Product Details

• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 12
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Warner
• DVD Release Date: October 2, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000UX6O3Y
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,753 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An overview of the greatest continent for wildlife left, August 4, 2009

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This review is from: BBC Atlas: West Hemisphere & Antartica Africa Euro (DVD)

I'm not sure why this Africa feature is packaged with a DVD about European wildlife. Regardless, the Africa portion of this documentary is great. Each episode covers a different ecosystem on the African continent. The episodes discuss the environmental changes that have given rise to each species. I prefer looking at individual ecosystems on one continent rather than the "flying around the world" approach of Planet Earth. With that said, this documentary is much older than Planet Earth (first produced in the late 1980s), so it simply doesn't have the HD quality viewers are used to. Regardless, there are still some amazing scenes, such as sea lions sneaking up on gannets in the water and hippos fighting each other with bloody jaws. Also, the enhanced mode is actually informative and not too intrusive, mentioning interesting facts about the animals. Definitely worth checking out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Set, January 26, 2009

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This review is from: BBC Atlas: West Hemisphere & Antartica Africa Euro (DVD)

Purchased this as a gift for my parents and they LOVED watching this set. I saw most of them too and the photography is amazing. If you're into nature you'll probably really enjoy this. And it makes a great gift. The narration is outstanding also.

2 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars PICTURE QUALITY?, January 16, 2008

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This review is from: BBC Atlas: West Hemisphere & Antartica Africa Euro (DVD)

I didn't Watch these DVDs but I am sure it has valuable information. My problem is with the picture quality. Aspect ration of 3:4 usually comes with midiocre pictures especially for high quality projection system. Can anybody describe the picture quality?