Previously seen as a gushing font of power, it is now more a sluggish dark stream running under UK politics. James Naughtie asks if Britain squandered North Sea oil. Show more
James Naughtie tells the story of a technical and engineering miracle that took place against the odds, in stormy seas hundreds of feet deep, in the 1970s. Show more
From stubborn factional rows over spending to tragic loss of life in disasters at sea, James Naughtie continues his exploration of how North Sea oil wealth changed Britain. Show more