Bird's Eye View (TV series)

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Bird's Eye View
Theme music composer Johnny Dankworth
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes15
Original release
Network BBC2
Release5 April 1969 (1969-04-05) 
26 December 1971 (1971-12-26)

Bird's Eye View is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1969 and 1971, initially transmitted on BBC2. It was edited by Edward Mirzoeff, and was filmed entirely from a helicopter.

An initial Bird's Eye View of Great Britain was shown on Christmas Eve 1967 and repeated a year later. [1] The full series contained the following editions:

Some editions can be seen on the BBC's website [3] and the two 1969 editions narrated by John Betjeman are available on DVD. [4] Some further editions are available on YouTube. [5]

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This is a list of British television related events from 1973.

This is a list of British television related events from 1972.

This is a list of British television related events from 1971.

This is a list of British television related events from 1970.

This is a list of British television related events from 1969.

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