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DVD ~ Pam Shriver
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  • Actors: Pam Shriver, Maria Bueno, John Newcombe, Evonne Goolagong-Cawley, Ken Rosewall
  • Format: PAL, Full Screen, Dolby, Digital Sound
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Prism Leisure Corporation
  • DVD Release Date: 29 Feb 2004
  • Run Time: 208 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005NDVO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 23,068 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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English
Region 2


Synopsis

This four-hour programme, narrated by Robert Lindsay, takes a look at the history of the Wimbledon Championship, featuring footage that dates back to the early 1900s.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars a missed opportunity but worth buying, 31 Mar 2003
By Maurice Dockrell "mauriceotto" (dublin) - See all my reviews
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This dvd is a missed opportunity - essentialy it comprises four episodes that were screened on the BBC during Wimbledon fortnight two years ago or so. I would have liked more concentration on great matches and rare archive material. Some of the archive material was pretty good and some rare material was discovered but there should have been more. The picture quality is superb. The narration I feel is a bit simplistic and appears to be aimed at the third form, rather than at adults. I would have liked more analysis about the playing styles of the great champions, what made them so great and what their playing weaknesses were.

The extras were a huge let down and frankly not worth having as the video clips therein were a simple repetition of material already on the dvd. The four episode format also led to some repetition and a lack of chronological continuity at times.

All in all worth having for but only as an introduction to the history of Wimbledon. A definitive dvd has yet to be made.

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13 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb insight into another world, 11 Mar 2002
By Matthew David Harris (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Every tennis fan should see this, history, nostalgia, emotion, a superb collection of footage that will whisk you away to another world! 4 hours of this stunning insight into the greatest championships of them all will make you want to watch it again and again. The background music is hauntingly apt at taking you back and forward thrugh time to savour the extraordinary feats of some of the worlds greatest athletes. A must for any tennis fan, great value for money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it,, 2 Sep 2009
By Mrs. D. M. Baillie - See all my reviews
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I'm a tennis nut anyway and I love these kind of programmes - a summing up, a going back to the oldies and remembering them - totally enjoyed it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars History of the Wimbledon Championships
Truly excellent a must for all tennis nuts. Would be good to have a more up to date version. Also excellent value for money and delivery was more than first class!! Read more
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