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This programme is a condensate of a programme originally shot by BBC-2 "Late Night Line-Up", on 23.9.71 and transmitted on 27.9.71. Michael Lean interviewed Professor Paul Ehrlich who g...ave his views on population growth, per capita consumption, food production, pollution, the motor car, sex as an aid to advertising, gross national "cost", politicians, quality of life, World government, vasectomy and the future for the cockroach.
This programme is a condensate of a programme originally shot by BBC-2 "Late Night Line-Up", on 23.9.71 and transmitted on 27.9.71. Michael Lean interviewed Professor Paul Ehrlich who g...ave his views on population growth, per capita consumption, food production, pollution, the motor car, sex as an aid to advertising, gross national "cost", politicians, quality of life, World government, vasectomy and the future for the cockroach.
| Module code and title: | T100, The man-made world: a foundation course |
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| Item code: | T100; 27 |
| First transmission date: | 23-07-1972 |
| Published: | 1972 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:12 |
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| Producer: | Colin Robinson |
| Contributors: | Michael Dean; Paul Ehrlich |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Food production; Gross national `cost'; Motor car; Per capita consumption; Population growth; Quality of life; Sex in advertising; Vasectomy; World government |
| Footage description: | Michael Dean interviewd Prof. Paul Ehrlich for B.B.C. Late Night Line-Up, September, 1971. They discuss world wide environmental problems. Ehrlich gives his views on over-population and particularly the effect over overconsumption by growing western populations. Ehrlich examines the availability of shrinking natural resources and the possibility of technology providing substitute sources. Methods of limiting population growtn through governmental coercion and propaganda discussed by Ehrlich. Ehrlich discusses the problem of overindustrialisation and the need to limit productivity. Ehrlich discusses the changes needed in government and the people who operate government to bring about sufficient ecological changes to avert disaster. Ehrlich discusses the limitation of national sovereignty as a prerequisite for solving ecological problems. He insists that international control is essential and points out areas such as ocean and air pollution where a start in international co-operation can be made. Ehrlich returns to his theme of changes in governmental attitudes by politicians to bring about needed change. Ehrlich sums up the programme with a very pessimistic picture of life on earth in the near future if improvements in the environment are not brought about. Credits. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/70473 |
| Production number: | 00521_2518 |
| Videofinder number: | 2170 |
| Available to public: | no |
