Dawn of the Clone Age

Synopsis

Tells how Dolly the sheep, the first cloned copy an adult mammal, came to be, looking at the experiments on cloning that went on before, and the scientific possibilities opened up by this development. Looks in particular at the ethical implications of cloning.

Series

Horizon, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1997

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 23/10/97.

Available together with BRAVE NEW BABIES, DESIGNER BABIES and CLONING THE FIRST HUMAN as a package entitled BEST OF HORIZON- GENETICS, wsith linking commentary by Steve Jones. Package price £295.00

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

cloning; genetic engineering

Credits

Producer

Deborah Cadbury

Contributor

John Lynch

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’