Water Crisis 2
180 200842 mins, 2008 Water shortages are a global problem, affecting both the developed and developing world. These three films highlight what’s happening in China, Spain and Cyprus. FILM 1 CHINA Inner Mongolia is one of China’s largest and driest regions. It’s never had much water, but global warming is now pushing the land and its… Read more »
Water Crisis 1
179 200854 mins, 2008 Water is becoming increasingly scarce. Scientists believe 50% of nations will be hit by water shortages by 2025. Many people think wars will result. The following films look at water problems across the world. INDIA: Sewage and pollution have made the river Ganges one of the most dangerous rivers in the world…. Read more »
Damming The Three Gorges
201 200819 mins, 2008 The Three Gorges Dam is the biggest in the world. It’s also the largest hydroelectric project ever built. But what are the human and environmental costs of this massive construction? THE RIVER: The dam has changed forever the Yangtze river, which divides China’s north from its south. As the water rises, the… Read more »
Tipping Point?
212 200835 mins, 2008 What is global warming? What is the evidence for it? How will it affect the world? This film explores these questions as it follows an icebreaker ship on a trip to the Arctic Circle. MELTING ICE: The Arctic Ice Sea, a plate of ice roughly the size of Europe, is disappearing. Scientists… Read more »
Inside China: 7. Environmental Timebomb?
244 201428 mins, 2014 The Chinese want the same life style as the West – but at what cost? The air and water are polluted, causing much suffering and protest – as well as a drought crisis. Chinese leaders talk of moving away from fossil fuels, but how much changes at local level? “THEY SILENCE OUR… Read more »
Google: The Trouble With Success
307 201628 mins, 2016 Google has grown from nothing in 1998 to a multinational tech giant. We tell that story, we identify the drivers of success. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin didn’t want to sell advertising at first – now Google search is a giant advertising cash cow. MODEL EMPLOYER We go inside the Googleplex… Read more »
World Tourism Case Studies
231 200862 mins, 2008 Tourism is a huge global industry which is having a major impact on the economy, culture and environment of many different countries. Five films explore examples from across the world. FILM 1 CHINA: High up in the Himalayas, a poor Chinese community has called itself “Shangri-La” and is looking to tourism to… Read more »
Managing Change In Organisations
297 201836 mins, 2018 PART 1 INTRODUCTION (21 mins) Change in business is nothing new – it’s the pace of change. The digital revolution has destroyed old businesses and created vast new empires. To survive, organisations must be quick to adapt – but people, generally, don’t like change. How can change be best managed? DRIVERS OF… Read more »
Marketing Strategy Case Studies: The Starbucks Experience
298 201527 mins, 2015 Starbucks is the essential success story of the American capitalist dream. From humble beginnings in 1971 as a Seattle coffee store, it’s become a multinational with over 21,000 outlets in 63 countries. Its brand is universally known. HOW DID THEY DO IT? Starbucks’ success owes a lot to the vision of its… Read more »
Marketing Strategy Case Studies: Tesco – Triumph & Tragedy
275 201527 mins, 2015 Tesco was the retail success story of the 90s and early 2000s. By 2007 it came close to capturing a third of the UK retail market, and was a true international retail giant – but by 2014 profits were falling and scandals were brewing. It seems the wheels came off the trolley…. Read more »
Behind The Boom
179 200727 mins, 2007 Over two hundred million migrants work illegally in China. Coming from the countryside into the cities, they power the country’s massive economic growth. This film features two powerful reports which offer contrasting views of migrants in Shanghai. REPORT 1 Kejun is 33 years old. He comes from one of China’s poorest provinces…. Read more »
Flip Flotsam – An African Recycling Story
214 200726 mins, 2007 This highly visual documentary traces the fantastic journey of Africa’s most popular shoes – the flip-flop – from manufacture in Mombasa Kenya to ultimate recycling and resale as toys and mobiles. In the process it colourfully illustrates a striking form of sustainable development and its impact on the environment and economy of… Read more »