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Advantages: Rebelled against the english
Disadvantages: got beaten EVENTUALLY

Early Life William Wallace was born in c. 1270 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire and had an older and younger brother, Malcolm and John. He was said to have gone to the High School which is now 'The High School of Dundee' and spent most of his childhood growing up in the nearby village of Kilspindie. Wallace's parents owned land at Riccarton, near Kilmarnock which is where, supposedly, Wallace's father came from. He acted quickly fighting in battles when ...
...Acts and Deeds Of Sir William Wallace' and 'Knights of Elderslie,' written by the 15th century minstrel Blind Harry. Wallace's family provided most of the support for him as his ancestors were mere nobles decsending from Richard Wallace, the famous Welshman. Wallace's belief was that he could success against the English and to have his own independant country. Achievements William Wallace had achieved alot in his life before he was strangled and ... Read review

Advantages: An incredibly accurate DVD of the Hindenburg & the disaster
Disadvantages: May feel like a history lesson to some people

**What Is It?** The Hindenburg Disaster is a DVD remembering the incredible airship the "Hindenburg" This one disk DVD contains detailed accounts of eye-witnesses, real footage, real radio broadcasts and the court case and theories after the Hindenburgs disaster. **The History Behind the Hindenburg** Luftschiffbau Zeppelin (I've double checked that spelling) was the brains behind this incredible machine. German born, Zeppelin always had a passion ...
...In 1935 he go the chance of a lifetime to build the biggest airship in the world. The Hindenburg. It was a staggering 245m long and 41m wide which is longer than the titanic herself. In other words its slightly longer than 3 Boing 747's. So it's size was phenomial and it made it famous world wide. The Hindenburg was famously sponsered by the Nazis. This was when they weren't in power but the Hindenburg had the Nazi sign on the tail. This did not ... Read review

Advantages: Good and entertaining look at Gainsborough
Disadvantages: Nome

Classic Artist and Composers, Gainsborough, is a simple project, well-executed. Suppose you take a classical artist. In this case, Gainsborough. You film his birthplace and other places that were of importance to his life, whilst telling the story of his life, of his family and of his paintings. Might be a little bit dull, perhaps? Then you can play some extraordinarily fine classical music to aurally illustrate the points you are making. What about ...
...series Classic Artists and Composers, took the brave decision to dispense with the services of a voice over artiste and allow the paintings, the scenery and some simple captions to tell the fascinating life story of Thomas Gainsborough (1727 to 1788), Oh, and there's the delightful music, too. The scenes filmed in Thomas Gainsborough's birthplace, Sudbury, in Suffolk, are very well realised especially the tail-switching cat who seems to own he garden ... Read review

Advantages: a lovely keepsake in memorium of a lovely man
Disadvantages: none, of course it is very sad

...to Steve and the work he did for wildlife conservation. Of course, this has to be sad. The manner of Steve's passing and his larger than life personality will make it so. Steve had many fans, almost cerrtainly far more than he realised, and so has Terri, his wife , sadly now his widow. Their children , Bindi and Bob, and Steve's widowed father, Bob and his sisters, Joy and Mandy are all in attendance. an empty seat is next to Terri, well almost, ...
...itself is just the right length of time, there are many contributions from family and friends, famously from Bindi herself, and also some out takes. To me it is a great DVD, although beware of the part about Sui the dog, that is really sad. This DVD also has footage of an interview with Steve and Terri as shown I believe on Confessions of a Crocodile Hunter on Animal Planet. I obtained this DVD by ordering online direct from Australia Zoo; Steve ... Read review

Advantages: Completely absorbing
Disadvantages: Very scary, a bit too technical

...am glad I did. Enron - The Smartest Guys In The Room is a tale of greed and tragedy. It is a documentary detailing the rise and fall of the massive American energy company Enron. So far, so boring, right? Well, no. The leaders of Enron left the company in tatters, leaving thousands of people out of work, but conveniently leaving themselves millions of dollars. The story of the demise of Enron is a scary one. It shows how easily this company was able ...
...practices, cutting of energy supplies and some creative money management all lead to the end of this corporate giant. From the start the film pulls you in and several times your left thinking: "How can they get away with that?". Not coming from a business background, I found some of the dialogue hard to understand especially when describing accountancy systems and the like, however I do not feel this destracted from my enjoyment. This is a great ... Read review