Tribal television
http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1552045,00.html
It's the surprise hit of this year's TV: from the coastline to
paintings, to archaeological digs it seems that viewers cannot get
enough of Britain. But just why have we become so patriotic? TV
producer Stephen Moss pores through the schedules and looks for an
explanation
Friday August 19, 2005
The Guardian
So it's official - we really do like to be beside the seaside. Or at
least, given our unpredictable summer weather, we enjoy watching
television programmes on the subject. One recent episode of Coast, on
BBC2, attracted 5 million viewers, the highest rating factual programme
on the channel this year. And it's not only programmes about the
British seaside that are currently winning audiences: series featuring
Britain's landscape (Alan Titchmarsh's British Isles: a Natural
History), history (Tony Robinson's Time Team and their Big Dig), and
our native wildlife (Bill Oddie's Springwatch) have been some of
television's biggest recent hits. When it comes to all things British,
we just can't seem to get enough.
Stephen Moss
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