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  This torrent was uploaded from www.TheBox.bz (signup is open and free) - the home of all British TV 

I ripped all 5 disks of this incredible show, which took forever. 
Comments/opinions always appreciated. 

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This ten volume series was made in 1978 by turning science into a detective story, James Burke creates a series that will fascinate students and adults alike. This interdisciplinary approach has never before been applied to history or science and it succeeds tremendously. Winner of the Red Ribbon in the American Film Festival, the scope of the series covers 19 countries and 150 locations, requiring over 14 months of filming. 

As the Sherlock Holmes of science, Burke tracks through 12,000 years of history for the clues that lead us to eight great life changing inventions-the atom bomb, telecommunications, the computer, the production line, jet aircraft, plastics, rocketry and television. Burke postulates that such changes occur in response to factors he calls "triggers," some of them seemingly unrelated. These have their own triggering effects, causing change in totally unrelated fields as well. 

Episodes are the following: 
 1. The Trigger Effect 
 2. Death in the Morning 
 3. Distant Voices 
 4. Faith in Numbers 
 5. The Wheel of Fortune 
 6. Thunder in the Skies 
 7. The Long Chain 
 8. Eat, Drink and Be Merry 
 9. Countdown 
 10. Yesterday, Tomorrow and You 

*Rip specs of one of files (all episodes are ripped using same settings): 
File Name .........................................: 01 - The Trigger Effect.avi 
File Size.............................................: 622Mb 
Runtime ............................................: 00:49:30 

Video Codec ...................................: XviD 
Frame Size ......................................: 640x480 (AR: 1.333) 
FPS .................................................: 29.971 
Video Bitrate ...................................: 1558 kb/s 
Bits per Pixel ...................................: 0.169 bpp 
B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC.............: [B-VOP], [], [], [] 

Audio Codec ...................................: 0x2000(AC3, Dolby Laboratories, Inc) AC3 
Sample Rate ...................................: 48000 Hz 
Audio Bitrate ...................................: 192 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR 
No. of audio streams .......................: 1 



I highly recommend this series to anyone interested in the origins/evolution of inventions/technology.This is 8 1/2 hours of fascination! 
As with all my uploads, West Coast late night hours will be at a faster speed. 

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Some of the other rather spiffing shows available now and always if you signup free @ www.TheBox.bz: 

Comedy: The Office, Peep Show, Coupling, Chef, Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, The IT Crowd, Brass Eye, Nathan Barley, Young Ones, Monty Python, Blackadder, Alan Partridge, Father Ted, Coupling, Little Britain, Mr Bean, Extras, Green Wing, Mighty Boosh 

Drama: Casualty, Holby City, The Bill, Hustle, Skins, Shameless, Ashes To Ashes 

Entertainment: Faking It, Derren Brown, Scrapheap Challenge, Strictly Come Dancing, Wife Swap 

Game/Quiz Shows: Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Have I Got News For You, Deal Or No Deal (UK), Q.I. 

Education/Documentary: Planet Earth, Horizon, Panorama, Mark Thomas (Comedy) Product 

Food: Hell's Kitchen, Jamie Oliver, The F Word, Kitchen Nightmares, Masterchef, Great British Menu, Gordon Ramsay's Cookalong 

Home/Property/Garden: Property Ladder, How Clean Is Your House?, Changing Rooms, Grand Designs, Homes Under The Hammer, To Buy Or Not To Buy 

Motoring: Top Gear, Fifth Gear 

Music: Top Of The Pops, Jools Holland, Glastonbury 

Reality: Big Brother, Celebrity Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here!, Any Dream Will Do, Grease, Pop Idol, Wife Swap, X Factor, Badger Or Bust, Apprentice UK, Dragons' Den, Britain's Got Talent 

Sci-Fi: Doctor Who, Red Dwarf, Torchwood, Primeval 

Sport: Football (Soccer), Cricket, Rugby, Snooker, Darts, Formula One (F1GP) 

Soaps: Eastenders, Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Neighbours, Hollyoaks 

Style/Fashion: What Not To Wear, Project Catwalk 

Kids: Teletubbies, Blue Peter, Tikkabilla, Andy Pandy, Postman Pat, Shoebox Zoo, Brum, Bob The Builder, Young Dracula, Sarah Jane Adventures, Shaun The Sheep