Sacred Wonders of Britain explained
| Genre: | Factual |
| Presenter: | Neil Oliver |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 3 |
| List Episodes: | - Episode list
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| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
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]
Reception
Ratings
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
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]
Notes and References
- News: 'Sacred Wonders of Britain' brought to life by Carbon Digital imagery . Prolific North . 22 October 2013 . 18 February 2014 . Hartley, Sarah.
- Web site: BARB Top 30s.
- News: Mrs Brown's Boys tops Monday ratings with 8.7 million on BBC One . Digital Spy . 31 December 2013 . 18 February 2014 . Drewett, Meg.
- News: The 7.39 beats The Bletchley Circle in Monday drama ratings battle . Digital Spy . 7 January 2014 . 18 February 2014 . Eames, Tom.
- News: Channel 4's Benefits Street rises to 4.3m to top Monday ratings . Digital Spy . 14 January 2014 . 18 February 2014 . Eames, Tom.
- News: The Thirteenth Tale; Sacred Wonders of Britain – TV review . The Guardian . 31 December 2013 . 18 February 2014 . Mangan, Lucy.
- News: Sacred Wonders Of Britain offers few answers but plenty of wild guesses . Daily Mirror . 30 December 2013 . 18 February 2014 . Simon, Jane.
