The BBC Natural History Collection 2 (Life / Ganges / Wild China / Galapagos / Life in Cold Blood)

We owned life already but bought this set because of the excellent price. I was thrilled when I got it and found out this version of life is narrated by attenborough and is also 102 minutes longer than the oprah winifrey version that we already own. It's almost like owning two totally different versions!! My 7 year old has watched this series so many times she still loves it !! Life is a great family movie to watch over and over again. It has a very good flow good sound quality and fabulous picture quality!! I would recomend to any one that loves nature and animals!

The contents of this box set are as follows:LIFENarrated by David AttenboroughNumber of Discs: 4Feature: 10 Episodes, 586 MinutesBonus Material: Life on Location (collection of 10 behind-the-scenes video diaries)NATURE'S MOST AMAZING EVENTSNarrated by David AttenboroughNumber of Discs: 2Feature: 6 Episodes, 300 MinutesBonus Material: Nature's Most Amazing Events video diariesSOUTH PACIFICNarrated by Benedict CumberbatchNumber of Discs: 2Feature: 6 Episodes, 353 MinutesBonus Material: 10-Minuted "Making Of" video with each episodeYELLOWSTONE: BATTLE FOR LIFENarrated by Peter FirthNumber of Discs: 1Feature: 3 Episodes, 150 MinutesBonus Material: The People of YellowstoneVideo/Audio Info:- Video quality is 1080i on most of the discs, "Life" is 1080p- English subtitles on all discs, "Life" also has Spanish & French subtitles- All of these sets are the BBC UK versions, uncut and with original narrators.I highly recommend this box set. Most people are familiar with "Life" and "Nature's Most Amazing Events", both of which are must-owns on Blu-Ray. But the other two series, "Yellowstone" and "South Pacific", also have stunning cinematography and are worth a watch.You might also be interested in the previous box set, BBC Natural History Collection (Planet Earth: Special Edition / Galapagos / Ganges / Wild China) [Blu-ray]

The BBC sucked me in with their Planet Earth program when it first aired on American television. On the strength of that product alone I went and purchased both of these BBC High-Definition Natural History Collections. With both of them, the main feature (in this case, "Life") is obviously very well done and enjoyable to view. The others are more 4 star quality programs and don't feel as satisfying as watching the main offering.If you're into nature documentaries at all, the full set of Collection 1 and 2 may be an amazing start to your own disc based collection.

Up to 37 inch screen size, these programs (video quality) blew me away, especially Life and Nature's Most Amazing Events.Beyond 37 inches, the video quality at 40 plus inch screen, not so, but in my home, no one cared.As to the complaints regarding 1080p and 1080i and 720p and no toilet paper in the bathroom...Not everyone has to have a 70 inch plus size screen (even though some are dumb enough to buy DLP without asking about bulb life, costs after purchasing the tv, etc.), but one also has to research how the programs were recorded, edited, mastered, etc.Gold Box deal at half price or better?Very cool.Get this!Two personal notes:1 - The purchase of Planet Earth as a stand-alone set vs. buying the BBC Collection 1 was fine with us,2 - Life (with David Attenborough) in my opinion was ten-fold better than Oprah. Oprah needs to stick to her syndicated talk shows that she has now retired from, and perhaps pay attention to her failing (expensive to the cable and satellite viewer) OWN Network. Her version of Life proves this is not another career for her.The BBC has to pay big bucks for David Attenborough, and they should as he is that good, but to get an American issue of Life and not pay the big bucks for David Attenborough has proven to be a huge mistake.

This is the most beautifully shot & well-produced documentary collections you will ever see, period. I've been a big fan of David Attenborough ever since my dad, brother & I used to watch "Nature" on PBS way back in the early 80's, so when I heard the voices of Benedict Cumberbatch & Peter Firth on some of the episodes I was a bit surprised but only for about 15 seconds, for the two relative newcomers are exceptional in their own unique ways. These erudite narrators fit in nicely with David's deliberate, sometimes wry delivery. The cinematography is world-class, the audio quality & editing is outstanding & the content is breathtaking. You will not be disappointed in the slightest.

My wife and I were amazed with the quality and beauty of this BBC series. The photography, music, and narration by Benedict Cumberbatch are simply top notch and very relaxing to watch. This series defines what heights TV can climb to. If only US TV executives would choose to produce TV productions of this quality. We have grown tired of the negatvity and mindless trash that make up much of US TV programming. So programs like this one are a welcome alternative.

Videos are amazing, and the sound, when it works, is of very hi quality. However,sevaral discs in this set are defective - there are very frequent sound interruption problems. I tryed it on my new laptop, and it does not play at all. I missed my window for return, as it was not my intention to watch all 9 discs in a month. Be sure to check all your disks.