Secret Science: Chemical and Biological Weapons
- Synopsis
- Documentary film about Porton Down, the British military and scientific base that specialises in chemical and biological warfare and the fight against global terrorism.
The top-secret British military unit was first established in World War One in response to the advance of chemical warfare. It now helps fight against biological weapons, and global terrorism.
The programme also explores the controversies that have engulfed Porton Down. How far should one unit go in the battle against chemical and biological warfare and what happens when the enemy refuses to play by the Geneva Convention rules? - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2016
- Subjects
- Biology; Chemistry
- Keywords
- biological weapons; chemical weapons; military weaponry; war; weapons
Credits
- Director
- Tim Usborne
- Contributor
- Michael Mosley
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £195.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 50 minutes
- Year
- 2017
Production Company
- Name
BBC
- Notes
- The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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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