Britain looks very different from the skies.
From a bird’s eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways.
Like a constantly moving machine - with its cogs and wheels permanently in motion or like a living animal with blood coursing through its veins and arteries - the way the country works is revealed from above in a uniquely compelling way.
In a landmark series of documentaries – filmed in HD - spanning BBCs One, Two, Four and Online, Britain from Above will change the way viewers see the nation forever.
Britain From Above uses ground-breaking CGI and innovative approaches to aerial photography to present images and perspectives never seen before on television.
In a major piece of cross platform commissioning, BBC Online hosts an extensive website both supporting the series but also incorporating specially commissioned documentary shorts and exclusive behind-the-scenes films.
The website will remain live for the following decade, enabling users to continue to enjoy and relive the series for years to come.
Broadcaster: BBC One/Two/Four
TX Date: August 2008
Total Episodes: 3xBBC One,
3xBBC Two,
1xBBC Four,
Duration: BBC One 59 mins,
BBC Two 29 mins,
BBC Four 59 mins
Executive Producer(s): Nick Catliff
Presenter(s): Andrew Marr
Awards: Best nonfiction programme - International Digital Emmys 2009, Screen Graphics Award - Media Innovation Awards 2009, Nominated for Best Documentary Series - Broadcast Awards 2009
Useful Links: Britain From Above
Distribution Information: All3Media International
Buy Merchandise: DVD Book
Series Producer: Lucy VanBeek
Head of Interactive: Kirsty Hunter
Series Director BBC One: Cassian Harrison
Series Director BBC Two: Nic Young
Directors: Mark Radice (BBC One Prog. 2),
Chris Mitchell (BBC Two Prog. 3)