These are exciting next steps for BBC Studios Home Entertainment. We look forward to working closely with the Spirit team to continue creating the best of British TV on DVD.” — Lesley Johnson, Director of Home Entertainment, UK, BBC Studios I have a worrying large pile of DVD's and blu-rays that I've been meaning to watch, in some cases for years (many bought in sales). Spirit is the UK’s largest independent distributor of physical Home Entertainment representing a broad mixture of content from major broadcasters, independent film producers, artists, and agents, including ITV, C4, Acorn, Fremantle, Dazzler Media, Network Releasing, Altitude Film, Noah Media, Picturehouse and many more. D'Alessandro, Anthony (November 10, 2020). "Jennifer Lopez Romantic Comedy 'Marry Me' Heads To Summer". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020 . Retrieved November 10, 2020. Set in the Old West in the late 19th century, the film follows Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion (voiced by Matt Damon as a narrator), who is captured during the American Indian Wars by the United States Cavalry; he is eventually freed by a Lakota man named Little Creek with whom he bonds, as well as a mare named Rain. In contrast to the anthropomorphic style of animal characters in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through non-linguistic sounds and body language (albeit with many human facial expressions and reactions).

Anyway Network were good for releasing half forgotten, but generally good dramas from the eighties and nineties that had never been repeated by the BBC and ITV for decades. If you wanted a BBC crime drama from 1991 that only a handful of fans remembered and wanted to see again, then Network was the place to go for a box set. Lesley Johnson, Director of Home Entertainment, UK at BBC Studios said: “These are exciting next steps for BBC Studios Home Entertainment. We look forward to working closely with the Spirit team to continue creating the best of British TV on DVD”.From April, Spirit Entertainment will manage BBC Studios Home Entertainment physical catalogue at retail and its manufacturing and distribution supply chain. BBC Studios retains all licensing rights and a small selection of drama titles such as Doctor Who and landmark Natural History content, including the recent Green Planet, will continue to be mastered by the BBC Studios inhouse production team. Majendie, Paul (May 17, 2002). "From Shrek to the horse's..." News24. Archived from the original on April 7, 2020 . Retrieved October 20, 2018. Festival de Cannes: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012 . Retrieved November 4, 2009.

James Cromwell as The Colonel, leader of a cavalry of soldiers. He is based on George Armstrong Custer. Solomons, Jason (July 7, 2002). "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron". The Observer. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019 . Retrieved September 11, 2017. Shamsian, Jacob (March 29, 2022). "Every animated movie that's won an Oscar". Business Insider. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023 . Retrieved August 11, 2022. Puig, Claudia (May 24, 2002). "In 'Spirit,' a mustang sallies forth". USA Today. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017 . Retrieved September 11, 2017.

It worries me that it is probably not long we'll be completely at the mercy of broadcasters and streaming services. No getting around stuff being there one minute and gone the next, censorship, edited versions of stuff, etc. Dazzler have also released some of the Channel 5 Original Dramas on DVD, I don't be surprised if they take over the Network releases, just as they have with VCI (remember them?)/2 Entertain.

Two video games based on the film were released on October 28, 2002, by THQ: the PC game Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Forever Free and the Game Boy Advance game Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron — Search for Homeland. [40]THE 75TH ACADEMY AWARDS 2003". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016 . Retrieved April 8, 2015. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016 . Retrieved April 11, 2016.