In article <lBk0A.191361$9u5.113628@fx43.am4>, pepi@egg.nog says...
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> I recall watching this on TV back when it was fairly new.
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> Like the Victorian Garden, the series, too, reminisce of a time passed.
> Documentaries aren't made like this anymore. These days there are extreme
> close-ups, narrators walking away from the camera while the camera man
> follows, as if these sorts of tricks would be something to strive for. I
> beg to differ: the documentary is meant to portray the thing or event
> they are documenting, it is not meant to show off the (doubtful) "skills"
> of the camera crew.
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> I miss he old, quieter times. :,,[
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> Thanks, again! :)
You and me both Pepi. I'll be posting 'The Victorian Kitchen' next and
then 'The Victorian Flower Garden' so there's a bit more to look forward
to.
All the best
NH
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