I've just got the dvd and haven't noticed anything different yet, not threw watching it though. Just finished the first disc, but I believe everybody so I know there's gonna be scenes missing. I don't think I'll notice the differences though, I most likely won't remember them. I havn't watch 'Island at War' since it's initial run an PBS. Though it's not uncommom for PBS to take away from their shows or to add to their shows. Since the dvd was released by Granada/ITV, it's most likely the UK broadcast version. The same thing happened to me when I bought 'The Forsyte Saga' on dvd (also released on dvd by Granada). It was the UK broadcast version, but PBS aired so many new scenes that were cut out, most likely deleted scenes, to make it even longer than it's 6 eppys. I was bummed, the PBS version seemed so much better. Luckly PBS recently re-aired it so, I taped that version.
It's win/lose with PBS sometimes. When I bought the dvd of 'He Knew He Was Right', BBC relesed it on dvd, it had the complete four episodes. When PBS aired it they butchered the mini into two episodes and cut so much stuff out, stuff important to the plot to. The only way we'd ever get versions of the films PBS airs the way it actually airs on PBS, is if they themselves (WGBH Boston) put it out on dvd. Like they did with 'The Ruby in the Smoke'. It's exactly the same edit as was shown on Masterpiece Theatre. Which is bad because I happened to see the original BBC version and PBS heaviy edited it. They cut out an entire side plot. See, it's a win/lose for people like me who love to get the dvd's for programs like these.
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