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(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Basil Comely
Producer(s)	Sally Benton
Editor(s)	Andrea Carnevali Joanna Crickmay
Cinematography	Fred Fabre Mike Garner Chris Hartley
Production company(s)	BBC
Distributor	BBC
Release
Original network	BBC
Picture format	1:78 :1
Original release	5 June 2005
External links
BBC - A Picture of Britain

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.

The series is shot in 16:9 widescreen.

Episodes

1. The Romantic North
2. The Flatlands
3. Highlands and Glens
4. The Heart of England
5. The Home Front
6. The Mystical West

Production

The series was produced in association with Tate Britain; the accompanying 2005 book authored by Dimbleby has been 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.