Dome, The: Trouble at the Big Top
- Synopsis
- Series looking at the political, commercial and artistic conflicts behind the building of the Millennium Dome in London.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 x ? min.
- Year of production
- 1999
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 from 9/12/99.
- Documentation
- 4: With 100 days to go before the opening on New Year’s Eve, Lord Falconer runs through detailed plans.
- Subjects
- Engineering
- Keywords
- buildings; Millennium Dome
Sections
- Title
- Our finest hour
- Synopsis
- 1: While Peter Mandelson struggles over the first year, other problems plague the Spirit Zone.
- Title
- Darkest hour, The
- Synopsis
- 2: In summer 1998 the construction is complete, but ideas for content of the zones do no meet the requirements of the NMEC and sponsors' demands.
- Title
- Longest hour, The
- Synopsis
- 3: At the beginning of 1999 many exhibitions are still undecided and Lord Falconer is the new man in charge.
- Title
- Final hour, The
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- 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’
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