Page 1 of World at War 10th anniversary set.Any good?

I wanna get this for my mums birthday but £100 odd quid is a bit steep.Is it much better than the ordinary boxset(£80ish)?

My good lady treated me to this on DVD a couple of years ago and as I watched the series when originally broadcast and always fancied buying it on VHS I am glad I got it at long last. I am not sure what differences there are between the original and the 10th anniversary set but the extras, if any, will possibly make one of the finest documentaries ever made even better.
Try http://www.play.com or any other on line stores and you may find it a bit cheaper.

HTH

Choagy

Having had a quick peek on Play, the 30th anniversary set has an additional disk (11 rather than 10)

Here`s a quick breakdown:

The World At War - 30th Anniversary Box Set (11 Discs)
Special Features
A limited edition box set to celebrate the 30th Anniverary of the making of `The World At War` - orginally transmitted on 31st October 1973
8 `The World At War` special programmes
A new disc containing interviews not used from the orginal series with previously unseen material
Exclusive new interviews with Sir Jeremy Isaacs and other members of the orginal production team
`The World At War` book of the series
Facsimile of the orginal BAFTA journal of the making of the series - not seen since 1974
Imperial War Museum photo gallery
Biographies
Brief history of `The World At War`
Episode summaries
Speeches
Songs
Newsreels and maps
Animated introductions with a four screen moving menu
Chapter selection
Technical Details
Actors Narrated by: Laurence Olivier ; Eric Porter
Certificate Exempt from Classification
Screen Fullscreen 4:3
Colour B & W and Colour
Languages English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
Subtitles None listed
Duration 34 hours (approx)
http://www.playserver7.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=114765

The World At War - Collectors Edition Box Set (10 Discs)
Animated Introductions with a four screen moving menu
Imperial War Museum Photo Gallery
Biographies
Brief history of `The World At War`
Episode summaries
Speeches
Songs
Newsreels and maps
`Making Of`
Chapter Selection
Technical Details
Actors Presenter/Narrator: Laurence Olivier ; Eric Porter
Certificate Exempt from Classification
Screen Fullscreen 4:3
Colour Colour ; B&W
Languages English - Dolby (2.0) Stereo
Duration 32 hours and 30 minutes (approx)
http://www.playserver7.com/play247.asp?page=title&r=R2&title=96277

Stuff in blue seems to be common.

This item was edited on Thursday, 17th July 2003, 07:58

Cheers Choagy.Actually Amazon seems to be the cheapest around(even cheaper than Play) and because its over £39 you get free shipping.Woo-hoo!

You can get the boxset on R1 from www.store4.com for £56.95 inc del.

That is a 5 disc set, not the new one. It`s also cheaper here £46

This item was edited on Tuesday, 22nd July 2003, 19:13

This is not the new one but it is the same as the original R2 release, albeit 5 discs they are all DVD18s i.e double sided and dual layered and at well over half the price of the new release it is far more value for money in my opinion, this is the set that i have. I did pay £60 for the R1 version as i could not justify spending an extra £50 or there abouts for the new set that only has one extra disc of extras and a fax!