Sacred Wonders of Britain
| Sacred Wonders of Britain | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | Factual |
| Presented by | Neil Oliver |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | |
| Release | 30 December 2013 – 13 January 2014 |
Sacred Wonders of Britain is a British television documentary series that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 December 2013. The three-part series was presented by Neil Oliver. Computer-generated imagery was produced by Carbon Digital at MediaCityUK for the series, including the title sequence.[1]
Episode list
[edit]| # | Title | Directed by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions)[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Martin Kemp | 30 December 2013 | 2.58 |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Jonathan Barker | 6 January 2014 | 1.99 |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Graham Johnston | 13 January 2014 | 1.56 |
Reception
[edit]Ratings
[edit]According to overnight figures, the first episode had 2.36 million viewers with 9.79% of the audience share.[3] The second and third episodes had audience shares of 7.3%.[4][5]
Critical reception
[edit]Lucy Mangan of The Guardian said the programme was "equally unafraid to be informative and meditative, which made it rather wonderful".[6] The Daily Mirror called it a "towering spectacle of non-information" and was unconvinced by the series.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hartley, Sarah (22 October 2013). "'Sacred Wonders of Britain' brought to life by Carbon Digital imagery". Prolific North. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "BARB Top 30s".
- ^ Drewett, Meg (31 December 2013). "Mrs Brown's Boys tops Monday ratings with 8.7 million on BBC One". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Eames, Tom (7 January 2014). "The 7.39 beats The Bletchley Circle in Monday drama ratings battle". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Eames, Tom (14 January 2014). "Channel 4's Benefits Street rises to 4.3m to top Monday ratings". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (31 December 2013). "The Thirteenth Tale; Sacred Wonders of Britain – TV review". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ Simon, Jane (30 December 2013). "Sacred Wonders Of Britain offers few answers but plenty of wild guesses". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
