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How did they do it 2000 years ago???

Advantages: Discovery Channel production
Disadvantages: a bit too short

...methods used to create the seven wonders of ancient Rome- the Pantheon, the aqueducts, the Via Appia, the baths of Caracalla, the markets of Trajan, the Circus Maximus and the Colosseum. It is really interesting especially for people who have had the chance to see these sights, it puts things into perspective. I was amazed when I visited the Colosseum and had some many questions about the way it was build around 2000years ago (89 AD) and that DVD ...
...uses superb CG graphics and 3D modelling to recreate brilliantly the key structures and architectual devices that made the Roman Empire famous. The DVD can be purchased in pretty much every big store- Virgin, HMV etc. Online it can be bought from all the usual places- amazon, ebay and also it can be rented at amazon.co.uk DVD rental. The only drawback is the lack of any interesting features. It is a Discovery Channel productions and runs for 53minutes. ...

zzooiiaa 07.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Seven Wonders Of Ancient Rome - Circus Maximus And Trajan's Forum (DVD)

Explore The World From The Comfort Of Your Sofa

Advantages: The best travel documentaries ever.
Disadvantages: Finding enough time to watch it all.

...if as much part of the entertainment as the destinations he visits. Even if you don't like geography, you'll be hard pressed to find exploration of our planet from the comfort of your own sofa any better than this. Tech Spec: 16 discs covering seven Michael Palin television series filmed for the BBC. A total running time that runs into days not just hours. Box set contents: Hemingway Adventure - retracing the footsteps of writer Ernest Hemingway ...
...put to the test Pole To Pole - from North to South across Northern Europe, Russia & Africa Full Circle - a 50,000 mile trip around the coastlines of the Pacific Ocean Sahara - a trek across the worlds largest desert. Himalaya - the highs and lows of the greatest mountain range of all. Great Railway Journeys - Palins favorite hobby, train journeys. This time a little closer to home, the UK & Ireland However, if I have to choose one of the series ...

stevieray 10.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Michael Palin Collection (DVD)

Try out Time Team you'll love it!

Advantages: Great classic time team with all the Team
Disadvantages: Your favourite dig may not be in there

...Never seen it? Well heres the premise: Tony Robinson presents it, the Team do some research into a site which needs to be archaelogically dug then he acts like the layman and asks lots of questions about what they are digging and what they are finding and tries to get them to uncover the myseries of the site. But the archaelogists really make this programme. Mick is the chief arch and he looks like a mad professor with long wispy hair and never ...
...on his bike looking at the geometry of the area. John is the geophysics guy who picks up all the electro magnetic activity and stuff to guide them to where they dig and lastly theres Phil, this guy has so much energy, hes a west country chap with just so much enthusaism for what he finds it just sucks you in. Anyway, to the DVD! This DVD is a great one for getting into Time Team because it has all the interesting episodes on it! I mean, Time Team ...

Crowdpleaser 22.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Very Best Time Team Digs (DVD)

Heritage, Fred Dibnah, Getting Steamed Up DVD

Advantages: Fantastic look back at Fred Dibnah's life
Disadvantages: None

...we must preserve our industrial heritage for our own and future generations. Watching Fred swap tales of steam engines and of steeplejacking and jokes with his equally steam mad friends whilst supping ale at what the DVD bills as "the world's largest steam rally" at The Dorset Steam Fair is wonderful. As it is all too easy to forget, whilst watching those scenes filmed on a summer's day several years ago that Fred Dibnah is still with us, and not ...
...caravan is a real sight to see. Especially when they have to pull up at a fire hydrant to fill up. Watch the famous (or infamous?!) Monton Chimney drop, as Fred displays the technique used to drop the chimney, that has been used for 1,000 years or more. The audio is not quite as good as it might be, it sounds as if the narrator and Fred were talking in a chimney when they were recorded! It should cost about £12.99. It also touches on the very ...

Martinscholes 04.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Heritage - Fred Dibnah - Getting Steamed Up (DVD)

The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

Advantages: Archive footage, interviews, live performances
Disadvantages: None

...previous comment on the great Townes Van Zandt, or has heard and enjoyed his music, this DVD is a must see. If neither is applicable to you but you are interesting in an insight into the tragic workings of a genius, this is also a must. This is the an often heartbreaking, sometimes amusing, always fascinating account of the life and times of Townes Van Zandt: Texan troubadour, manic depressive, misunderstood drunk, lovelorn poet and close friend ...
...Everyone who meant anything to Townes (who hadn't passed away themselves) is covered from ex-girlfriend to son to numerous musicians both influenced by Townes and friends of his. All offer insightful and moving accounts of his enigma. Archive footage, some seen for the first time, shows Townes in more relaxed circumstances and at home. This gives the greatest insight into his torment, which you can sense even when Townes is at play. This is most ...

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Review of Townes Van Zandt - Be Here To Love Me (DVD)