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Other Â鶹Éç programming

Â鶹Éç television, radio and online are broadcasting complementary programming to the Â鶹Éç ONE series and Tate exhibition. Highlights include:

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A Digital Picture of Britain - Â鶹Éç FOUR

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Several of the country's most distinguished photographers including Nick Danziger, Ian Berry, Tom Hunter, Richard Billingham, and Eamonn McCabe are challenged to abandon their 35mm film cameras and use the latest digital technologies for A Digital Picture of Britain.

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Their ambition is to produce brand new compelling images of Britain's urban, rural and industrial landscapes.

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Presented by digital photography guru Tom Ang, a former lecturer in photography and the author of many books on the topic, this major six-part companion series to A Picture of Britain visits the same six regions as the Â鶹Éç ONE series to capture a vision of contemporary Britain in all its diversity.

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Each of the photographers has a particular connection with the region or landscape they are photographing, capturing an eclectic range of views of contemporary Britain in 2005.

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The line-up of those pointing their lens are:

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The North: Ian Berry, Dan Chung and Joe Cornish

Northern Ireland and Scotland: Graham Fagan, Calum Colvin OBE and Mary McIntyre

The Midlands: Richard Billingham, Robert Taylor and David Shrigley

The South West and Wales: Jenny Matthews, Tom Hunter, Roger Hutchings

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Â鶹Éç online, interactive and the public competition

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A Picture of Britain website is launching a competition to build up a digital picture of Britain in 2005 - a selection of amateur photographs which best capture elements of contemporary British landscape.

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Members of the public are invited to submit their own digital images to bbc.co.uk/apictureofbritain, which will be judged within regional and thematic categories.

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The most highly-rated photographs will be shortlisted and winners in each category will be chosen by professional photographers.

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The winners of each category will receive a digital camera and their photographs will be displayed, alongside the work of the professional photographers, at the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television (NMPFT) in Bradford from 24 May to 18 September.

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The exhibition comprises a big screen presentation of the work from the programme, terminals showing the public submissions and the chance to compare and contrast with historical landscape photography drawn from NMPFT collections.

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Digital television viewers can press the red button to access an interactive gallery showcasing the most popular pictures submitted to A Picture of Britain website.

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Each week this interactive gallery will offer a unique and ever-changing view of contemporary Britain as seen through the eyes of the public.

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In addition to the interactive gallery, digital viewers will be able to access a digital photography masterclass, offering practical advice to those wanting to brush up on their photography skills.

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Presented by Tom Ang, the masterclasses focus on a different aspect of photography each week - offering advice on how to take better photos and tips on avoiding common problems. Aside from the practical advice, each masterclass features 'trade secrets' shot on location with the professional photographers featured in the Â鶹Éç FOUR series.

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Night Waves - Radio 3

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For A Picture of Britain, Radio 3's arts and ideas programme Night Waves has commissioned a series of very personal reflections from leading British writers about the influence of the landscape on their work.

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Louis de Bernieres turns his extravagant eye to the lean Norfolk coastline, whilst Beryl Bainbridge's sparse style creates a portrait of her vibrant home town, Liverpool. David Lodge writes on Birmingham, the setting for his trilogy of campus novels, and playwright Nick Darke explores the influence of the patch of Cornish beach that's always been his home.

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Young Belfast writer Tara West writes about the terrible honesty of Belfast Lough; acclaimed Welsh poet Owen Sheers grew up with a view of Skirrid Hill - the holy mountain, myth tells, struck by lightning on the crucifixion.

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Paul Farley writes on the South Downs, the inspiration behind his second book of poetry, while Forward Poetry Prize winner Kathleen Jamie has travelled as far as Tibet, yet her strongest influence is Scotland and home.

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Night Waves' A Picture of Britain series runs from Monday 13 June 2005.

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Louis de Bernieres, Beryl Bainbridge, Paul Farley and David Lodge will also be reading their pieces at the Tate Britain on

6 July at a Night Waves/Tate Britain collaboration event.

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Â鶹Éç Blast - Snap Britain Competition

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Blast is a Â鶹Éç Learning initiative offering opportunities for young people aged 13 to 19 to explore their interest in art, dance, music, film, writing and digital creativity, develop their own ideas, find contacts and showcase their own work.

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Blast is hosting a mobile photo competition for teens aged 13 to 19, inspiring them to capture their own Picture of Britain.

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The competition will challenge young people to capture their favourite place in the UK with a picture phone and send the Â鶹Éç the results.

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For more information check out bbc.co.uk/blast/opportunities/.

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Countryfile (Â鶹Éç ONE) and Landward (Â鶹Éç ONE Scotland)

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Countryfile on Â鶹Éç ONE reports on the latest rural and environmental stories. For A Picture of Britain, one of the show's presenters learns how to bring the British countryside to life using watercolours.

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Landward is Scotland's food, farming, environment and rural affairs magazine programme, featuring the latest developments and debates affecting the nation's countryside.

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For A Picture of Britain the show ventures to the rugged grandeur and splendid isolation of the Quirang, on the island of Skye - where it joins the National Geographic Magazine on an international landscape photography masterclass.

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Contributing editor of the National Geographic Traveller magazine and renowned documentary photographer Jim Richardson - course leader - has invited Landward presenter Euan McIlwraith to join the workshop participants for a day.

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The show illustrates how anyone can create art from the landscape through simple digital images and accessible computer technology.