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BP: In Deep Water
produced by Peter Grimsdale (BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
One year after the world's worst oil spill and BP is in the middle of another crisis - in Libya, where its $900m deal with Gaddafi hangs in the balance. But for BP it's business as usual. It's no stranger to controversy: be it massive environmental pollution, or doing deals with some of the most repressive regim...
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produced by Peter Grimsdale (BBC Worldwide, 2010), 52 mins
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One year after the world's worst oil spill and BP is in the middle of another crisis - in Libya, where its $900m deal with Gaddafi hangs in the balance. But for BP it's business as usual. It's no stranger to controversy: be it massive environmental pollution, or doing deals with some of the most repressive regimes on the planet. Award-winning director James Brabazon follows US investigator Greg Palast from Alaska to Azerbaijan to reveal how BP...
One year after the world's worst oil spill and BP is in the middle of another crisis - in Libya, where its $900m deal with Gaddafi hangs in the balance. But for BP it's business as usual. It's no stranger to controversy: be it massive environmental pollution, or doing deals with some of the most repressive regimes on the planet. Award-winning director James Brabazon follows US investigator Greg Palast from Alaska to Azerbaijan to reveal how BP operates in some of the most environmentally and politically challenging places on earth.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Peter Grimsdale, Greg Palast, 1952-
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Harold Elletson, Dan Lawn, Christopher Huhne, 1954-, R. King Milling, Ivor Van Heerden, William Pitts, Rick Steiner, Jane Lubchenco, 1947-, Tony Hayward, 1957-, Greg Palast, 1952-
Person Discussed
Harold Elletson, Dan Lawn, Christopher Huhne, 1954-, R. King Milling, Ivor Van Heerden, William Pitts, Rick Steiner, Jane Lubchenco, 1947-, Tony Hayward, 1957-
Topic / Theme
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (BP), Petroleum engineering, Engineering
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Copyright © 2010 BBC Worldwide
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Building Cars, Episode 1
directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by James May, 1963-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 51 mins
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Bui...
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directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by James May, 1963-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 51 mins
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Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufactur...
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufacturing is dead and see how design becomes reality. Over three episodes James and the team discover exactly how a car is born. Real cars, real people and real time - a real television event. In the first episode, James makes friends with an army of diligent robots and busts the myth that British manufacturing is dead. Kate heads to Norway to discover why the electric car is king of the Norwegian road and Ant explores the history and heritage of one of the most iconic cars ever built. With access all areas live on the factory floor, the team will see exactly how a car is born - a car that tomorrow will be driven off the line ready for life on the open road.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016, Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017, James May, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Building Cars
Topic / Theme
Manufacturing processes, Cars
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
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Building Cars, Episode 2
directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by James May, 1963-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Bui...
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directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by James May, 1963-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
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Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufactur...
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufacturing is dead and see how design becomes reality. Over three episodes James and the team discover exactly how a car is born. Real cars, real people and real time - a real television event. James May, Kate Humble and Ant Anstead are back broadcasting live from one of the biggest and busiest car factories in Britain. Think you know how a car is born? Think again. James races against the clock on the production line and embraces the Japanese philosophy of Kaizen. Kate gets to the bottom of how manufacturers test car seats for mass production and Ant heads to Germany to put his faith in a driverless car on the autobahn. Inside the factory, the team reveal what it takes to build a thousand different cars a day, and are live as a car that started being built yesterday drives off the production line for the very first time.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016, Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017, James May, 1963-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Building Cars
Topic / Theme
Manufacturing processes, Cars
Copyright Message
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Building Cars, Episode 3
directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by Ant Anstead, 1979- and Kate Humble, 1968-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Bui...
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directed by Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016 and Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017; presented by Ant Anstead, 1979- and Kate Humble, 1968-; produced by Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Building Cars (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 53 mins
Description
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufactur...
Buckle up for a journey into the fascinating secret world of the car factory in this brand new three part series. James May goes behind the scenes to reveal the science, engineering and people that keep us all on the road, with access all areas to the MINI plant in Oxford where a car is built every 68 seconds. Building Cars will also step outside the factory to explore the evolution of global mass production, bust the myth that British manufacturing is dead and see how design becomes reality. Over three episodes James and the team discover exactly how a car is born. Real cars, real people and real time - a real television event.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Lorraine Evans, fl. 2010-2015, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Matt Pitts-Tucker, fl. 2006-2015, Matt Cottingham, fl. 2002-2017, Ben Crichton, fl. 2004-2016, Sam Bailey, fl. 2001-2017, Ant Anstead, 1979-, Kate Humble, 1968-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Building Cars
Topic / Theme
Manufacturing processes, Cars
Copyright Message
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The Chopper
produced by Patrick Uden, 1946- (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1982), 57 mins
This documentary traces the evolution of the helicopter, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. It also examines the latest research within the industry, and, with the aid of graphics, produces a glimpse of the helicopter of the future.
