All language subtitles for Aerial Britain Series 2 Part 3 Arts and Culture 1080p

Narrator: For centuries,

The united kingdom
has been known

For its military
and naval might,

A land of conquerors,
kings, and queens.

(upbeat music)

But embedded in the very
fabric of the nation is also

A profound love of
the arts and culture,

One that has
inspired the creation

Of some of the
world's finest art,

Music, literature, and film.

Come see how the arts
have shaped this kingdom,

And how the kingdom
has shaped its artists.

Discover the rock and rollers
who changed the face of music,

And the story of a boy
who would never grow up.

Meet one of the most notorious
families of westeros,

And a boy wizard who
took a magical train ride

Through these highlands.

We'll visit the hometown of
the world's greatest playwright

And race through the
scottish countryside

Like England's
greatest superspy.

Join us as we explore

Some of britain's finest
cultural achievements

And the people who
were moved to create

Some of the world's most
celebrated works of art.

(seagulls squawking)

(lively orchestral music)

The united kingdom, these
islands in the north atlantic

Have influenced cultures
all over the world.

But England, wales, scotland,
and northern ireland

Maintain regional pride
and identity as well.

For many years, great britain
has led the world in producing

Some of the top artists,
musicians, actors, and writers.

(upbeat music)

But none have made
quite as big an impact

On the country's legacy

As the musicians who
emerged from here.

As the sun rises in the northern
english city of liverpool,

The early morning
light casts a warm glow

Over the country's
most beloved sons,

John, paul, george, and ringo.

Unveiled in 2015, the monument,

Which stands just steps
from the waterfront,

Pays homage to the world's most

Influential rock
band, the beatles.

It's been more
than half a century

Since the fab four
became global superstars,

But their presence
and legacy is still

Very much alive
in their hometown.

Today, fans congregate here,

Inspired by john and paul's
early life in the city.

As a child, john lennon
attended garden parties here,

A place that
inspired him to write

One of his most personal songs,
"strawberry fields forever."

At this stop, the "shelter in
the middle of a roundabout"

From "penny lane,"
young paul boarded

The bus to john's house.

Today, it's part of a
magical mystery tour,

Taking fans around the
various locations associated

With the band, including
a yellow submarine.

During the summer, the
submarine functions

As a floating hotel where guests
can spend a night admiring

The 1960s-themed
psychedelic interiors.

The '60s and '70s
influenced the band's growth

As artists and activists.

This monument on king's
dock commemorates

John lennon's lifelong
dream of world peace.

(birds chirping)

Hidden in the quiet

Monmouthshire countryside
of wales,

These old farm buildings
give little hint

Of the pivotal role
they once played

In the history of
another iconic rock band.

(upbeat music)

This is rockfield studios,

The world's first residential
recording facility.

For years,

Artists from motorhead to
coldplay have come here

To live, write, and record.

The facility has two studios,

The coach house and
the quadrangle studio.

It's here, in 1975, where
the band queen recorded

One of the greatest rock
anthems of all time,

"bohemian rhapsody."

(playful music)

About 50 miles south of london,
in the town of brighton,

Stands this centrally
massive dock,

Jutting out into
the english channel.

The brighton palace
pier, as it's known,

Is a cultural icon
in its own right.

Over the last century,
the pier has appeared

In several films and novels
and even inspired a rock opera.

(lively rock music)

Pete townshend, composer
and lead guitarist

Of the rock band the who,
drew upon a time in his youth

When he spent a night
underneath this pier.

This experience would
help him to write

The successful album
"quadrophenia."

(upbeat rock music)

The industrial city of
manchester in northern England

May be best known for
its football team.

(crowd cheering)

But it's also got a reputation
for being the birthplace

Of many famous and
influential rock bands.

The city takes pride in
its working class roots

And the inherent dignity
of the every day man.

And some of the world's
most innovative bands

Arose from its
modest surroundings,

The smiths, joy division,
the buzzcocks, and new order.

(gentle guitar music)

The suburb of burnage
is just four miles

South of manchester.

Following world war ii, this
town, and others like it,

Saw a massive
population explosion.

(lively music)

Inspired by groups like
the smiths and the beatles,

Brothers liam and
noel gallagher formed

Their band oasis
not far from here.

This playing field was the
backdrop to the music video

For their hit song
"shakermaker."

The lyrics include a nod
to sifters record shop,

A favorite haunt of the
gallagher brothers growing up.

Another rocker whose ordinary
background influenced

His music calls this coastal
town of wallsend home.

Wallsend once marked the
eastern end of hadrian's wall,

A great relic from
the roman ages

Located in northeast England.

But today, it's better
known as the hometown

Of international
superstar gordon sumner,

Also known as sting.

Sting grew up here, in this
red brick terraced house,

Now a fast food outlet,

And spent his childhood near
the swan hunter shipyard.

He first rose to prominence

As a member of the
rock band the police.

After several hits
and a successful run,

Sting decided to go solo.

Memories of his
hometown have had

A profound influence
on sting's work.

The title track of the
singer's 1991 album

"the soul cages" is filled
with references to newcastle.

It won the first ever grammy
award for best rock song.

(lively music)

The legendary rock band
ac/dc got their start

In this scottish suburb.

Brothers malcolm and angus
young were born in cranhill

In the 1950s and spent
their early years here

Before the family
moved to australia.

In 1973, the youngs met a fellow
countryman named bon scott.

Together, the three men
rocked the world as ac/dc.

Scott was instrumental
in helping propel ac/dc

To global stardom before
his sudden and tragic death

At the age of 33 in 1980.

In 2016, to help
commemorate scott's legacy,

Diehard fan john crawford
and his friends arranged

For this bronze statue
to be erected in town.

Completely funded by
fans across the globe,

It's a testament to scott

And the band's
influence on the world.

(gentle guitar music)

This remote 18th century
cottage of golden hill,

Or bron-yr-aur, in
northern wales bares

An unassuming facade
of a quiet getaway.

It was here that two
young musicians worked

On one of the most famous
rock albums of all time.

(upbeat rock music)

At the time,

This was the holiday home
of the plant family.

Robert plant and his band mate
jimmy page had just completed

A long north american tour.

They escaped to this cottage

To write and partly
record "led zeppelin iii."

Today, it remains a mecca

For dedicated zeppelin
fans throughout the world.

From rock gods to
mythical rulers,

Legends have always played a
strong role in british culture.

(gentle music)

In the westernmost
part of England,

Extending out into
the celtic sea,

Is the peninsula of cornwall.

(waves crashing)

With a history that
spans many centuries,

Cornwall is home to
many fabled heroes,

Including England's
most legendary king.

In north cornwall,
standing at the edge

Of this dramatic cliff,

Are the remnants of the
ancient castle of tintagel.

It's where the legendary story

Of king arthur is
said to have begun.

It's here that uther pendragon

And lady igraine conceived
their son arthur,

The boy who would one day become

Britain's greatest
legendary king.

Although all that remains

Of the castle today
are these ruins,

Tales of the heroic
king, his magical sword,

And the legendary quest
for the holy grail

Continue to live on.

(gentle piano music)

Landmarks of arthur's
tale are scattered

Throughout great britain, etched
into its very countryside.

Here in scotland

Is 350-million-year-old
arthur's seat,

A great vantage point
offering the best views

Of the city of edinburgh.

But this place is more than
just a tourist destination.

Legend says that this
was one of the locations

Of the kingdom of camelot,

The mythical realm of arthur
and his noble knights.

Tales of camelot
have long played

An important role
in popular culture.

The symbolism of the round table

Where the knights would
sit is said to speak

To arthur's qualities
as a leader,

Treating everyone as equals
with no one seated at the head.

(triumphant music)

But british legends
don't just revolve

Around iconic figures.

The country also
has a rich history

Of legendary mythical creatures.

(gentle music)

Just west of edinburgh,

At the eastern entrance to
the clyde and forth canal,

Stand two monumental
steel sculptures named

After the mythical water
spirits they portray, kelpies.

These mighty water
steeds were said

To inhabit scotland's
rivers and lochs.

Malevolent in nature, they
would often appear as horses.

But as shapeshifters, they
could also take on a human form.

Stories of the
kelpies often told

Of the wicked
creatures shapeshifting

To prey on and devour humans.

These stories likely
served a practical purpose.

They kept children away
from dangerous waters

And warned young women to
be cautious of strangers.

(gentle music)

The welsh have no shortage

Of folklore associated
with their lands.

Brecon beacons
national park is one

Of the three national
parks in wales.

It's centered around
this mountain range,

The brecon beacons.

Just beneath the
peaks of pen y fan,

The tallest summit of the park,

In the lake of llyn cwm llwch,

Live the tiniest creatures
said to inhabit wales,

The tylwyth teg, or
in english, fairies.

According to welsh
legend, every year,

A magical doorway
would appear to humans

That would lead to an
enchanted fairy garden.

Unfortunately, after
a human took advantage

Of the fairies' hospitality,

The fairies closed off
access to their world.

And the door to their
enchanted island

Has never been seen again.

(gentle music)

Legends come in all
sizes here in britain,

From the tiniest of fairies
to the enormous creatures

Who are rumored

To be responsible for
this unique landscape.

This is the giant's causeway
in northern ireland.

As if tumbling into the sea

On the rugged
north antrim coast,

This pathway formed
after a period

Of intense volcanic activity.

This may be the
scientific explanation

Of how the causeway came to be,

But locals have a much
more imaginative story

To explain its origins.

(dramatic music)

According to folklore,
the causeway is the ruin

Of a landbridge to scotland

Built by the irish
giant finn maccool

After being
challenged to a fight

By the scottish
giant benandonner.

A fight he gladly
accepted and won.

Either way, this dramatic
natural wonder remains

An inspiration to anyone
lucky enough to experience it.

(gentle music)

One of the biggest
cultural contributions

The united kingdom has offered

The world is the
english language.

The origins of the
language date back

To the mid-5th century.

Although there have been
several evolutions since,

Versions of english
have been preserved

In writing since its conception.

(gentle music)

Just under a hundred
miles northwest of london,

Sitting alongside
the river avon,

Is the small market town
of stratford-upon-avon.

Today, this small
provincial town attracts

Over two million
visitors a year,

But that might have something
to do with its association

With a certain world
-renowned playwright.

(lively music)

William shakespeare,
the man widely regarded

As the world's
greatest dramatist,

Was born and raised here, in
this house on henley street.

In 1585, shakespeare
left to find his fortune

In the big city of london.

Life in shakespearean
times was not easy.

The bubonic plague
was rampant in europe

And waves of outbreaks washed
over England many times

During shakespeare's life.

While the bard himself was
able to avoid the plague,

It is speculated
that shakespeare's

Only son hamnet was killed by
the disease at the age of 11.

(gentle music)

Many scholars believe this
loss greatly impacted his work

And might even have inspired
the creation of "hamlet."

Despite these hardships,
shakespeare managed to complete

An impressive body of work by
the time of his death in 1616.

He is buried here,
in the chancel

Of stratford's holy
trinity church,

Where he had once been baptized.

Shakespeare's legacy and work
live on well past his death.

In the back garden of the house

On henley street is a
small outdoor theater

Where students regularly
perform the bard's works.

Man: How bright and
goodly shines the...

Narrator: By fostering
such a rich literary legacy,

Great britain has produced an
impressive array of authors

Who have impacted the world.

(bell tolling)

Every so often,
an author manages

To capture childhood
imagination so well

As to be loved by
generations of children.

This house, in the
north cardiff suburb

Of llandaff in wales,

Was once home to the great
literary hero roald dahl.

(gentle music)

The author of great
english books,

Like "james and the giant
peach" and "matilda,"

Was born to
immigrants from norway

And his first language
was norwegian.

Growing up in llandaff had
a profound impact on dahl.

As a child, he and four of
his classmates were punished

For placing a dead mouse
in a jar of gobstoppers

To torment a local
sweet shop owner.

Gobstoppers, a favorite sweet
amongst british schoolboys,

Were referenced in one of
dahl's most famous books.

In "charlie and the
chocolate factory,"

A candy shop manufactures
a fictional sweet

Known as "everlasting
gobstoppers."

(gentle music)

A childhood literary idol
was born in this house

In kirriemuir, scotland.

Author j.M. Barrie drew
on his childhood here

To create the fantastical
world of neverland

And the treasured
hero peter pan,

The boy who refused to grow up.

Barrie is said to have
based the character

On his older brother david,

Who died in an ice
skating accident

The day before
his 14th birthday.

The loss had a profound impact
on barrie and his mother,

Who eventually found some
comfort in the belief

That her departed son
would remain forever a boy

And would never leave her.

A statue of peter pan stands
in the garden of the house

And celebrates the concept
of eternal childhood.

(gentle music)

This house, east of
london in rochester, kent,

Once belonged to an
author regarded by many

As the greatest novelist
of the victorian era,

Charles dickens.

Eastgate house, as it is called,

Had a profound impact
on dickens's writing,

Inspiring several memorable
houses featured in his books.

In the garden of
the eastgate estate,

Stands this unusual feature,
which was moved here in 1960.

Dickens's swiss chalet
originally stood

At his home in gad's hill,

A town just a few miles
northeast of here.

Dickens had arranged
the building

So that the upper floor,

Where he would do
most of his writing,

Would give him a
view of the thames,

A river often
featured in his works.

The renowned author
of such works

As "oliver twist" and
"a christmas carol"

Was very much influenced
by his surroundings.

The city of rochester inspired

Some of his most
famous characters

Including those found
in "great expectations."

(gentle piano music)

This brick-faced home on
aspinall street was once home

To one of the 20th century's
greatest writers, ted hughes,

Perhaps better known for
his troubled marriage

To american novelist
sylvia plath.

Plath had infamously suffered

From crippling depression
most of her adult life,

And in 1963, she took her
life at the age of 30.

She is buried here, in st.
Thomas becket churchyard

In heptonstall, not
far from hughes's home.

Her gravestone once
read her full name,

"sylvia plath hughes,"
but throughout the years,

The name hughes has
been scratched out.

Devoted fans blame ted
for her eventual demise.

Ultimately, both
writers are remembered

As two of the most
brilliant literary minds

Of the 20th century.

Sylvia plath's "the bell
jar" is still an influential

And widely read novel.

Many natural wonders in
great britain have sparked

The imagination of writers.

(dramatic music)

This extraordinary landscape
is the brecon beacons

Mountain range in wales.

The awe-inspiring sight
served as the main inspiration

For j.R.R. Tolkien's
misty mountains

In his much beloved series
"the lord of the rings"

And its prequel "the hobbit."

In "the hobbit," the mountains
are where bilbo baggins

First stumbles
across the one ring,

A powerful talisman
controlled by an evil force.

The one ring plays a central
role in all three books

In the subsequent "lord
of the rings" series.

(dramatic music)

While some writers
find inspiration

In great britain's
natural wonders,

Other novelists draw
on real life britons

As central characters.

Here, in lower largo,
fife, in scotland,

Stands the statue of a
privateer and royal navy officer

Known as alexander selkirk,

The real-life inspiration
for robinson crusoe.

Selkirk was best known

For spending four years
as a castaway

On a desolate island in
the south pacific ocean.

Abandoned by his captain
and facing incredible odds,

The privateer managed to survive

Using only the
island's resources.

After his rescue and
return to England,

His experiences on the island
and story of survival sparked

The curiosity of
the entire country,

Including that of
writer daniel defoe.

He modeled his famous character

On alexander selkirk's
heroic island adventure.

(bird squawking)

Drama has played an important
role in british culture

Since the early days
of roman occupation,

When it was first introduced.

After all, in the words of
England's greatest playwright,

"all the world's a stage."

(gentle music)

In cornwall, atop a rocky
outcrop jutting into the sea,

Lies the open-air auditorium
known as minack theatre.

The theater was the
creation of rowena cade.

In the early '30s, a local
village group of players decided

To perform a rendition
of "the tempest."

Miss cade graciously offered
the garden of her house

As a location for the play.

With the help of her gardener,

Miss cade fashioned a
terrace and rough seating

For audiences from materials
found around her house.

In 1932, "the tempest" opened

In her backyard to much success.

Over the course of her life,

Miss cade devoted
herself to improving

Her outdoor garden
to what it is today,

A proper theater registered
as a charitable trust.

With such a rich and
vibrant theatrical history,

It's no wonder so
many of the world's

Finest actors have roots here.

This town on the south coast
of wales is home to one

Of the largest steel
foundries in the world,

Employing one in 10
of its population.

(mellow music)

It's also home to two of
wales's most iconic actors.

Sir anthony hopkins
was born in margam,

A suburb of port talbot in 1937.

At age 15, after an encounter
with a famous welsh neighbor,

Hopkins decided to
enroll in a drama school,

And the rest is history.

That famous neighbor was none
other than sir richard burton.

Burton, whose birth name
was richard jenkins,

Was born in this
modest terraced house

In the nearby village
of pontrhydyfen in 1925.

He was number 12 of 13 children,

And lived here for two years
before the family moved

To port talbot following
his mother's death.

(gentle music)

Years later, when burton
visited the village

With his then new
wife elizabeth taylor,

Locals remember the occasion

As something similar
to a royal visit.

(gentle music)

Actors need a good story
with strong characters,

And great britain has
had its share of both,

Producing many iconic movies.

This is the palace
of westminster,

The principal seat of
british government.

About 400 years ago, it
was also the location

Of a notorious plot
that would go on

To inspire popular culture
featured in film and television.

(gentle music)

(dramatic music)

In 1605, a band of catholic
rebels hatched an elaborate plot

To assassinate the
protestant king james I.

In passageways running
beneath the building,

They hid 36 barrels
of gunpowder,

Enough to obliterate the
palace and everyone inside.

Before anything happened,

The plan was discovered
and the king escaped.

But the rebel leader guy fawkes

And his fellow conspirators
met a grisly fate,

Every one of them hanged,
drawn, and quartered.

Guy fawkes has become such

A seminal figure
in british history

That his face is now associated

With a mask named
after the man himself.

It has become a
symbol of anarchy

And popularized by the hit
2005 film "v for vendetta."

(dramatic music)

On the banks of the river forth,

Overlooking the
city of stirling,

Stands this striking memorial.

This scottish national
hero is none other

Than william wallace, known
by many from the 1995 film

That immortalized his
legacy, "braveheart."

In the 13th century, wallace
accomplished a monumental task,

Uniting many of scotland's
fractious clans.

Together, they were able
to resist an invasion

By the tyrannical
edward I of England.

In 1297, just a few
yards from this spot,

Wallace and his men defeated

One of the most
powerful english armies

At the historic battle
of stirling bridge.

(weapons clanking)

The impressive battle sequences
in "braveheart" came to life

In part by its surroundings.

Much of the movie was filmed
here, in the united kingdom.

The magic of the british
landscape has certainly

Not gone unnoticed
by filmmakers.

The british isles are full
of fantastical locations

That have inspired
unforgettable scenes

In several iconic films.

(gentle music)

This is alnwick castle,

The historic seat of the
dukes of northumberland

And possibly the most

Photographed castle
in all of England.

Although it has
a complex history

Filled with decades
long struggles featuring

The noble families of
york and lancaster,

The castle is probably
best known as the location

Where a boy wizard
first learned to fly.

In "harry potter and the
philosopher's stone,"

Alnwick's battlements became
the walls of hogwarts.

This section was
used as a backdrop

To the scene where
harry is taught to fly

On a broomstick
for the first time.

Today, a group of
fans are recreating

The memorable broomstick
lesson given by madam hooch.

The classes, which are
open to all visitors

Above the age of six,
are extremely popular.

They offer a chance for
fans of the franchise

To get a small taste
of harry potter's

Wonderful wizarding world.

(steam hisses)

(train rumbling)

(gentle music)

Just a few miles from
scotland's ben nevis,

The highest mountain
in the british isles,

Is the starting point
of one of the most

Enchanting train
rides in the world.

This old steam train,
seen chugging along,

Is none other than the
famous hogwarts express,

The train that brings harry
and his fellow students

To the school of
witchcraft and wizardry.

(train horn wails)

It crosses the magnificent
21-arched glenfinnan viaduct,

Which was opened in 1901.

The crossing provides two
of the most stunning views

Of the glenfinnan valley
and loch shiel to the south.

Passengers can imagine
being transported

To the magical highlands

And heading straight for
hogwarts castle themselves.

(train horn wails)

(dramatic music)

Fans of another mythical saga
will be quick to recognize

This dramatic castle set
amongst these towering cliffs.

Dunluce castle is better
known as castle pyke,

The great home of
the greyjoy family,

A prominent northern family
with questionable morals

In hbo's hit series
"game of thrones."

In real life, the
castle was home

To powerful gaelic families.

It was once the
stronghold of the irish

And scottish clans
mcdonnel and macdonald.

Since then, the castle
has deteriorated

And fallen into disrepair.

Today, the castle
ruins are protected

As a monument under state care.

(choir vocalizing)

In addition to castles,
the united kingdom is home

To an impressive number
of houses of worship.

Sitting on this small hill,

Above the roslin
glen in scotland,

Is a 15th century sanctuary
known as rosslyn chapel.

The chapel was founded
by william sinclair,

The first earl of caithness

And is the third sinclair
place of worship,

Next to roslin castle and what
is now the roslin cemetery.

In recent years,
many popular theories

Surrounding the chapel have
emerged concerning a connection

With the knights templar, the
holy grail, and freemasonry.

The chapel catapulted to
fame in popular culture

When it was included in
the 2003 dan brown novel

"the da vinci code."

A film by the same
name was released

Three years later
starring tom hanks.

The chapel plays a pivotal role

As the location of the
final message decoded

By professor langdon and
cryptographer sophie neveu.

The 2015 "james bond"
film "spectre" featured

An important scene filmed
here, at blenheim palace.

(upbeat music)

The palace was originally
built in the early 1700s

As the principal residence
for the duke of marlborough.

But in the film, it acts
as the palazzo cardenza,

A building in Italy where
bond is able to infiltrate

A secret meeting of a
criminal organization

By pretending to be a member.

The palace's filming
history extends

Beyond its association
with james bond.

In 2014, blenheim
palace opened its doors

To tom cruise and jeremy
renner when they filmed

The fifth installment
of the successful

American spy franchise
"mission: Impossible."

(car engine revving)

The lush hills and valleys

Of the scottish
highlands are no stranger

To the silver screen,

And neither is this
luxury brand sports car,

Synonymous with a certain
double 0 agent working

For britain's top secret
intelligence service.

Aston martin was
founded in 1913,

But rose to stardom
when the car was used

By the fictional
character james bond

In the 1964 film "goldfinger."

Since then, the sports
car and the character have

Both become british
cultural icons.

In 2012's "skyfall," bond
races his silver aston martin

Through the scottish highlands
to his ancestral home

Here in the spectacular
glencoe valley.

(gentle music)

While film and television
are an integral part

Of british culture, so
are the arts in general.

From the visual arts
to the performing arts,

Britons find a way to celebrate

Their colorful
history in all forms.

Artists are certainly
admired in great britain.

Here, in the city of glasgow,

Are three murals of
sir billy connolly,

One of scotland's most
beloved comedians.

The murals are in commemoration
of connolly's 75th birthday,

Which was celebrated in 2017.

Today, the standup
comedian is world-famous

And has appeared in movies
like "the hobbit" and "brave."

But back when he was in his 20s,

Performing on stage was the
furthest thing from his mind.

Connolly first got his start

As an apprentice welder
in a local shipyard.

He would later recall
that his workmates'

Merciless humor was what
inspired his love of comedy.

As an artist, connolly got
a taste of the spotlight

When he performed
at one of britain's

Most renowned annual
art festivals.

(crowd applauds)

The edinburgh fringe festival,

Commonly referred
to as the fringe,

Is the world's largest
celebration of the arts.

Every August,

The city of edinburgh
plays host to thousands

Of spectators and artists
from all over the world.

The celebration allows
a space for musicians,

Dancers, actors, and comedians
from across the globe

To showcase their talent.

Here, along the royal mile,

The ancient cobbled
street that winds its way

Through the heart of the city,

Street performers vie for
space with those trying

Every trick in the book
to promote their talent.

(gentle piano music)

Luckily, britons
don't have to wait

For a yearly festival
to enjoy art.

It can be found
etched right into

The very landscape
of the country.

Over 3,000 years ago, this
piece of land art was carved

Into the upper hills
of the berkshire downs.

One of the most distinguished
pieces of land art in England,

This is the uffington
white horse.

Though it has remained a part
of berkshire for centuries,

People are still unclear
of its significance.

The 360-foot-long figure's
alignment with the midwinter sun

Might suggest a prehistoric
spiritual connection.

(gentle music)

Some speculate that
it may even represent

An ancient celtic deity.

Although its meaning
has been lost

To time over the centuries,

The white horse has
inspired similar creations

All around britain.

(gentle music)

On a hill near the village
of cerne abbas in dorset,

A group of morris dancers
are welcoming the rising sun

On the first day of summer.

This centuries old
ritual may have something

To do with this, the
cerne abbas giant,

Also known as England's
most controversial land art.

The origins of the massive
chalk figure are hazy,

But many believe, for
one obvious reason,

The drawing represents
an ancient fertility god.

The origins of morris
dancing, however,

Are more readily accessible.

The folk dance dates
back nearly 600 years,

And stems from a
history with the moors.

Over time, moorish dancing
became morris dancing.

Once banned by english puritans,

The dance was revived
by 17th century farmers

Who would dress up
and perform for money

When work was scarce.

(gentle music)

From the hillsides
to its city streets,

England is overflowing with art.

This city of bristol in
southwest England has had

A long history of a
thriving arts scene.

In recent years, its urban
landscape was the first canvas

Used by the most famous

Modern-day street
artist, banksy.

The allusive graffiti artist
is believed to be from bristol,

With dozens of his earliest
works on display in the city,

Including "girl with
a pierced eardrum,"

An homage to the famous
vermeer painting,

The banksy version
features a security alarm

In place of the
original earring.

It's just one of
the many innovative

And influential artworks
that have emerged

From the united kingdom.

We've seen the places
that have inspired

The creation of
fantastical worlds

And the hometowns of the
world's most legendary rockers.

(upbeat music)

We've soared over the landscapes

Immortalized in iconic films

And discovered the
legends that continue

To inspire generations
of storytellers.

Artists play an integral role

In the culture of
the united kingdom,

And that culture continues to
influence and amaze the world.