Standing With Stones: A Journey Through Megalithic Britain

Being from the U.S; I have been always intrigued by the Megalithic stone sites in the British Isles and Ireland, I picked up this video to try to get a better understanding of what they were all about. This video is basically a travelogue of Megalithic sites that the production team visited, with seemingly expert commentary and a history about each site. The production values are very high and an effort was taken to visually present each site at its best, regarding natural lighting and viewing angles. Although this is a private production, it could easily have been a very high class PBS presentation. A large number of sites were visited/recorded, most of the well known ones are here; but, also it includes a great number of sites that seemed to be well off the beaten track.The only negative thing I can say is that I was hoping to understand how and why the peoples of that era spent the time and energy, as they must have done, and just how they made use of them in their culture. That is not the film's fault. I've have never read/heard that science has made that determination yet ... much of these Megalithic sites remain, and maybe always will, an enigma.

This is a beautifully done tour through the British Isles of the ancient stone monuments of the megalithic people (Neolithic). If you are looking for Stonehenge , this isn't it, but it's thought - provoking, sometimes funny, and Rupert Soskin is a rather engaging host through the film. He goes to Britain, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, as well as Skara Brae, giving a sampler of the various types of megalithic sites in the British Isles. Some of them are obscure, but they make you wonder what in the world our ancestors were thinking so long ago? It's entertaining too, which isn't easy to do while looking at old piles of rocks.Very nicely photographed. Easily five stars here.

This film is great eye candy, but unfortunately you are not left with much to ponder at the end except their ascetic beauty. Site after site is visited with rarely any theory or hypothests thrown out to us to keep us intellectuallt stimulated. It's a great watch, but you won't learn much.

Really liked this DVD! I really reccomend this to anyone interested in prehistoric stone-age cultures of England, Ireland Scotland & Wales! I agree with some of the other comments about this video, it does leave you wanting to see more on particular stone circles, standing stones, & burial mounds! They did a good job though - they covered a alot - there is only so much you can show & talk about, when your covering many prehistoric sites! I think they need to make a another DVD, concentrating on particular prehistoric stone monuments, with more in-depth research & coverage!

I have a general interest in archaeology and the Standing With Stones is a good overview of the megalithic stone archaeologicalsites in Britain. The film quality was excellent. Rupert Soskin presented a very good general explanation of the sites. I saw megalithic sites that I will probably never visit. Any further studyof the sites I can obtain through books or internet. I have added the Standing With Stones DVD to my DVD archaeologicalcollections. Charles

I thoroughly enjoyed this DVD to the very end. Thats partly because I enjoy ancient history and partly because I love the UK countryside, but the approach they used to introduce us to each site makes you REALLY feel like you are there. The extra features are great too, especially when you appreciate all the work and dedication it took to make this DVD. I'm now dreaming of travelling the very same route that they took to see each site in person, and what better way to retrace thier steps that to take this DVD with me!

Somewhat interesting, but you REALLY have to be into this subject matter to find it interesting...he basically drives from site to site discussing what may or may not have happened there...after about an hour and ten minutes, I yawned and shut it off. Perhaps I lack the right anthropology/archeology gene, but ultimately I found this DVD boring.

A movie which celebrates the human spirit. The stuff that dreams are made on, that invisible thing inside all of us, that spirit somehow permeates this transcendental documentary like attending a religious service...without any mention of dogma, faith, psalm or prayer. The spirituality of stone and landscape haunts our kind through thousands of years of generations here. Beautifully filmed. One could take away the deepest sense of beauty in this movie, even if not a word were spoken by it's narrator, Rupert Soskin. The Tao of Sky and Stone. Highly recommended.

If you have an interest in megalithic structures, you should get a copy of this while it's still available, as it's now out of print.Soskin has some interesting ideas about the use of these structures. Some make sense, some make you think He's been to the pub before writing them. To be honest, the latter are probably the more accurate ones. Who knows?This is a tour of some of the more interesting structures around the UK and Eire. I knew there were quite a few, but I didn't realise just how many survived. Now I'm going to have to start visiting some of those I didn't know.

I loved the book by Rupert Soskin so this dvd just adds to it. Really interesting series takes you on a journey across to the UK to some amazing sites some well known but others I have never heard of. Since watching the DVD I have visited some. Well worth buying and I hope Rupert Soskin does more books and dvd's.

Interesting, enjoyable well made film about neolithic Britain. Easy to watch. Not bogged down in scientific research. A film made by people who just enjoy visiting these interesting places for people who enjoy visiting these special places.For your information - this US copy absolutely DOES play on UK DVD players.

Perfect DVD for those interested in the Standing Stones of the the UK. There is enough information on each stone circle or solitary stone to whet your appetite.

Gggvery informative and a good introduction to the ancient briton