Bullying: A Case To Answer?
25 mins, 2003 Bullying at work is a major personnel issue – but it’s hard to prove. This dramatised case study focuses on a thorny problem. Simon’s job is to change the way his department operates. To most he seems friendly but he comes into conflict with conscientious admin worker Viv. Problems start when Simon… Read more »
Baked Alaska
27 mins, 2003 America’s coldest, richest state is warming ten times faster than the rest of the world. “That ice should be four feet thick”, confirms a hunter who catches walrus. “Now it’s only one foot thick”. Elsewhere houses and roads collapse as the ground beneath them melts. The US government now plans to drill… Read more »
Drowned Out
48 mins, 2003 The Indian government claims the new Narmada dam will help areas of permanent drought. But for the people of Jalsindhi in central India it will mean disaster. It will flood their homes. The people are caught between empty government promises and a life in the city slums. One family decides to stay… Read more »
Systems In Travel
25 mins, 2002 The film charts the radical changes that IT has brought, through the experience of tour operator Sunvil Travel and Internet-based travel agency Expedia. While Sunvil uses computers to put its customers’ holidays together, Expedia does everything on the web. Its website allows you to book your hotel room or seat on a… Read more »
Systems In Retailing
25 mins, 2002 Bar-codes, electronic point sale systems, hand-held terminals… information technology has transformed UK retailing. At Marks & Spencer’s IT centre, mainframe computers monitor what’s been sold in all its stores and order up new stock. Computers control every step of the M&S national distribution system. And IT isn’t confined to inside the supermarket,… Read more »
Organisations Compared
26 mins, 2002 [wpdm_package id=’4982′] Organisations are everywhere. Millions of people get their living from them. But why are there so many different kinds? Dave Nellist takes us on a light-hearted tour of the basic types of organisations and explains how they work. TYPES OF BUSINESS: Within the private sector, Dave explains the principles behind… Read more »
The Marketing Mix Explained
25 mins, 2002 The marketing mix is central to marketing and this entertaining guide goes to the heart of what it is all about. With simple illustrations it explains the concepts of product, price, place and promotion, and why they are important. We also look at three more Ps – people, process and physical evidence… Read more »
Impact Of Tourism: Amazon
25 mins, 2002 Brazil now actively promotes the Amazon to tourists to bring money and jobs to locals. But how will tourism affect this environmentally vital area? And what form will tourism take? One option is “nature tourism”. In the Amazon Ariau Towers, walkways give visitors a unique view of the rainforest and wildlife. But… Read more »
Computers In Accounting
29 mins, 2002 Dave Nellist presents a lively explanation of accounting systems and what they do. Bill Brookman Productions is a small street-theatre company. They use Sage software for their accounts. The basic elements of sales, purchase and nominal ledgers are explained, including invoicing. The film also looks at the accounting systems at Clinton Cards… Read more »
Business In The Economy 2: West Midlands
30 mins, 2002 For over two hundred years the Black Country has been a manufacturing centre. But now the factories are closing and young people want to move away. The film explores the area via the experience of Maureen, a factory worker who has lived there all her life. It explores the impact of the… Read more »
Roots Of Conflict
32 mins, 2002 What was the background to the clash between Henry II and Thomas Becket? This film creates a powerful picture of Henry’s personality. He is known as the king responsible for Becket’s murder, but he was also a strong king, who laid the foundations of the British legal system. We look at how… Read more »
The Murder Of Thomas Becket
32 mins, 2002 A suspenseful reconstruction of one of the most popular stories in history, narrated by Sian Phillips. This film takes up more closely Henry’s conflict with the church (as introduced in Film 1: The Roots Of Conflict), and his attempts to resolve this conflict by appointing Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury. Interwoven… Read more »