Talk:The Ascent of Man

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Are we sure about this:

In fact the complete series has not been screened uncut in Britain since 1986

I saw what appeared to be the complete series shown late at night on BBC2 a few years ago (probably around 2000) - it may have been screened during the "Learning Zone" or whatever they call it. I don't know for sure if it was complete, but as I say, it appeared to be so (unless I'm misremembering something). They certainly didn't include commercials or extra bits by Douglas Adams. --Camembert

The version shown on the Learning Zone was cut from 50 minutes per episode to 45. (Over the course of 13 episodes that's over an hour missing!) Why they did it I just don't know - I stopped trying to make sense of the BBC's decisions years ago, but it makes me mad that they're not willing to give it a fully-remastered DVD edition. --Lee M

The BBC is indeed a strange beast. Thanks for the explanation. --Camembert

UPDATE: There's now a fully-remastered DVD edition, to which I can only say about bloody time too...but it's only available by mail order!!! See revised article for details. Lee M 16:50, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

QUESTION: Is this the full version or the 5 minutes bbc-buchery one.--LexCorp 17:13, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Hopefully full length...if they're going to all the trouble of remastering you'd think they'd include the whole thing! Anyway, I've only just ordered it, so I'll be able to let you know in a few days. Lee M 17:42, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Thanks, I would appreciate that. I got the series by "other" means and will only pay for a respectful remaster. --LexCorp 18:05, 25 Feb 2005 (UTC)

(Moving back to left of frame): OK, I've just received the DVDs and although I haven't watched them all yet I'm happy to confirm that they are apparently uncut - at least, they're all just under 50 minutes, which checks out. No extras though, apart from a short reminiscence by David Attenborough. PS region code is 2 & 4 (ie Europe and Australia & NZ). Lee M 13:41, 7 Mar 2005 (UTC)