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Revision as of 17:32, 6 November 2006 by Daibhid C (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A 1986 episode of the BBC1 science tv series QED which took us on a high speed journey of the coastline of Great Britain in half an hour. The series was filmed using a mounted camera on the back of a jet aircraft which was placed at the rear of the aircraft facing backwards, and reversed, because of the possibility of flies getting on the lens.
The title is a play on Round Britain Quiz.
The Shape of the Nation
In 1988 the film was extended to two hours and renamed "The Shape of the Nation". This version had three narrators, one for each of the three nations of Britain; John Westbrook for England, Sally Magnasson for Scotland and Clay Jones for Wales
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