A picture of Britain

Today, April 2, UKTV History presents the first of a six-part documentary that celebrates the British landscape as seen through the eyes of our best-loved artists, writers and composers: A Picture of Britain.

Starts Sunday 2nd April from 7pm

From the breathtaking Scottish Highlands that so inspired Sir Walter Scott, through Constable's idyllic Suffolk millstreams to Thomas Hardy's mythical West, A Picture Of Britain looks at the artists themselves, reveals fascinating facts and anecdotes and discusses artistic technique.

David Dimbleby begins his journey in the romantic north of England, an area that has attracted many a renowned painter and scribe. As little as 250 years ago, the Lake District was viewed as an ugly and inhospitable wilderness. Since then, its beauty and diversity has inspired some of our most revered artists.

David learns that Wordsworth spent his most productive years at Grasmere, composing such legendary works as Daffodils. The natural beauty of the area also moved JMW Turner to create such fine works as Morning On The Coniston Fells. Of course, no trip to this part of the world would be complete without a visit to Yorkshire and in particular Haworth Moor, the rugged landscape which provided the dramatic backdrop to Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights.

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