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Advantages: So educational and interesting. Beautiful footage
Disadvantages: None what so ever!

...for my boyfriend of 'The Life of Mammals'. We went a bit David Attenborough crazy and decided we were going to buy all of 'The Life Collection' series. This was the second box set from David Attenborough that we bought. This series basically tells us about the development of life on our planet over 3.5 billion years! It is an amazing piece of work. The dvd set has four discs with a total of 13 episodes on them. The dvds have a total running time ...
...about the first evidence of life on our planet. Episode 2: Building Bodies - Tells about creatures appearing in the oceans. Episode 3: The First Forests - How some creatures and plants left the oceans to go to land and how the plants developed in to trees. Episode 4: The Swarming Hordes - How some insects colonised in order to protect themselves and dominate areas. Episode 5: The Conquest of the Waters - All about fishes! Episode 6: The Invasion ... Read review

Advantages: Border Collie Owners Will Love It, Shows The True Active Side To The Border Collie
Disadvantages: Not for none doggie people

Border Collie Sheepdogs - Off-Duty I was bought this a couple of years back by a friend for Christmas, I had never even heard of it un-till they but did have various other border collie videos/dvds being mad on border collies I knew I would like this dvd as it has border collies in which are my favourite breed of dog. I am reviewing the dvd version Border Collie Sheepdogs - Off Duty and as far as I am aware this is the only format it can be purchased ...
...Border Collie Sheepdogs who work on a farm enjoying their spare time being allowed to just be dogs and play and have fun just like any other dog is allowed to do. This dvd includes puppies being reared and bought up with the older dogs and many other key features through out the dvd all though not worded it is still clear to understand. There are also brief scenes shown of the border collies doing what they are best bred to do, working sheep on a ... Read review

Advantages: fascinating
Disadvantages: some methods are out dated now

...who has any interest in the seas should know Jacques Cousteau is the forefather of modern explorations, as a French Naval Officer he was part of the team which invented the aqualung system which is the basis for that which scuba divers today still use. He was also passionate about the marine life which his invention allowed him to see and the unexplored realms which had become accessable to us. But of course one reason that we know his name so well ...
...avalible to him to explore the ocean depths and show the landlocked public the wonders hidden there. This DVD collection comprises the 12 episodes of his Odyssey series, the filming of which began in 1977 and ended in 1981. It is an odyssey in the true sense of the word since it encompasses the ancient civilizations and brings to our attention the need to protect the lost treasures beneath the surface. The episodes are The Nile Parts 1 and 2, in ... Read review

Advantages: Tells you important Dates
Disadvantages: -

...myself," he once said, "but I couldn't speak for the millions they killed." In 1986, he succeeded in having gypsy representatives included on the Holocaust Memorial Council in Washington DC. His biggest disappointments were his failure to secure the capture of Gestapo chief, Heinrich Muller, and Auschwitz doctor, Josef Mengele, who died in Brazil in 1978. Simon Wiesenthal died in the Austrian capital, Vienna, aged 96. Mr Wiesenthal died in his sleep ... Read review

Advantages: More detailed than the TV series
Disadvantages: Not everyones taste

...of the first trip that Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman made together on motorbikes. The DVD i am reviewing is the 2 disc set which contains both unseen and extended footage. The trip took a long time to play and ultimately was a journey from London to New York via Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Siberia, USA and Canada. The DVD covers the entire television series. The way the two discs are split is disc one conatins episodes ...
...disc has the remaining episodes on , namely 4, 5, 6 and 7. The total running time is about 6 hours so ideally you wont want to watch them in one sitting. The extras are the unseen material, the photo gallery and the exclusive post trip interview. The DVD's start with the planning stage where they have to trial possible motobikes that may be suitabel for a trip like this, they settle on either a KTM or BMW. Those that have watched the series will ... Read review