Alaska: Oil on the Rocks

Synopsis

In 1989 the oil tanker ‘Exxon Valdez’ ran aground and split open off the coast of Alaska, spilling 10m barrels of oil into the sea. The ecological disaster sparked an angry debate about the oil comapnies’ plans to develop Alaska - many say the sacrifice of the wildnerness is too high a price to pay for cheap oil.

Series

Panorama, Series

Language

English

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

Year of production

1989

Availability

Sale; 1996 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 on 19 Jun 1989.

Subjects

Engineering; Environmental science

Keywords

environmental disasters; oil platforms; petroleum industries

Credits

Producer

Helen Jenkins

Contributor

Robin Denslow

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’