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A Picture of Britain

David DimblebyVera Lynn
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5 Jun 2005First aired
1Season

The series

Series in which David Dimbleby journeys around Britain and considers how the landscape has inspired artists through the centuries

Episodes

Season 1 · 6 episodes · 2005

  1. Episode 15 Jun 20051h 0m

    The Romantic North

    The stunning scenery of the romantic North of England, birthplace of landscape art, has inspired some of Britain's most renowned painters and writers - from JMW Turner, Thomas Girtin and James Ward to Emily Bronte, Wordsworth and Coleridge…

  2. Episode 212 Jun 20051h 0m

    The Flatlands

    David Dimbleby heads east to the area of England with the biggest skies of all. This part of Britain spawned more landscape painters per square mile than almost anywhere else in Britain. A Picture of Britain celebrates the British landsca…

  3. Episode 319 Jun 20051h 0m

    The Highlands and Glens

    The breathtaking Highlands and Glens of Scotland, Northern Ireland and parts of the Republic of Ireland are David Dimbleby's destination for this episode of A Picture of Britain. From Scotland, David crosses the Irish Sea to visit Sligo, …

  4. Episode 426 Jun 20051h 0m

    The Heart of England

    Starting in Manchester, David Dimbleby heads off to explore England's heartland, the Midlands, in this episode of A Picture of Britain. On his quest to celebrate the beauty and diversity of this area of Britain, and the artists it has ins…

  5. Episode 53 Jul 20051h 0m

    The Home Front

  6. Episode 610 Jul 20051h 0m

    The Mystical West

    The Mystical West, an enormous area that stretches from Stonehenge in Wiltshire to the furthest tips of Cornwall and Wales, is David Dimbleby's destination for this episode of A Picture of Britain. In his quest to celebrate the British la…

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