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A Picture of Britain

Episode 2: The Flatlands

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC Two England

David Dimbleby sees how Britain's countryside has inspired its art. He visits Norfolk and Suffolk - Constable country, a land of mists, meadows, windmills and fenland. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
David Dimbleby
Director:
Sally Benton
Executive Producer:
Basil Comely

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Ian Hislop investigates Britain's emotional history. He argues that we have the Victorians to thank for making the stiff upper lip a genuinely national characteristic. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Ian Hislop looks at one of the most peculiar offices in the British establishment, that of Poet Laureate, whose long history produces a gloriously eccentric picture of who we are. Show more

Contributors

Presenter:
Ian Hislop
Director:
Sally Benton
Director:
Claire Lewis
Producer:
Claire Lewis
Producer:
Sally Benton
Executive Producer:
Archie Baron

The World's Most Photographed

Episode 1: Elvis Presley

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

A look at the photographers who captured the spontaneous side of Elvis Presley, before he was consumed by the publicity machine. Show more

Contributors

Series Producer:
Chris Granlund
Director:
Sally Benton
Executive Producer:
Kim Thomas
Narrator:
Neil Pearson

The World's Most Photographed

Episode 3: Audrey Hepburn

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD

Series looking at photographs of ten icons. This edition reveals the wartime dramas that shaped Audrey Hepburn's life and career. Show more

The World's Most Photographed

Episode 8: Mahatma Gandhi

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

Series looking at photographs of ten icons. How Mahatma Gandhi used photography to help bring the British Empire to its knees. Show more