The Living river

United Kingdom, 1972

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Episode number 4 of Series “The Web of life”.
Thoughtless actions by humans can easily upset the delicately adjusted balance of life in a river. Shows how the seasons, weather, flora and fauna of the River Test are all integrated and woven into a “web of life”. Includes underwater shots of birds feeding from the river bed and thousands of eels on migration.

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Credits

producer

Richard Brock

production company

British Petroleum

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:30:14:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1972

Appears in

The Web of life

Group of items

The Web of life

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014339

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Aquatic biology

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Freshwater ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Great Britain

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Rivers

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Aquatic biology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life sciences

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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