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Changing Homes

Synopsis
A programme in the fourth series about bosses returning to the shop floor to experience working conditions at first hand. This programme features Sir Neville Simms, the chief executive of Carillon, the UK’s biggest building company, as he faces a hectic week refurbishing council houses on a run-down estate in Birmingham, then is flown off by helicopter to meet the Queen at the opening of Tate Modern in London.
Series
Back to the Floor, Series 4
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2001
Year of production
2000
Notes
Broadcast on 6/12/00 on BBC2
Subjects
Business studies; Civil Engineering & Building
Keywords
building industries; business firms; construction industry; council housing; building sites

Distribution Formats

Type
VHS
Format
PAL
Price
£295.00 (or off-air recording under licence)
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
30 minutes
Year
2005

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’

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