Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil
2009 · BBC Four · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Episode 3
Fri, 3 July, 6:00 am
The Gulf War brought home the fragility of global energy supplies, and the environmental movement's opposition grew stronger.
About
Series combining archive footage and eye-witness accounts to tell the story of North Sea oil and gas from the 1960s to the present, offering a fresh perspective on British politics and society.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Fri, 19 June· 60 minThis edition gives a voice to the men who made the discovery in the 1960s and who risked their lives to get the oil ashore.
- E02
Episode 2
Fri, 26 June· 60 minThe boom of the early 1980s turned to bust with the collapse of the global price of oil, as the industry was rocked by tragedies.
- E03
Episode 3
Fri, 3 July· 60 minThe Gulf War brought home the fragility of global energy supplies, and the environmental movement's opposition grew stronger.
Cast
James Bolam
Narrator