The World around us

Documentaries which cover a wide variety of subjects including environmental, political, cultural and scientific issues.

Works in this group

3,900 million and one

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Collection

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Credits

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:50:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01044

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Human geography

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human geography

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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United Kingdom, 1977

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