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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
As far as I am aware this series was 9 episodes (circa 50 mins each).
The BBFC says that it was 462m 13s long (the same as amazon advertise the dvd).
And the BBC website states the DVD is 500 mins (10 episodes).
Either way, i think this is the original un-edited BBC version.
Not as stated above.
In terms of the series. Absolutely brilliant, and the book is definitely worth a purchase.
As is a visit to his house if you are ever in western Paris....
The BBFC says that it was 462m 13s long (the same as amazon advertise the dvd).
And the BBC website states the DVD is 500 mins (10 episodes).
Either way, i think this is the original un-edited BBC version.
Not as stated above.
In terms of the series. Absolutely brilliant, and the book is definitely worth a purchase.
As is a visit to his house if you are ever in western Paris....
30 of 32 people found the following review helpful
I'm normally against reviews of unreleased DVD titles because however great or poor someone thought a TV series or film to be, it doesn't necessarily reflect the quality of the disc release. However, in this case I thought that people should be warned that the Albert Kahn DVD appears to be another recent 2|entertain title using shorter international versions of the episodes - if you look at the BBFC classifications, you'll notice that they each run about 8 minutes less than the original UK broadcasts. It might not sound like much to some people, but over the course of the series that amounts to about an hour and a quarter of missing footage, and it might include the parts you enjoyed the most. So if you recorded the series from BBC4 then you might want to hold onto those recordings and treat yourself to the impressive The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn: Colour Photographs from a Lost Age BBC Book instead, which is currently on sale for just a few pounds more.
Update, October 2009:
Using the first of my off-air recordings that I could find, here are a couple of examples of the duration differences:
Middle East - The Birth of Nations (DVD episode 7): BBC4 58'52", DVD 52'16"
Far East - Expeditions to Empires (DVD episode 8): BBC4 58'57", DVD 51'08"
The series is also about to be repeated again on BBC4 from Monday 12th at 8pm, in its original hour-long "The Twenties in Colour" format - don't forget to set your timers!
Update, October 2009:
Using the first of my off-air recordings that I could find, here are a couple of examples of the duration differences:
Middle East - The Birth of Nations (DVD episode 7): BBC4 58'52", DVD 52'16"
Far East - Expeditions to Empires (DVD episode 8): BBC4 58'57", DVD 51'08"
The series is also about to be repeated again on BBC4 from Monday 12th at 8pm, in its original hour-long "The Twenties in Colour" format - don't forget to set your timers!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Despite each episode being trimmed down by 10 minutes, these outstanding episodes about the expiditions of Albert Kahn's photographers all over the world, make for fascinating viewing of beautiful, ethereal colour photographs that you would never have known existed. Catching the last glimpses of Edwardian society before the war, the destruction of french towns between 1914 and 1918, the peace treaties at Versailles, and new countries formed in the 1920s, this series showcases many important events of the early 20th Century, and in spellbinding colour. It's one of those amazing programmes that nodbody knows about, and discovering it is a real joy. I promise that it is one DVD that you will watch time and time again, a truly superior investment.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
excellent
having seen this serious program on t.v , the films and pictures of the age that they were taken are brilliant , so plesed this came out on dvd , great !!
Published 1 day ago by Edwardbutler
Fascinating
I was fascinated by the personality of Albert Khan and by his collection of color pictures. It gives a very lively picture of the world one hunderd years ago.
Published 15 months ago by Jana Turkova
A wonderful world, indeed!
The quality of these 3 DVD's is quite impressing. It gives access to colour pictures from the A. Kahn collection, otherwise inaccessible. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. J. B. Brisset
Thank you BBC !
After catching snippets of it on tv here in Singapore, I decided it was interesting enough to purchase this series on DVD to watch at leisure on my 92-inch projector screen. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Sugunan
Fantastic Time Machine!
This is a truly superb series which absolutely gives the lie to the feeling that television isn't what it used to be. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Mr. Alastair Brown
Beautiful Early Colour Photographs
I bought this as a present for a relative who is very interested in photography after seeing the BBC tv series on BBC4. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2010 by colin silk
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