Information
This 13 volume series attempts a massive survey of science, from flint tools to the theory of relativity. The series, a co-production of the BBC and Time-Life Films was made as a science counterpart to Kenneth Clark's "Civilisation". It is given superb technical support, with two crews using innovative filming techniques, shooting in 27 countries. Dr. Jacob Bronowski makes for an unorthodox narrator, his non-scripted delivery ranging from hushed awe to trembling passion. He uses the crawling infant, the performing athlete, the development of the hunt and the discovery of fire to illustrate the most distinctive feature of man: imagination. His Scientific-Humanism is often spectacular, always provocative. The DVDs extra is a recent interview with Sir David Attenborough who recalls the making of "The Ascent of Man" series.
Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski
Directed by Dick Gilling, Mick Jackson and David Kennard
Produced by Adrian Malone & Dick Gilling
Edited by Roy Fry
Quotations read by Roy Dotrice and Joss Ackland
Music by Dudley Simpson & Brian Hodgson
49 minutes per part, English audio, 1973
Screeners
http://docuwiki.net/index.php?title=The_Ascent_of_Man
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Technical Specs
Video Codec: x264
Video Bitrate: ~2000 Kbps
Video Resolution: 692-6x520-4
Video Aspect Ratio: ~1.33 / 4:3
Video Framerate: 25
Video AR Error: -0.15% (average)
Quality Factor: 0.22 b/px
Audio: English (UK)
Audio Codec: AAC
Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s
Runtime per Part: 49 minutes
Number of Parts: 13 + extra
Part Size: 746 Mb per part + extra = 9.66 Gb total
Encoded by: PolarBear
Release Notes
Thanks to H2O for the episode cover photos and info!
Also, BIG thanks to the sub makers.
This release is a big improvement over ebwoy's AVI version. That said, the source is old, noisy and grainy, so don't expect miracles
Happy 2012 to my fellow MVGers! :yahoo:
Subtitles
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Extra Information
Buy the DVDs here: http://www.ambrosevideo.com/items.cfm?id=860
And here: http://www.amazon.com/Ascent-Man-Dr-Jacob-Bronowski/dp/B000NDI3SK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324861859&sr=8-1
IMBD (8.8 / 10): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069733/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ascent_of_Man
AVIs available here: http://forums.mvgroup.org/index.php?showtopic=17012
Thanks to MVGroup.org
