A Picture of Britain
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A Picture of Britain | |
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Written by | David Dimbleby |
Directed by | Sally Benton Nicky Illis |
Presented by | David Dimbleby |
Starring | John Lundberg Vera Lynn Lady Mary Soames |
Theme music composer | Andrew Blaney |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Basil Comely |
Producer(s) | Sally Benton |
Cinematography | Fred Fabre Mike Garner Chris Hartley |
Editor(s) | Andrea Carnevali Joanna Crickmay |
Production company(s) | BBC |
Distributor | BBC |
Release | |
Original network | BBC |
Picture format | 1:78 :1 |
Original release | 5 June 2005 |
External links | |
BBC - A Picture of Britain |
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.
The series is shot in 16:9 widescreen.
Episodes
- The Romantic North
- The Flatlands
- Highlands and Glens
- The Heart of England
- The Home Front
- The Mystical West
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.
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