2010 British television documentary series
Seven Ages of Britain is a BBC television documentary series written and presented by David Dimbleby. The seven part series was first aired on Sunday nights at 9:00pm on BBC One starting on 31 January 2010.
The series covers the history of Britain's greatest art and artefacts over the past 2000 years. Each episode covers a different period in British history. In Australia, all seven episodes aired on ABC1 each Tuesday at 8:30pm from 7 September 2010.[1]
Production
Originally the series was to air in late 2009, but was later rescheduled to early 2010.[2] The HD edition of the show aired on BBC HD and repeats aired on BBC Two.
In Summer 2009 artist Nathaniel Mellors was commissioned by the BBC to make a short "work of modern art" to introduce the final episode of the series. The resultant work The Seven Ages of Britain Teaser features Dimbleby voicing a silicon mask cast from his own face, alongside actors Gwendoline Christie ( as 'The Operator') and Johnny Vivash (as 'Kadmus').
Episodes
2003 Channel 4 series by the same title
Channel 4 had previously aired a series by the same title but covering a broader time period in 2003, presented by Bettany Hughes. The series has since been picked up by the Discovery Channel.
References
- ^ "ABC1 Programming Airdate: Seven Ages of Britain (episode one)". ABC Television Publicity. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
- ^ "New arts series for BBC One, The Seven Ages of Britain with David Dimbleby". BBC Press Office. 27 February 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Tryhorn, Chris (1 February 2010). "TV ratings: Andy Murray Australian Open defeat peaks above 6m viewers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (8 February 2010). "TV ratings: Haiti single documentary draws 7.3m to ITV1". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Deans, Jason (15 February 2010). "TV ratings: More than 4m watch Gordon Brown interview". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "'Being Human' ends run with 1 million". Digital Spy. 1 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ Deans, Jason (8 March 2010). "TV ratings: Wonders of the Solar System pulls in 2.8m". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
- ^ "7 million see Danny Young exit 'DOI'". Digital Spy. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2010.
- ^ Plunkett, John (22 March 2010). "TV ratings: Nick Clegg interview polls just over 1m". Digital Spy. London. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
External links
- Seven Ages of Britain at BBC Online
- Seven Ages of Britain at the Open University