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BBC Two
on BBC Two England

First in an eight-part documentary series that brings to life the story of the oil industry - how it has dominated global politics, shaken the world economy and affected all our lives.
Our Plan. Wildcatters first struck oil not in the sand of the Middle East but the hills of west Pennsylvania, and tonight's programme tells how the world's biggest business developed almost overnight. Oil made John D Rockefeller the first billionaire ever, but the empire he created was brought down by the campaigning journalism of Ida Tarbell , America's first woman investigative reporter. Producers/Directors William Cran and Stephanie Tepper
An In Vision/Majestic Films production for BBCtv

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Ida Tarbell
Directors:
William Cran
Directors:
Stephanie Tepper
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