Top guns and toxic whales

Anthony Hopkins narrates this documentary which explores the issue of environmental security, and the link between ecological crises and military expenditure. The conflict bewteen massive military expenditure and the human problems of population growth, energy source depletion, and third world debt is explored.

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Credits

co-producer

Lawrence Moore

Robbie Stamp

production company

Better World Society

Central TV

Television Trust for the Environment

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304772

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

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

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1991

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