Learning on ScreenSmokers’ Luck
- Synopsis
- Looks at illnesses resulted from smoking tobacco. Asks whether lung deterioration can be detected at an early stage and how much of the recent increase in heart disease is due to cgarette smoking. Looks at the role of carbon monoxide in heart disease, its effects on blood supply. Discusses the effects of mothers’ smoking during prenancy and the dangers of passive smoking.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1980
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- heart disease; smoking
Credits
- Producer
- Alec Nisbett
- Writer
- Alec Nisbett
- Contributor
- Geoffrey Botterill; Simon Campbell-Jones
- Cast
Paul Vaughan
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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