Learning on ScreenMould, The Myth and the Microbe, The
- Synopsis
- Looks at the work of Horward Florey and Norman Heatley in the development of penicillin. Includes footage shot by Florey himself showing how penicillin was administered for the first time to soldiers in Africa in 1943.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Updated version broadcast on BBC2 on 8/4/91.
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- antibiotics; history of medicine; penicillin
Credits
- Producer
- David Dugan; Oliver Morse
- Writer
- David Dugan; Oliver Morse
- Contributor
- Jana Bennett
Production Company
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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