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Crude Britannia: The Story of North Sea Oil
History · 2009
Last aired: S1 E3, Episode 3 · 2009-07-02
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.
Season 1
E1
Episode 1
2009-06-18 · 60 min
This edition gives a voice to the men who made the discovery in the 1960s and who risked their lives to get the oil ashore.
E2
Episode 2
2009-06-25 · 60 min
The boom of the early 1980s turned to bust with the collapse of the global price of oil, as the industry was rocked by tragedies.
E3
Episode 3
2009-07-02 · 60 min
The Gulf War brought home the fragility of global energy supplies, and the environmental movement's opposition grew stronger.
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James Bolam
Narrator