Great Balloon Race, The

Synopsis
Follows three teams on three continents as they compete to be the first to circumnavigate the earth non-stop by balloon. Richard Branson’s balloon nearly crashes in the Sahara, a Swiss-Belgian balloon ditches in the Mediterranean, and American Steve Fossett, flying solo, triumphs.
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)
Subjects
Technology
Keywords
ballooning

Credits

Contributor
John Lynch

Production Company

Name

Garfield Kennedy Company

Name

Studio Z

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’

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