Good question! I think the answers will vary to an extent because people like different styles and personalities of the presenters, and this comes through more in DVDs than books.
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Do a Google search for the video series called Chess for Anyone by Bruce Warner. My son and I thought they were great! They start off at a very beginner level though. Plenty to learn from the set though.

FWIW, I think Daniel King is a superb presenter on videos and DVDs - like the Power Play DVD series. You can get an idea what he's like from his YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/PowerPlayChess

Do a Google search for the video series called Chess for Anyone by Bruce Warner. My son and I thought they were great! They start off at a very beginner level though. Plenty to learn from the set though.
Looks interesting. Are there any DVD samples/excerpts available, to get an idea of Bruce's style?
ETA: I found http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvuIhGW4yRE
That link is for volume 2 which was made a few years ago in response to the Vol 1. The first volume was made in the 90s and released onto DVD in 2005. Here's what a quick YouTube search for Vol 1 came up with. It's the ending of the volume.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9xar1X0cG4

Not the best, but interesting historically and, based on material from earlier series on YouTube, entertaining. I remember watching the first 2 or 3 series on TV in the late 1970s.
http://www.baligu.com/the-master-game.html
One of my favourites was Byrne vs Korchnoi...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xIlFtOlMCg
(Warning: pretty ropey qualitywise with some sync problems.)
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