The River that came clean

United Kingdom, 1977

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Episode of Series “Horizon”.
An environmental success story that begins by emphasising the role of sewage as a major pollutant of the River Thames since the mid 19th century. Shows evidence of the great increase in fish and bird life after a cleaning process was instigated. Suitable for upper primary and lower secondary levels.

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Credits

producer

Christopher Riley

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:51:53:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1977

Appears in

Group of items

Horizon

Explore

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

505666

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Thames River (England)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental health

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers - Regulation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Sewage - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Sewage disposal

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Environmental health

Places → Thames River (England)

Television

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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