050530 BBC Picture of Britain
Monday, May 30th, 2005Tag: paintingSun 5 Jun, 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm 60mins
The Romantic North
The Romantic North: David Dimbleby embarks on a voyage around Britain revealing how the breathtaking countryside has inspired the most beautiful paintings in the history of art.
David explores the Lake District - sailing the lakes, firing cannon at the mountains, climbing peaks in the deepest snow in the footsteps of a painter who slipped to his death, and serenaded by a brass band in a ravine. He also looks at the Gordale Scar, for years deemed unpaintable by even the most romantic artists, until one romantic painter came along and changed the history of art.

