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| '''''Round Britain Whizz''''' was a 1986 half-hour programme of 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 the viewer about the ] and ] of certain areas. | |||
| ==''The Shape of the Nation''== | |||
| In 1988 the BBC filmed an extended 2-hour version called ''The Shape of the Nation'', which was broadcast on Boxing Day. This version had different narrators for the three countries of Britain: ] for England, ] for Scotland and ] for Wales. The coastline of England, Scotland and Wales was filmed at close quarters from an RAF ], 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 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. Photographs give an inkling, but what you really need to do is fly; fly around the entire mainland of England, Scotland and Wales with experts to explain what you see and ordinary people - who live on the coast - to say what it means to them. That way you paint a living picture of the shape of the nation.{{cn|date=November 2016}} | |||
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| ==External links== | |||
| * BBC Archive | |||
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