Industrial Revolution, the birth of an empire and advances in medicine, transport and education. It was also a time when harsh working conditions and desperate poverty blighted the majority of the population, conjuring images of the orphan boy Oliver Twist.This DVD uses dramatised readings, expert analysis and extensive period imagery to present a view of a time when the British Empire was at its zenith but also when conditions for the vast populace were perhaps at their lowest.
these myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine, and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways.
myths and stories also give a very distorted view of the 19th century. The early Victorians were much stranger that we usually imagine and their world would have felt very different from our own and it was only during the long reign of the Queen that a modern society emerged in unexpected ways. Using character portraits events and key moments Paterson brings the real life of Victorian Britain alive - from the lifestyles of the aristocrats to the lowest ranks of the London slums.This includes the right way to use a fan why morning visits were conducted in the afternoon what the Victorian family ate and how they enjoyed their free time as well as the Victorian legacy today - convenience food coffee bars window shopping mass media and celebrity culture. Praise for Dicken's London: 'Out of the babble of voices Michael Paterson has been able to extract the essence of London itself. Read this book and re-enter the labyrinth of a now-ancient city' - Peter Ackroyd.
Advantages: So interesting, fun to watch, educational Disadvantages: I want more episodes!!
...I really love 'The Life Collection' from David Attenborough. The complete series of 'Lifein the Freezer' was the third dvd of the collection that I bought.
The series itself has six episodes which are all on one disc. They were originally transmitted in 1993.
The six episodes are:
Episode 1: The Bountiful Sea - All about the Southern Antarctic Ocean and the species in it
Episode 2: The Ice Retreats - About when Spring comes and the wildlife coming back to land to breed.
Episode 3: The Race To Breed - How seals and penguins have to breed quickly before winter comes round again.
Episode 4: The Door Closes - The disappearance of food as winter returns and how the wildlife have to migrate before this happens.
Episode 5: The Big Freeze - How some animals stay and live in the extreme conditions and how life continues, against all...
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Advantages: A great gift for gardeners Disadvantages: There's not enough episodes!
...This makes a great gift for keen kitchen gardeners. The gardener in the series was a gardener in a real Victorian kitchen garden and shows exactly how they did it - you can pick up some really good hints and tips. You see the garden throughout the year, too, and it's easy on the eyes!
Throughout the series you see the transformation as the neglected walled kitchen garden at Chiltern Foliat (in Berkshire) is restored to its former glory as a working kitchen garden.
Step back in time and learn how the Victorians grew pineapples in their greenhouses, and how they supplied freshly grown produce to the 'big house' every day of the year. Find out about Victorian seeds, and which heritage varieties are still worth growing today.
The DVD special features are a bit light: an interview with presenter Peter Thoday and a History File....
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Advantages: Fascinating case, Fuhrman is a really interesting guy Disadvantages: Plodding and unconvicing film
...without a cinema run. The second reason is that the film is very linear, it's a murder film without any real violence or horror, because that's not what the film is about.
So the film in my view falls between being entertainment and a documentary programme, because it's neither. I'd really rather watched this having been made in a documentary style, but because the murder of the girl was real, it is difficult to gain any "enjoyment" from it being a horror film.
The DVD has very few extras, just the standard sub-titles and a couple of trailers. I've mentioned in the past in my reviews that I always like extras as I believe that they add some extra depth to the film, and so it's disappointing that there aren't any on this DVD. I suppose however that this is understandable given the low production costs and the intention in making the film a non...
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