''That's Britain!'' is a 2011
British television
Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926. Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection ...
series which takes a light-hearted look at aspects of modern life which frustrate and infuriate people. Presented by
Nick Knowles and
Julia Bradbury the series first aired on
BBC One at 8pm from 23 November to 14 December 2011. The first series comprises four episodes.
Topics covered in the show centre on every day issues, such as hospital parking charges, roadworks and overcrowded trains, with subjects being investigated by celebrity guests. For example, in the first episode the television presenter
Grainne Seoige took a look at
junk mail and comedian
Ade Edmondson reported on the process of handling airport luggage. Another feature of the programme is ''Talk to the Wall'' whereby viewers are invited to contact the show with the topics which most annoy them. The most popular are then displayed on a wall in the form of a
word cloud
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.
See also
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How Do They Do That?
''How Do They Do That?'' is a British television show, produced by Telepictures and Reg Grundy Productions in and broadcast on BBC1 from 25 January 1994 to 23 April 1997. Originally presented by Jenny Hull and Des Lynam, the show explored feat ...
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2011 British television series debuts
2011 British television series endings
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