''A Picture of Britain'' is a 2005

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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,

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and

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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 is shot in 16:9

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. 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

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release of the series is by Contender Home Entertainment. It has also been packaged as part of a

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together with series 1 of ''

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References

External links

* * 2005 British television series debuts 2005 British television series endings Picture of Britain British documentary television series British English-language television shows {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub