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This box set contains all of David Attenborough's 'Life' series - among the greatest and most beautiful nature documentaries even made.
Life on Earth offers a chronological account of the flora and fauna of planet Earth over a period of 3,500 million years.
The Living Planet: An ambitious 12-part documentary that spanned the globe with portraits of each of the major geographical regions that offer a home to life.
Trials of Life: Originally broadcast in 1990, it examines animal behaviour in all its infinite variety and in doing so we are allowed to witness some ofthe most enchanting animal personalities, as will as some of the most fearsome.
Life in the Freezer reveals incomparable standards of natural history filming to trace Antartica's seasonal cycle from the long winter months when the formation of ice almost doubles its surface area, to the brief summer when the race to breed really heats up.
The Private Life of Plants: Attenborough takes us through each aspect of plants' lives travelling, growing, flowering, their struggle with other plants and animals, and the ingenious way they adapt to even the harshest of conditions.
The Life of Birds presents a fascinating and exciting view of the world of birds, the largest animal group on earth, in a series of ten fifty-minute episodes.
The Life of Mammals looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Life in the Undergrowth: Here David shows us not just bugs, beetles and creepy-crawlies, but scorpions and centipedes, mites and mantids, spiders and dragonflies.
Life on Earth offers a chronological account of the flora and fauna of planet Earth over a period of 3,500 million years.
The Living Planet: An ambitious 12-part documentary that spanned the globe with portraits of each of the major geographical regions that offer a home to life.
Trials of Life: Originally broadcast in 1990, it examines animal behaviour in all its infinite variety and in doing so we are allowed to witness some ofthe most enchanting animal personalities, as will as some of the most fearsome.
Life in the Freezer reveals incomparable standards of natural history filming to trace Antartica's seasonal cycle from the long winter months when the formation of ice almost doubles its surface area, to the brief summer when the race to breed really heats up.
The Private Life of Plants: Attenborough takes us through each aspect of plants' lives travelling, growing, flowering, their struggle with other plants and animals, and the ingenious way they adapt to even the harshest of conditions.
The Life of Birds presents a fascinating and exciting view of the world of birds, the largest animal group on earth, in a series of ten fifty-minute episodes.
The Life of Mammals looks at why mammals are the most successful creatures on the planet.
Life in the Undergrowth: Here David shows us not just bugs, beetles and creepy-crawlies, but scorpions and centipedes, mites and mantids, spiders and dragonflies.
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437 of 443 people found the following review helpful
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Quite simply, a stunning collection of some of the finest nature documentaries ever produced. Breathtaking footage, combined with Sir David's contagious enthusiasm for the natural world make for wonderful viewing indeed. Superlatives can't describe it well enough; you owe it to yourself to give it a look!
All you need add to your collection is The Blue Planet, the upcoming DVD release of Planet Earth, Life in Cold Blood (due in 2008), and a few other miscellaneous Attenborough works, and you will have a collection to be very proud of and treasure.
Whilst it is impossible to do the series justice in this way, here's a brief rundown of what you get:
Life in the Undergrowth - Focuses on the tiny creatures that are very close to us at all times, yet are often overlooked - insects.
The Private Life of Plants - Explores the wonders of the plant world.
The Living Planet - In this author's humble opinion, possibly the very best work in The Life Collection. The Living Planet goes into great detail about the many different environments on Earth and the life that can be found within. Hot and cold. From the lush rainforests to the most barren deserts. Magnificent.
Life on Earth - A broad view of life on Earth, from it's beginnings to the present.
The Life of Birds - As the name implies, it's an exploration of the world of Birds.
Trials of Life - A rather different focus than the other series; Trials of Life focuses on the various stages of life, from Birth to Death.
Life in the Freezer - A wonderful set of documentaries focusing on life in the coldest and most isolated parts of the world - namely the Poles.
The Life of Mammals - Explores the very varied world of mammals.
All you need add to your collection is The Blue Planet, the upcoming DVD release of Planet Earth, Life in Cold Blood (due in 2008), and a few other miscellaneous Attenborough works, and you will have a collection to be very proud of and treasure.
Whilst it is impossible to do the series justice in this way, here's a brief rundown of what you get:
Life in the Undergrowth - Focuses on the tiny creatures that are very close to us at all times, yet are often overlooked - insects.
The Private Life of Plants - Explores the wonders of the plant world.
The Living Planet - In this author's humble opinion, possibly the very best work in The Life Collection. The Living Planet goes into great detail about the many different environments on Earth and the life that can be found within. Hot and cold. From the lush rainforests to the most barren deserts. Magnificent.
Life on Earth - A broad view of life on Earth, from it's beginnings to the present.
The Life of Birds - As the name implies, it's an exploration of the world of Birds.
Trials of Life - A rather different focus than the other series; Trials of Life focuses on the various stages of life, from Birth to Death.
Life in the Freezer - A wonderful set of documentaries focusing on life in the coldest and most isolated parts of the world - namely the Poles.
The Life of Mammals - Explores the very varied world of mammals.
124 of 127 people found the following review helpful
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I'll keep it brief- If you are interested in the subject matter, you will be absolutely rivetted. If not, you will find yourself captivated anyway ! David Attenborough presents a wonderful outlook on life throughout the series,harsh sometimes, but nevertheless true. If you cannot afford to take your kids to these exotic places to learn about animals in all their forms, FOR ONCE, SIT THEM IN FRONT OF THE T.V.! This is money invested for your ankle-biters. I own all the series in separate forms, and my [...]loves the sea ones best! Look at the separate series if your'e not sure, but you wont regret it. Top Viewing and better than "reality tv" any day of the week. pete, The uk.
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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This is one of the best dvd set I've bought so far... It includes most of the documentaries of one of the greatest English broadcaster. The image quality is quite good, considering that some of the material is nearly 30 years old. A suggestion for potential Italian buyers: the series is subtitled and Sir Attenborough speaks with a perfect classical British pronunciation that everyone can easily understand, even if he/she is non native English speaking.
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Sir David Attenborough has about the entire alphabet after his name. He's earned it too. This boxed set represents most of his life's work, and what a life's work it is. Read more
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Great DVD collection with only one negative side - it is no Blu-ray. David Attenboroughs masterpiece and life's accomplishment. This is worth a bookshelf of books...
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Published 5 months ago by Precious1
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I bought this for an Xmas present for my dad, it came very quickly and it's presented in a nice box, unfortunately I could not wait until Xmas so it has been opened and watched, I... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ross
Riveting
Genius storytelling of complex things and stunning camera work, these should be school curriculum viewing to introduce the facets of evolutionary biology to children. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Xanthe
Brilliant!
David Attenborough never fails to show a young and exciting attitude towards the world's most beautiful and striking creatures. Read more
Published 10 months ago by M. Wilkinson
Excelent Compilation
The quality of Sir. Attenbourough material needs no comment whatsoever. It's graceful and enjoyable. My comment goes for the compilation itself. Read more
Published 12 months ago by GBA
its great
thank you for selling a great item at a great price it made a wonderfull birthday present for my brother who will treasure this boxset. Read more
Published 12 months ago by sam
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This documentary pack has been one of my cup of teas, from the moment I happened to watch one of it's episodes from my English teacher's home, about two years back. Read more
Published 12 months ago by K. A. D. Dharshana
Has kept us entertained for hours
I was worried about the quality of the images because of everyone's comments. I didn't even notice it.
Can't recommend this highly enough.
Can't recommend this highly enough.
Published 13 months ago by Moselle
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