Learning on ScreenTides of War
- Alternative title
- Tide of War
- Synopsis
- Looks at the ecological disaster in the Arabian Gulf resulting from the oil spills and burning oil wells of the conflict in the area that began in August 1990. Follows the progress of the oil slicks along hundreds of miles of coastline and shows the rescue of thousands of polluted birds and the efforts to clean the beaches before the return of the turtles to their breeding grounds. Shows the effects of the burning oil wells on migrating birds and discusses the long-term effects of the pollution.
- Series
- Survival, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.
- Year of production
- 1991
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £12.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast as TIDE OF WAR on ITV on 18/4/91.
- Subjects
- Environmental science
- Keywords
- environmental disasters; Gulf War (1990-1991); oil spills; oil wells
Credits
- Director
- Michael McKinnon
- Producer
- Malcolm Penny; Michael McKinnon
- Cast
Richard Kiley
Production Company
- Name
McKinnon Films
Sponsor
- Name
Channel Four Television
- Phone
- 071-396 4444
- Address
- LONDON
SW1P 2TX
- Name
National Geographic Society, www.nationalgeogeographic.com
- Notes
- Videos distributed in the UK by Quadrant Video (7/00)
Distributor
- Name
McKinnon Films
- mckinnonfilms@dial.pipex.com
- Phone
- 020 7267 5530
- Fax
- 020 7267 4322
- Address
- 205 Royal College Street
London
NW1 0SG
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