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Title: Not the original BBC & no David Attenborough - unbelievable
Review: The original "The Himalayas" is a BBC HD production lovingly narrated by Sir David Attenborough. Well, the visuals are the same (and simply stunning) but only in America would the narration be changed to someone else (an unnamed voice actor). His narration is flat and uninteresting and his timing does not match the visuals. The script and music are the same as the original BBC programme.I'm British living in America and I have found this weird anomaly of voice swap quite a bit with documentaries - overdubbing Oprah Winfrey for Sir David Attenborough in another BBC HD programme and so on. Why, I will never know. I simply find it annoying. And with the ludicrous Blu-ray Region locking (and incompatible 1080i/50hz), I can't just buy the BBC originals from England and play them in America.Oh well... more money wasted.Don't buy if you are expecting Sir David, otherwise it's worth a look for the outstanding BBC cinematography.
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