduced when Granada move to MediaCity.
Fred said: “It might just happen when we move to MediaCity in Salford next year. It would be fun to have the map back.”
The floating weather map was a big hit with viewers and there is a Facebook group urging TV producers to give Fred his map back to 'make the weather fun again'.
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Wear a dry suit Fred - the wind can get up on the Quays...
ANOTHER FLOATER IN SALFORD QUAYS THATS ALL WE NEED
Type your comment here...You better make sure it's securely nailed down/locked up/fenced off etc etc
YES!!!!!
yes yes yes yes!
Wouldn't it be a shame if he slipped and fell in.
Would be a lovely site to see... Especially with a couple of shopping trollies floating in the background :/
As you can see from the pictures above, the map used to have monuments to represent a city e.g Tower Bridge for London.
For Manchester it should be O.T's ground (seeing as we're gonna do the the treble again {:0) and for Liverpool it should be a big arrow pointing our way with the words 'MANCHESTER 40 MILES'.
See you tomorrow.
C'MON UNITED!!
Yes, it would. Especially if he did himself some damage. He's probably got a family and close friends that would be very upset.
More negativity from MEN readers - get a grip!
It's not Rochdale Canal. ;-)
This would be brillian. Absolutely loved watching Fred, almost longing him to fall in haha. Anyone remember the streaker? :D
why does fred read the weather like he is explaining it to a four year old? is he patronizing?