Frozen Assets

Synopsis

In the Soviet Union oil production threatens the ecosystem of the tundra of western Siberia, homeland of the nomadic Netsy people. In the Gorbachev era, environmentalists found the freedom to speak out about the damage being done by the oil and gas industry; but is anyone is taking any notice?

Series

Nature, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1990

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 in 1990.

Subjects

Environmental science

Keywords

oil wells; petroleum industries; tundra

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’