The History of Britain | A History of Britain - The Complete Collection

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	• A History of Britain - The Complete Collection Timothy West, Bill Paterson A&E Home Video, 2002 average customer review:based on 65 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Buy the original BBC edition, not this A&E version

Schama's History of Britain is indeed a fine introduction to British History (or at least British History through English eyes). This documentary series is very well made and deserves all the 5 star ratings it get's at this site. However, no one seems to mention that this DVD set released by A&E/The History Channel is actually a cropped version, modified to fit a standard TV screen. This series was shot by the BBC in widescreen, as much to take advantage of the new widescreen medium as to project the panoramic grandeur of British history.

Both the Region 2 (UK & Europe) and Region 4 (Australia & New Zealand) versions are all in the original 1.85:1 widescreen (enhanced for widescreen TV). Only in America are we afforded the singular privilege of watching this show in a crappy Pan-&-Scan format courtesy of A&E/The History Channel.

The best buy right now would be to get the UK edition sold under the BBC's own label. Not only does it have 6 discs (1 disc of special features) compared to 5 in the American version, it is also much cheaper. You can get it through Amazon UK (at a 43% discount as of this date). Just make sure your system is able to play Region 2 discs and has native PAL capability. UK programs are recorded in PAL format rather than standard American NTSC.

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The History of Britain

Excellently done except: there are no captions, and the dialog is drowned out with musical instruments, making parts next to impossible for those with impared hearing to understand. What a pity.

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Mr. Schama does a great job on a very broad subject. In that He takes a very hard and realistic look upon his nations history that makes for a good story. His choice of locations, facts and music are outstanding! He is a great storyteller. This Film is well worth the time money.

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