Tony Robinson's Wild West in 3D (2015) [No 3D Blu-ray]

[Interdimensional]

Caught a promo for this. No word on whether a blu-ray release is planned, but it airs November 8th for those that have Sky 3D. And in 2d on Discovery Channel.

http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2015/09/disc...ld-west-in-3d/

The format should be similar to his previous series on WW1: using antique stereocard imagery to illustrate the history, complimented with modern 3D footage discussing the subject with historians and exploring the various locations and artifacts.

World War I (in 3D) With Tony Robinson

Discovery is re-teaming with Tony Robinson for a new 3D documentary series.

The factual channel has given the green-light to Tony Robinson’s Wild West In 3D, a three-part series which follows the former Time Team host as he sets out to expose the untold story of the ‘Wild West’ and reveal the truth behind the Hollywood legends.

Much like Tony Robinson’s World War 1 before it, the three-parter will utilise never-before-seen 3D stereoscopic photographs to tell the trues story of the wild west, from the end of the American Civil War in 1865, when all the western territories in America were opened up to be civilised and exploited, up to the early 20th century.

“We are delighted to be delving back into the historical 3D archives with Tony, this time to explore life in the Wild West”, said Discovery UK’s Graham Laffetry. “The collection of forgotten images used to create the series were completely unknown to academics, experts and the public alike making the series truly ground breaking”

Across the three episodes of Tony Robinson’s Wild West In 3D, Tony Robinson will explore the clashes between the Americans an the native tribes, the infamous western bandits and the pioneers that capitalised on the opportunities of the west such as Buffalo Bill.

The series was commissioned by Dan Korn, the former Senior Vice-President of Special Projects, and is being produced by independent production company Renegade Pictures. Alan Hayling and Catherine Bell are serving as the executive producers. Tony Robinson’s Wild West In 3D will air on Discovery UK and Sky 3D on November 8th.

[Interdimensional]

INTERVIEW: Tony Robinson on his new Wild West documentary series what I found interesting is where he talks about how it came to be that stereo photographs were being taken in the 1880s Wild West.

[Richard--W]

Thanks for alerting us to this, interdimensional.

Déjà vu. Don't you just love it when some TV personality comes along out of the blue and announces a new discovery that everybody else has always known. Well, of course, 3-D photography started in the 1850s and of course stereo photographs were being taken all over the world starting in the mid-1800s. Recently I was working with a dozen stereocards taken in Tombstone, Arizona in 1880 a year before the gunfight there. That's the fence closing off the O.K. Corral that Tony is standing in front of in the link provided above.

I thoroughly appreciated Tony Robertson's World War 1 3-D documentary. Looking forward to watching this on 3-D blu-ray.

[Interdimensional]

Yeah, I know. The phrase 'never before seen', is also bandied around. Though I suppose it's in the nature of historical programming. It's all old news, but if they can present it like a fresh discovery they will. They do what they can to drum up interest. It'll probably be new to the majority of the audience anyway.

To date no bluray has been announced, I don't know if it's something we can take for granted, but perhaps there's still time to talk them into including a stereocard gallery as an extra. These things should be obvious, but so often overlooked.

[bradenklune]

Any word on the bluray for this? I can't seem to find anything. The WW! blu contained 3D and 2D. Hopefully this will be the same.

[Zivouhr]

Sounds interesting, thanks for the info.