Steaming Through Austria - A Fancy Trip In Styria (DVD)

Advantages: The interview
Disadvantages: Not as good as it should be

...fragmentary scraps of commentary that I was able to make out over the extraneous noises that the narrator may very well have had something interesting to say about the trains. A pity, as I will never be able to find out. However, later the voice of the narrator does become a little more clear at points of the programme, but is still not loud enough or clear enough to be heard over the general ambient noise. A pity, as this did detract from my overall enjoyment of the programme. However, a number of interesting steam locomotives are seen in the programme (including an example of a preserved US steam locomotive brought to Britain during the war and never sent back home with the rest of the troops! This loco is named after American President, Franklin D, Roosevelt. At this point, for some bizarre reason, the running commentary somehow seems... Read review

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Advantages: great finish, speed.
Disadvantages: easy to burn yourself, awkward for anything not straight up and down

...I discovered the power of the steam press while watching the infomercials on TV. I watched as impossibly beautiful slim American women folded jeans, curtains etc into multiple layers laid them on the system and then ironed them to perfection by using one finger to bring down the lid which would hit the item with 100lbs of steam, leaving it perfect. As usual I watched, I wanted, I wished but the prices on the infomercials were just so expensive usually around £300\£400 each. Even if the hype was true and this was to cut my ironing time in half it still seemed a little expensive to take a chance on when I had never seen a live demonstration. Time passed and I got an email in from Tesco direct just over two years ago with special offers. They had a steam press advertised for the princely sum of £99.99. That's the kind of money I can... Read review

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Advantages: accessible details about everyday items, would suit those into "day to day history"
Disadvantages: might be out of print now, possibly won't appeal to all

...I'm about to review something that doesn't actually belong to me - I bought it as a present for my dad one Christmas about eight years ago - but which I have often leafed through when in need of something lighter but still interesting. I've always been quite keen on history, initially on the royal families "Henry the Eighth and His Six Wives" side of things but as I have got older - maybe because I'm now slightly addicted to researching my own family history - I've become more interested in a more obscure side of history, the everyday "What might great-grandma have had in her kitchen cupboard and what kind of cleaners did she use to wash her kitchen floor?" puzzlements. I don't know whether How It All Began In Lancashire has answered all of these questions but it has certainly given me a few ideas. The cover is quite "busy", but not... Read review

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