Dante Goes to Hell

Synopsis: Examines possible contributions of volcanoes to the ozone hole. Follows a robot called Dante as it is sent into Erebus, an active volcano in Antarctica, to find out how much ozone-damaging chlorine the volcano is pumping into the earth’s atmosphere. If investigations prove that the chlorine output is high, the urgency for humans to stop using CFCs is all the greater.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1993
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 29 Mar 1993.
Subjects: Environmental science
Keywords: climate; ozone layer; volcanoes

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
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Address: BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
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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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