Plastic Fantastic

Synopsis
Follows inventor and ex-hairdresser Maurice Ward on a trip to NASA to discuss his invention ‘starlite’, a new kind of indestructible plastic that interests not only NASA, but also government departments and multinational companies.
Series
Qed, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Sale; 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Technology
Keywords
plastics; technological innovation

Credits

Producer
David Dugan
Cast
Alec Guinness 

Production Company

Name

Windfall Films Ltd

Sponsor

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’

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