The BBC is sacking people left right and centre at the moment because of their purge on dishonesty. Good. However, the BBC seems to think it is still OK to continually quote Michael Fish out of context, as a number of the BBC's outlets have been doing over the last week.

It's the 20 year anniversary of the October 1987 hurricane. So, let's crank up that famous 'quote' from Michael Fish again:

"Earlier on today apparently a lady rang the BBC and said she heard that there was a hurricane on the way. Well don't worry if you're watching, there isn't."

This quote is wrong because it is taken out of context. Fish said it, we see him say it, but he was in fact referring to a hurricane in Florida, not the October 1987 UK hurricane. To report this quote properly you must put the bit in before the quote to make it clear what he is actually talking about

It's a complete disgrace that Michael Fish is continually reported in this way. Using that quote out of context is exactly what the BBC is trying to stop, and it was on a number of the BBC outlets this week.