ertain ▁high - profile ▁perform ers ▁such ▁as ▁Jenn ifer ▁Sau nd ers ▁and ▁Ian ▁McK ellen ▁previously ▁advert ised ▁on ▁Am n esty ' s ▁website ▁as ▁confirmed ▁participants ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁show , ▁but ▁participated ▁as ▁voice ▁actors ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁anim ations ▁shown ▁throughout . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 - hour ▁show ▁was ▁vide ot aped ▁and ▁ 7 0 ▁minutes ▁of ▁highlight s ▁were ▁broadcast ▁by ▁Britain ' s ▁Channel ▁Four ▁station ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ ▁A ▁DVD ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 4 ▁December ▁with ▁a ▁duration ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 ▁minutes ▁plus ▁ 8 3 ▁minutes ▁of ▁extra ▁material . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁' ext ras ' ▁section ▁were ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁anim ations ▁from ▁the ▁show ▁itself . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁" c ine cast s " ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Royal ▁Albert ▁Hall ▁event ▁was ▁shown ▁live ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁cin emas ▁in ▁major ▁British ▁cities . ▁ ▁Several ▁reviews ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁media ▁noted ▁that , ▁with ▁a ▁few ▁exceptions , ▁the ▁performances ▁and ▁material ▁were ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁cal ib re ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁compare ▁to ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁shows ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁critical ▁comments ▁were ▁temper ed ▁by ▁references ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁was ▁held ▁for ▁a ▁good ▁cause ▁- ▁e . g . ▁the