The Lakes
Griff Rhys Jones explores the mountains of Britain. Griff visits the Lake District, and recalls those who found artistic and spiritual inspiration in the mountains.
Griff Rhys Jones explores the stunning landscape of the Lake District as his expedition through the mountains of Britain continues. With 12 million people visiting the Lakes every year, it's hard to imagine that the mountains were once thought to be 'God's mistake'. Yet only a few hundred years ago it was believed no-one in their right mind would enjoy the mountains. Somehow the feelings for dramatic landscape were transformed.
This programme shows how the Lake District became a source of inspiration, and how William Wordsworth almost single-handedly changed people's attitudes to the mountains. What was once simply terrifying became awesome, and by getting closer to nature and experiencing the mountains, people were encouraged to become spiritually fulfilled. Griff discovers the birthplace of the Quaker movement and retraces the steps of the poet Coleridge, credited with being the first adrenalin junkie. He also finds that we have fallen in love with a landscape captured by artists and photographers in a moment of time - and that farmers are now paid to keep the mountains picturesque.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Griff Rhys Jones |
Executive Producer | Hamish Barbour |
Series Producer | Ian MacMillan |
Broadcasts
- Sun 5 Aug 2007 21:00
- Sun 12 Aug 2007 21:00成人快手 One London
- Wed 24 Oct 2007 02:05
- Wed 14 May 2008 19:00成人快手 Two England, Scotland & Wales (Analogue) only
- Wed 21 May 2008 19:00成人快手 Two England
- Fri 2 Oct 2009 19:00成人快手 HD
- Tue 3 May 2011 19:00成人快手 HD
- Tue 25 Oct 2011 18:00成人快手 HD
- Mon 24 Mar 2014 07:20成人快手 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 3 Feb 2015 14:40成人快手 Two Scotland, England, Northern Ireland & HD only
- Tue 3 Feb 2015 15:25成人快手 Two Wales
- Thu 10 Mar 2016 15:45成人快手 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Tue 21 Feb 2017 14:25成人快手 Two except East, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire