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Written by David Dimbleby Country of origin United Kingdom First episode date 5 June 2005 Presented by David Dimbleby Number of episodes 6 | 8.5/10 IMDb Theme music composer Andrew Blaney Original language(s) English Final episode date 10 July 2005 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Directed by Sally Benton
Nicky Illis Starring John Lundberg
Vera Lynn
Lady Mary Soames Nominations British Academy Television Craft Award for Photography - Factual Similar Britain and the Sea, How We Built Britain, Coast, Seven Ages of Britain, Britain from Above | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Picture of Britain is a 2005 BBC television documentary series presented by David Dimbleby, which describes the British landscape and the art which it has inspired. In each of the six 1-hour episodes Dimbleby explores a different British region and discusses the ways that its landscape and culture have influenced painters, poets and composers.
Contents
The series is shot in 16:9 widescreen.
A picture of britain the romantic north
Episodes
- The Romantic North (5 June 2005)
- The Flatlands (12 June 2005)
- Highlands and Glens (19 June 2005)
- The Heart of England (26 June 2005)
- The Home Front (3 July 2005)
- The Mystical West (10 July 2005)
Production
The series was produced in association with Tate Britain; the accompanying 2005 book authored by Dimbleby has been published by Tate Publishing.
DVD release
The region 2 DVD release of the series is by Contender Home Entertainment. It has also been packaged as part of a box set together with series 1 of Coast.
References
A Picture of Britain Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA