Map Man (2004)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 2 seasons, 16 episodes
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A presenter travels around Britain, often by bicycle or on foot, to retrace the difficult journeys of historic mapmakers. Each episode focuses on one remarkable map and the person who created it.
educationalobservantmildly adventurouscuriousrestrainednostalgicinformativesteady-paced
What happens
Map Man is a BBC documentary series first broadcast on BBC Two in 2004 and repeated in 2013. Each episode recounts a particular tale in the history of British cartography, with a particular emphasis on the individuals whose dedication and ingenuity led to the production of some of history's most ground-breaking maps. The show is presented by explorer and writer Nicholas Crane, each week travelling some distance by bicycle, water or on foot to recreate the often treacherous journeys taken in the creation of that episode's map. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Places That Don't Exist (2005)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.