Ok for the people like myself, who just like their Shakespeare not too complicated (but not watered down), this DVD is fantastic. The animated tales were shown on the BBC2 channel and until now they were lost into the ether but now they are on DVD for you to enjoy. For the price it's a fantastic way to watch the story's unfold and some of the animation is really well done. My favourite is A midsummer night dream but all of them are very good to watch.