This cracking box set features the following titles from the highly acclaimed BBC series ... more
-Building The Canals -Victorian Spendour -Mighty Cathedrals -The Art Of Castle Building -The Age Of The Carpenter -Scottish Style For individual synopses' please refer to the individual products.
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Britain's best-known and much loved steeplejack, Fred Dibnah, turns investigator in this ... more
wonderful series and uncovers the craftsmanship behind some of the United Kingdom's most astounding architectural feats.From the mighty Norman fortress cathedrals of the 11th century to the beautiful buildings of 19th century architect Augustus Pugin, Fred examines the craft and engineering skills which were employed.Includes the following episodes:Mighty Cathedrals, The Art of Castle Building, The Age of the Carpenter, Scottish Style, Building the Canals and Victoria Splendour.
Advantages: Fantastic programming Disadvantages: only 177 minutes long!
FredDibnah's Building of Britain should be made required viewing for all students of history, archaeology, building conservation and architecture. Fred is able to make everything come to life.
The late FredDibnah was a modern renaissance man. For not only did Fred say how something was built in times gone by, he would show the viewer, using exquisite drawings that he had executed himself, models or full-scale replicas, how the techniques had actually been employed by master craftsmen of times gone by.
The three DVDboxedset of FredDibnah's Building of Britain is a fantastic introduction to FredDibnah's world.
He is able to explain and to really demonstrate how things were done in what some people describe as "the olden days."
DVD1 shows The Art of Castle Building and Might Cathedrals. He explains how the castles were ...
, or with people who had worked with them previously
There are six programmes on this excellent DVD:
Programme 1: The Early Pioneers
Programme 2: The Transport Revolution
Programme 3: Driving the Wheels of Industry
Programme 4: Steaming Down the Road
Programme 5: Steam on the Water
Programme 6: Steamin the Modern Age
The superbly executed draughtsman's drawings that illustrate the programmes throughout were all drawn by FredDibnah himself.
If you like FredDibnah, you will want to buy this DVD. If you have an interest in engineering (historical or modern) industrial history or industrial archaeology, or in social history, or transport, then you will also want to buy this DVD.
It is produced by The View From the North and is released by the Contender Entertainment Group and was originally broadcast by the BBC. It is certificate E ...
Advantages: none Disadvantages: loads of scenes and music scores have been cut out
this is the only fools and horses complete collection boxset but in my eyes it isnt because loads of scenes have been cut and musical scores changed or cut out and laughter tracks added onto episodes that didnt originally have a laughter track. so its not really the complete collection is it with all these things changed and added the episode a royal flush is the one that been edited the most loads of scenes have been cut and a laughter track added wich spoils the episode completely. i would strongly recommend anyone that want to see all the episodes in all their glory is to tape them off uk gold its better than this so called complete collection that the bbc have released im still waiting for the genuine complete collection. ...
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