The Rhine's Revenge
The Rhine is one of the major commercial arteries of Europe. Since the middle of the last century, when the navigational problems on its upper stretch were ironed out, boats have been able to travel its entire length bearing cargo right to the heart of Europe. But as man improves the water-way, the Rhine gets its own back. Land on both sides has been wrecked, either by swamping or by being dried out. The river bed is constantly eroded to the extent that every new dam necessitates another new one downstream. Worst of all, the towns of Mannheim, Ludwigshafen and Karlsruhe are in danger of total inundation.
This is the story of how a river has defended itself against progress.
Written and produced for SUDWESTFUNK BADEN-BADEN by CEBHARD PLANGGER
Adapted for Horizon by SARAH CARR Series editor SIMON CAMPBELL-JONES