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OUR 'PLANET EARTH' for your understanding and excitement!

Advantages: educational, interesting & cheap to buy
Disadvantages: feature length

PLANET EARTH 'Planet Earth' is a longitudinal study of our world with everything involved from climate right through to animals and wonders of the world. This documentary is full of detail and exciting facts that will intrigue everyone who watches it. A camera crew go all around the world to give us at home the best understanding of everything and anything. If you have an interest in geography this is the perfect thing to watch. It is the best documentary ...
...look at the making of PLANET EARTH. I would recommend anyone who doesnt have this to buy it, it is a must have for all DVD collectors, animal lovers and geography students of all ages. Also would make a perfect gift. Series has been previously broadcasted on TV. Paul Mc Alister ...

plainpaul 22.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Planet Earth (DVD)

Make the most of coast

Advantages: Suberb photography, absorbing stories, historical record
Disadvantages: title music

...produced the first series of Coast I was an ardent viewer. Of course when the trailers for the second series started showing I did wonder how they could follow up the first one, maybe do it all the other way round? Walk backwards? As it turned out I need not have worried, save for the fact that through work and other commitments I missed all but two programmes. So I was mighty pleased when a DVD of the second series appeared on Christmas morning. ...
...team are back but why Coast 2. The short answer is there is so much more to tell about the geology, history, geography and zoology which make up our coast. With funding from the Open University the format has changed slightly to allow for the series to be used as course work for a number of O U courses, and after the first programme its easy to see a little bit of syllabus ticking going on, but Neil Oliver our host manages to stitch it all together ...

getscenic 19.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Coast - Series 2 - The Journey Continues - Complete (DVD)

Planet Earth Blu-Ray - a Mind Blowing Nature Series

Advantages: unbelievable visuals, stunning high definition, best wildlife series by far
Disadvantages: only one - last disc isn't HD

Excellent value for money now you can pick this up for less than £25, I got mine from Play.com but you can find it on most online shops now, Amazon, eBay, etc. Stunning visuals and filmography coupled with David Attenborough's classic and informative narration, all add up to this unbelievably well made and engaging series, possibly the greatest wildlife/nature series ever made. Make sure you have a HDTV to watch this on for the best experience, as ...
...Unfortunately, disc 5 is only a standard definition DVD, which is the only thing stopping this fantastic series getting 5 stars from me. However, don't let this put you off, as disc 5 is only the making of, and similar featurettes, meaning all nature footage is in HD on Blu Ray disc. As a side note, you will obviously need a Blu Ray player (PS3 or standalone) to watch this, whereas an HDTV is not required, though strongly recommended to get the most ...

mrt01983 24.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Planet Earth (Blu-Ray)

Was "Hooked" after one episode

Advantages: Real-life documentary
Disadvantages: none

...channel flicking and came across Deadliest Catch on the Discovery Channel. After watching for 15 minutes i was hoocked. Deadliest Catch is all about the men who risk there life for the catch of a life time - Alaskan crab. The Alaskan crab are fished of the coast of dutch harbour in the Bering sea. The men and crew fish for the crab twice a year in the winter for two types of crab King crab- which are bigger and the largest of the crab. make more ...
...the smaller of the crab, also known as snow crab due to there white colour, takes in less per pound... Each season, approximately 250 crab fishing boats converge on Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in search of Alaskan king crab. Crab vessels cost several million dollars to build, and tens of thousands of dollars to operate annually. The boats range in size from 40 to 200 feet; each crew typically consists of one captain and three to nine deckhands. To ...

scottishWARRIOR22 08.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Deadliest Catch (DVD)

All Creatures Great and Small!

Advantages: Beautiful footage, educational, interesting
Disadvantages: I want more episodes!!

...our favourite documentaries came from the life of mammals series, so I decided to buy my boyfriend the complete 'The Life of Mammals' box set for his birthday. The box set itself comes in a cardboard sleeve, and the inside of the box set containing the dvds unfolds so that you can see all of the dvds at the same time. The front cover of the box set has a picture of a tiger on the front of it surrounded by some water and in big letters at the top ...
...bottom 'David Attenborough' The dvd box set contains 4 dvds with a total of 10 episodes on them. The episodes are: Episode 1: A Winning Design - Tells us about mammals in general and what makes them different from other species and how they survived. Episode 2: Insect Hunters - All about mammals who eat insects! Episode 3: Plant Predators - This episode tells us about herbivore mammals. Episode 4: Chisellers - About mammals who make use of ...

ivytoad 05.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Life Of Mammals Complete (DVD)