Piper Alpha: The Human Price of Oil

Synopsis

In July 1988, 167 men were killed in the world’s worst oil industry disaster to date. Using interviews with eyewitnesses who were aboard the ‘Piper Alpha’ oil rig, questions the standards of design and engineering of oil rig platforms and attitudes to safety.

Series

Panorama, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video

Year of production

1988

Availability

Sale

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 on 19/9/88.

Subjects

Engineering; Environmental science

Keywords

engineering design; environmental disasters; oil platforms; petroleum industries; safety measures

Credits

Producer

Charles Furneaux

Contributor

Tim Gardam

Cast

Jane Corbin

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£195.00

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

40 minutes

Year

2014

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’