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14/02/2002

BBC Learning release classic series on video and DVD

BBC Learning, a division of BBC Worldwide, have dipped into the BBC’s extensive archives to produce a series of classic television programmes on video and DVD.
Due to popular demand, the first three titles in the series reinstate some of the BBC’s most fondly remembered and critically acclaimed programmes like 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' with Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' starring Jeremy Brett and Sir John Gielgud.
The series marks the beginning of BBC Worldwide’s trip into the archives to release a series of digitally remastered classics on video and DVD, but with an impressive archive of other programmes waiting to be unearthed, a whole host of treasures are planned to follow in the future.
Jonathan Drake, Head of Lifelong Learning at BBC Learning, said: “All three programmes received wide critical acclaim when they were first shown on the BBC and are still remembered today as classical masterpieces. This series not only offers people who saw and enjoyed the original programmes the opportunity to relive the experience again, but also allows a whole new generation to enjoy them for the first time.
Priced at £19.99, these titles are accompanied by extensive notes, which allow viewers to learn more about the production and the relevant genre. 'Count Dracula', for example, contains information about the popular myth of vampirism, details of the development of the novel Dracula, and examines the BBC production. Similarly, 'The Hound of the Baskervilles' comes with a booklet tracing Sherlock Holmes’ onscreen career. There is also information about relevant websites, books and societies, as well as details of other productions which may be of interest.
For more information telephone 020 8433 3104 or visit the website at www.bbcworldwide.com/vet/specialinterests
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