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A Picture of Britain

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A Picture of Britain
Written byDavid Dimbleby
Directed bySally Benton
Nicky Illis
Presented byDavid Dimbleby
StarringJohn Lundberg
Vera Lynn
Lady Mary Soames
Theme music composerAndrew Blaney
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerBasil Comely
ProducerSally Benton
CinematographyFred Fabre
Mike Garner
Chris Hartley
EditorsAndrea Carnevali
Joanna Crickmay
Running time57 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release5 June (2005-06-05) –
10 July 2005 (2005-07-10)

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.[1] 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.

Episodes

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  1. The Romantic North (5 June 2005)
  2. The Flatlands (12 June 2005)
  3. Highlands and Glens (19 June 2005)
  4. The Heart of England (26 June 2005)
  5. The Home Front (3 July 2005)
  6. The Mystical West (10 July 2005)

Production

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The series is shot in 16:9 widescreen.

The series was produced in association with Tate Britain, who held a similarly named exhibition to accompany the TV series.[2] In addition Dimbleby authored an accompanying book, which was published by Tate Publishing.[citation needed]

DVD release

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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

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  1. ^ Deans, Jason (6 June 2005). "ITV1's Davison defeats BBC1's Dimbleby". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
  2. ^ "This green and pleasant land". The Guardian. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
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