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The Commanding Sea

on BBC Two England

Six voyages with Clare Francis Narrated by Laurence Olivier 5: Harvest
Man's assault on the oceans for food and energy is relentless, but he runs the risk of permanently damaging this delicate environment. CLARE FRANCIS travels into the North Sea with the largest steel oil platform ever built. She follows its trials and dangers in the search for oil. The North Sea is a crucial testing ground for the proper management of our decreasing resources. Above all it is a challenge to human survival in one of the harshest environments in the world.
Principal advisers J. H. PLUMB and BASIL CREENHILL. MUSiC by CARL DAVIS Series written and directed by MICHAEL GILL and ANTHONY MAYER A MALONE-GILL production
Book (same title), 112.50, from bookshops

Contributors

Unknown:
Clare Francis
Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Unknown:
Clare Francis
Unknown:
J. H. Plumb
Unknown:
Basil Creenhill.
Music By:
Carl Davis
Directed By:
Michael Gill
Directed By:
Anthony Mayer

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