A Picture of Britain

A Picture of Britain
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	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer	Basil Comely
Producer	Sally Benton
Cinematography	Fred Fabre Mike Garner Chris Hartley
Editors	Andrea Carnevali Joanna Crickmay
Running time	57 minutes
Production company	BBC
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	5 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. 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

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

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. In addition Dimbleby authored an accompanying book, which was 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.

External links

• A Picture of Britain at IMDb
• A Picture of Britain at BBC Online