Big Oil: In the Wake of the ‘Exxon Valdez’

Synopsis

Looks at the ‘Exxon Valdez’ oil spill in Alaska two years on and examines the repercussions of pollution, tanker safety and the apportioning of blame. Shows the power of the oil industry as well as the story of wildlife disaster and recovery.

Series

Natural World, The: Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1985

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 24/3/91.

Subjects

Environmental science

Keywords

Alaska; Arctic; environmental disasters; oil spills; petroleum industries; wildlife

Credits

Producer

Richard Brock

Contributor

Mike Salisbury

Cast

Julian Pettifer

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’