Mysterious Mr Tesla, The

Synopsis

Profiles the Yugoslav-American scientist Nikola Tesla, whose experiments with electricity and wireless foreshadowed the discoveries of Edison and Marconi. The programme seeks to explain how he should be neglected by posterity. Some of Tesla’s most spectacular experiments are re-created by the programme’s presenter Robert Symes.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1982

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Technology

Keywords

electricity; history of technology; Tesla, Nicola

Credits

Producer

Robin Bootle

Contributor

Graham Massey; Michael Casey

Cast

Robert Symes

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)

Email

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’