AIDS in Africa: WHY? A Swaziland Case Study
28 mins, 2014 70% of the world’s HIV infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Swaziland, for example, has the highest HIV infection rate in the world. As many as 1 in every 2 young people has the virus. Why has this happened? The reasons are complex and may challenge western assumptions. CULTURE TO BLAME? Many commentators… Read more »
Health & Safety At Work
23 mins, 2012 PART 1: Introduction The Health & Safety At Work act is one of the most important pieces of employment legislation – but what does it mean to employers and employees? Employers are obliged to make risk assessments at the place of work and take steps to manage and minimise dangers. They must… Read more »
Discrimination At Work
29 mins, 2012 PART 1: Introduction Discrimination occurs when an employer treats someone unfairly for no justifiable reason. Businesses guilty of discrimination may be liable for prosecution. But what does the law say? Under the Equality Act 2010, it is illegal to discriminate against people on grounds of what are known as “protected characteristics”. These… Read more »
Responsible Corporations?
23 mins, 2010 Multinational companies are aggressively marketing cigarettes to young people in developing countries, with tragic social costs. This film explores the case of Indonesia – the third largest market for tobacco products in the world. HUMAN COSTS: “If I’d known I’d get this disease I would have quit a long time ago.” Ujang… Read more »
The Power Of A Multinational
30 mins, 2010 Are people right to fear the spread of genetically modified crops? This powerful documentary tells the story of one farmer who takes a stand against the massive multinational Monsanto. THE BATTLE: Representatives from the multinational company Monsanto visit Canadian farmer Percy Schmeiser and demand he surrender his canola crops. Percy refuses and… Read more »
The Marketing Series 3: The Power Of The Brand
28 mins, 2010 All marketing starts with a product. But beyond the product is the brand. Vast sums are spent in creating and maintaining brands. But what is a brand? And why do some brands succeed and some fail? SUCCESSES: Brands speak to people in a way that products don’t – they have a personality,… Read more »
Pig Business: The Cost of Cheap Food
30 mins, 2009 In this shocking and provocative film, Tracy Worcester sets out to discover who’s paying the true price for the cheap pork for sale in Britain’s supermarkets. WHERE IT ALL STARTED: Industrialised pig farming was pioneered in America, and it’s the way most supermarket pork is produced. Critics here argue the factory farms… Read more »
ICT And Society: Technology’s Children
30 mins, 2009 How is information and communications technology changing society? What should make us hopeful? What should make us fearful? This wide ranging documentary explores a world of threats and opportunities. RAISED ONLINE: British children are spending more and more time on computers – being “raised online”. What impact is this having on family… Read more »
You Only Live Twice
34 mins, 2007 A new craze has hit cyberspace. They’re called virtual worlds — 3D computer generated universes where you sign up, choose a body, build a house and you’re ready to live out your “second life”. This film profiles one of the most successful virtual worlds, Second Life. TO BE AN AVATAR: The virtual… Read more »
Refugees And Migrants
50 mins, 2007 The plight of refugees and migrants is a major global problem. Two films provide dramatic case study material from the US and Bangladesh. Film 1: BANGLADESH In the early 1990s, members of the Rohingyas people fled persecution in Burma to seek a new life in neighbouring Bangladesh. But instead they found government… Read more »
Innocent Drinks
27 mins, 2006 This is the story of Innocent Drinks – the fruit smoothie company which has used its healthy image to carve out a unique position for itself in the drinks market. HOW IT ALL STARTED: The company was set up by three young men in 1998. The early days were difficult – raising… Read more »
McLibel: McDonald’s PR Disaster
54 mins, 2005 What happens when you criticise the world’s most famous multinational company? This is the story of two people who took on McDonald’s in what became the biggest corporate PR disaster in history. The story begins when two ordinary people, Helen Steel and Dave Morris, refuse to apologise for publishing a leaflet criticising… Read more »