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'''''Round Britain Whizz''''' was a 1986 half-hour long programme in the ] science series ]. It consisted of a speeded up flight around the coastline of ] with guest appearances from geologists and TV personalities including ], ] and ] telling us about the geology and natural history of certain areas. |
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==The Shape of The Nation== |
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In 1988 the BBC filmed an extended 90 minute version which was broadcast on Boxing Day. This version had different narrators for the three countries or Britain; ] for England, ] for Scotland and ] for Wales. The coastline of England, Scotland and Wales was filmed at close quarters from an RAF Hawk, and the accompanying narrative included comments from locals, and experts such as geologist Fred Dunning, geographer John Smith, Sir Patrick Moore, Sir ] and ] amongst others. The RAF Hawk was flown by Squadron Leader Ray Thilthorpe. |
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''"''Satellite pictures show a coastline that's very familiar, yet hardly anyone's seen it at close quarters. |
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''Photographs give an inkling, but what you really need to do is fly; fly around the entire mainland of England, |
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''Scotland and Wales with experts to explain what you see and ordinary people - who live on the coast -'' to |
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say what it means to them.'' ''That way you paint a living picture of '''the shape of the nation'''. |
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**http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/aerialjourneys/5334.shtml?all=1&id=5334 Round Britain Whizz BBC Archive |
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