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== External links == |
== External links == |
Revision as of 18:22, 16 October 2008
Britain from Above | |
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Starring | Andrew Marr |
Narrated by | Andrew Marr |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Nick Catliff |
Production location | UK |
Running time | 60 mins |
Original release | |
Network | BBC 1,BBC 2,BBC 4,BBC HD |
Release | September 28, 2008 present | –
Britain From Above is a 2008 six-part British television miniseries in which Andrew Marr, a journalist takes to the skies of the United Kingdom in search of the view of Britian from above to research all areas of past and present British life. An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective. He discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting making Britain what it is today. Cutting edge technology is used in the series to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.
The series was filmed in High Definition and aired on BBC One, Two and Four for three weeks starting August 10, 2008 and is repeated regularly. The official website features all the films from the programmes, exclusive material including Rewinds through time at 16 different locations, Rough Cuts of magic moments and Behind the Scenes. The site also shows aerial images by photographer Jason Hawkes.
Episode list
# | Title | Subject | Airdate |
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1 | 24 Hour Britain | Andrew Marr goes on a journey through a day in the life of Britain as seen from the skies. | 10 August 2008 |
2 | The City | Comparing exhaustive footage of London in the 40s with the city of today. | 10 August 2008 |
3 | Man Made Britain | Andrew Marr discovers how some of Britain's greenest landscapes were shaped by humans | 17 August 2008 |
4 | The Land | Comparing exhaustive footage of East Anglia in the 1940s with the countryside of today. | 17 August 2008 |
5 | Untamed Britain | Andrew Marr microlights and paraglides to get a bird's eye view of our untamed landscape. | 24 August 2008 |
6 | The Industrial Landscape | Comparing footage of Britain's industrial landscape in the 1940s with today. | 24 August 2008 |
External links
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