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produced by Patrick Uden, 1946- (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1982), 57 mins
Description
This documentary traces the evolution of the helicopter, using rare archive footage of early pioneering flights. It also examines the latest research within the industry, and, with the aid of graphics, produces a glimpse of the helicopter of the future.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Patrick Uden, 1946-, Martin Jarvis, 1941-
Date Published / Released
1982
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Martin Jarvis, 1941-
Topic / Theme
Science curriculums, Transportation, Engineering, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1982 BBC Worldwide
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Clockwork Radio
produced by John Groom, fl. 1995-1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 33 mins
This documentary follows the story of inventor Trevor Baylis and his clockwork radio which is set to be mass produced in South Africa.
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produced by John Groom, fl. 1995-1997 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1995), 33 mins
Description
This documentary follows the story of inventor Trevor Baylis and his clockwork radio which is set to be mass produced in South Africa.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
John Groom, fl. 1995-1997, Chirs Evans, fl. 1995
Date Published / Released
1995
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Speaker / Narrator
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013, Trevor Graham Baylis, 1937-, Chirs Evans, fl. 1995
Person Discussed
Nelson Mandela, 1918-2013, Trevor Graham Baylis, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Manufacturing industry, Sciences, Mechanical engineering, Science
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1995 BBC Worldwide
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Collision Course, 1, At Southall
produced by Todd Austin, in Collision Course, 1 (BBC Worldwide, 2003), 59 mins
On September 19th 1997 seven British commuters were killed in Britain’s Southall rail crash. Collision Course unravels the science of the eight-and- a-half seconds of the crash, to discover why some passengers died, while others apparently more at risk did not. With a major train crash now predicted to happen ev...
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produced by Todd Austin, in Collision Course, 1 (BBC Worldwide, 2003), 59 mins
Description
On September 19th 1997 seven British commuters were killed in Britain’s Southall rail crash. Collision Course unravels the science of the eight-and- a-half seconds of the crash, to discover why some passengers died, while others apparently more at risk did not. With a major train crash now predicted to happen every two years what, if any, choices can you make to improve your chances of surviving a collision?
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Todd Austin, Charles Dance, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Collision Course
Speaker / Narrator
Charles Dance, 1946-
Topic / Theme
Southall Rail Crash, Railroad industry, Train tracks, Trains, Rail accidents, Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 BBC Worldwide
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Collision Course, 2, At Kegworth
produced by Todd Austin, in Collision Course, 2 (BBC Worldwide, 2003), 1 hour 1 mins
In 1989 a Boeing 737 crash-landed on one of Britain’s major motorways. Collision Course examines how this event affected those who survived.Powerful human testimony and the latest in graphics techniques combineto unravel the chain of events set in motion by this major tragedy.
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produced by Todd Austin, in Collision Course, 2 (BBC Worldwide, 2003), 1 hour 1 mins
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In 1989 a Boeing 737 crash-landed on one of Britain’s major motorways. Collision Course examines how this event affected those who survived.Powerful human testimony and the latest in graphics techniques combineto unravel the chain of events set in motion by this major tragedy.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Todd Austin, Charles Dance, 1946-
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Collision Course
Speaker / Narrator
Charles Dance, 1946-
Topic / Theme
British Midland Flight 92, Aerospace engineering, Airplanes, Transportation industry, Aircraft accidents, Engineering
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 BBC Worldwide
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Disaster, Series 1, Episode 3, The Goiania Incident
produced by Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992, in Disaster, Series 1, Episode 3 (BBC Worldwide, 1997), 29 mins
In 1989, a mysterious outburst of radioactive contamination in Goiania, Brazil brought panic to the streets. Shot on location in Brazil, this film recreates the disaster and the vast emergency clean-up that followed. It also focuses on a group of people who found strange glowing crystals which they gave to their f...
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produced by Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992, in Disaster, Series 1, Episode 3 (BBC Worldwide, 1997), 29 mins
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In 1989, a mysterious outburst of radioactive contamination in Goiania, Brazil brought panic to the streets. Shot on location in Brazil, this film recreates the disaster and the vast emergency clean-up that followed. It also focuses on a group of people who found strange glowing crystals which they gave to their friends and family – gifts of death.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1996, 1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Disaster
Topic / Theme
Goiania Accident, Medical tools, Medical supplies, Nuclear engineering, Engineering
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 BBC Worldwide
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Disaster, Series 1, Episode 4, Atlantic
produced by Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992, in Disaster, Series 1, Episode 4 (BBC Worldwide, 1997), 29 mins
Janet Culver placed a personal ad for a fishing companion,and slowly fell inlove with the man who replied. But her dreams were shattered when tragedystruck and they were shipwrecked. The horrors of being stranded for daysin a small dinghy are reconstructed in this film, which includes an interviewwith Janet Culver...
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produced by Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992, in Disaster, Series 1, Episode 4 (BBC Worldwide, 1997), 29 mins
Description
Janet Culver placed a personal ad for a fishing companion,and slowly fell inlove with the man who replied. But her dreams were shattered when tragedystruck and they were shipwrecked. The horrors of being stranded for daysin a small dinghy are reconstructed in this film, which includes an interviewwith Janet Culver herself.It features actors Garrick Hagon and Karen Lewis.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Bryn Higgins, fl. 1992
Date Published / Released
1996, 1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Disaster
Speaker / Narrator
Janet Culver
Person Discussed
Janet Culver
Topic / Theme
Boats and ships, Boat trips, Mechanical engineering, Engineering
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1997 BBC Worldwide
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