Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World [DVD]

I use this when I teach - the sewer king in particular for GCSE medicine through time. Bit it is a fascinating series that is well acted, narrated and full of interesting bits and pieces that keep me, the history teacher, interested and impressed. If you were bored out your bonce in those Industrial Revolution lessons in the past (and I was), then this is a fabulous series to watch.

The BBC still do good quality drama and this is definitely top drawer. I watched this on release on BBC2 and was engrossed. Each 'wonder' is put together using actors to portray the significant players in a 'talking head' format, with the eloquent Robert Lindsay as the voice over.For those who are interested in how the great engineers of yesteryear built their amazing projects, these seven 'wonders' are compulsive viewing. The story from the beginning to the end is woven with intrigue, danger, personal sacrfice but the biggest battles are against nature itself.Seven Wonders of The Industrial World is rivetting and won't fail to impress. The Seven Wonders are...The Great Ship - Isambard Kingdom BrunelThe Brooklyn BridgeBell Rock LighthouseThe Sewer King - London's sewer systemThe Panama CanalThe Hoover DamThe Line - The building of the railway, from coast to coast, in the US.

This BBC series focuses on seven great engineering marvels and dramatises them impeccably. Some you'll have heard of (the Panama Canal; the Brooklyn Bridge). Some you won't (the Bell Rock lighthouse; London's sewers). All of them are fascinating feats of design, construction and endurance. With excellent narration by Robert Lindsay, these are seven stories you really shouldn't miss. Incidentally, this R1 disc IS the same version that aired in the UK, in case you were wondering!

But still great content! Wouldn’t recommend watching it on your 60” screen though ;P

If you have never heard of this dvd before,it is a must have on your list to buy. It is a factual dvd on some of the biggest Industrial evolutions of our time! And having visited some of these wonders, it is just Amazing to be shown how they were brought from a vision too reality.I would recomend this dvd for all the family, as it is very educational.A truly amazing insight into some of the greatest individual engineering projects that are used by millions of people everyday.Craig Nish Seven Wonders Of The Industrial World [DVD ]

Please don't be put off by the title. The writers of every episode in this series achieved something really special. They managed to tell the story, in an easily understandable and enjoyable way, of some of the most incredible feats of modern engineering. You do not need to have a technical mind, or even be interested particularly in engineering to be able to follow, understand and enjoy these stories.The music is brilliantThe acting is soundThe narration - by Robert Lindsay - brings the necessary gravitas to the stories being toldThis should be compulsory in schools. Excellent.

I received my order today, but was surprised it was not in a sealed wrapper and also not a box set, but in a single DVD case with all the discs placed into one cover - just found it unusual and not what I expected for a new series being bought as a gift. However I know the whole series is worth watching.

This is just a great piece of educational television - seven documentaries about seven major pieces and engineering and the people behind them. One of the things I love about these dramatisations is they way bring across the passion of the engineers who created these masterpieces, who sometimes sacrificed health and wealth for their dream.If I had my way, these would be shown at school as part of science or engineering courses.