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• Around the World in 80 Treasures

  Norman Wheatley 03 April 2008

  

  How do you pick 80 artefacts, places or things which represent what humans have done over thousands of years? A great deal of in-depth knowledge helps, for a start. Dan Cruickshank certainly has that. This series is the story of how he travelled to 40 countries in search of the treasures on his list. Some are well known: the Taj Mahal; the Parthenon; the Great Wall of China (but no less impressive just because of their fame.) Others are less famous: Leptis Magna in Libya (I knew nothing of this before watching the programme); Angkor Wat in Cambodia; the underground city of Goreme in Turkey. There are surprising choices, too: the Volkswagen Beetle, the Seagram building in New York and the Sydney Harbour bridge. Dan Cruickshank has a distinctive presentation style and his vocal inflexions take a little getting used to but we can forgive him this because of his overwhelming enthusiasm for everything he sees. He interprets the treasures and places them in context for the layman without ever being patronising. If you like to see the world but don't feel you'll ever get to these far flung places, watch this series. It's an astonishing eye-opener.

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Join Dan Cruickshank as he takes a global tour of the most breathtaking treasures man has ever created Exciting and intrepid intimate and engaging this series explores some of the world&39;s outstanding man-made spectacles Traversing the globe Cruickshank visits every continent to reveal awe-inspiring temples towers castles ruins monuments and artefacts From the exquisite castles of Japan to the Nasca line in Peru from Persepolis in Iran to the Palace of Versailles in France this is your chance to share in the expressive beauty of man&39;s creative powers Episodes Comprise 1 Peru To Brazil 2 Mexico To America 3 Australia To Cambodia 4 Japan To Chine 5 India To Srilanka 6 Uzbekistan To Syria 7 Jordan To Ethiopia 8 Mali To Egypt 9 Turkey To Germany 10 Bosnia To France And Home Actors Dan Cruikshank Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2005 Languages English - Dolby (20) Stereo Duration 10 hours (approx)

The complete BBC series in which Dan Cruickshank takes a global tour of the most jaw-dropping treasures man has ever created. The programmes explore some of Earth's most outstanding man-made spectacles. Traversing the globe, Cruickshank alights at every continent to reveal breathtaking temples, towers, castles, ruins, monuments, and artefacts. From the exquisite castles of Japan to the Nasca line in Peru, from Persepolis in Iran to the Palace of Versailles in France, Cruickshank's obvious passion for the places, people and treasures he encounters is both illuminating and infectious.