Health & Safety In The Office
34 mins, 1999 People usually think factories and building sites are the most dangerous places to work, but the modern office presents new hazards. The appearance of call centres means that hundreds of people now work under constant pressure in huge, open plan offices. Offices now resemble factories. Stress is endemic. Sick building syndrome, “hot… Read more »
How To Do A Business Plan
30 mins, 1997 Every business needs a business plan — but how do you put one together? Jay, a clothes designer, and Robin, in the forestry business, explain how they wrote their business plans. Objectives: the business plan has to state what the business has been set up to do. Marketing: the plan describes the… Read more »
The Holiday Resort
32 mins, 1996 This is a profile of the traditional holiday resort of Broadstairs in Kent. Once a thriving seaside town, it has been hit by the general decline in the numbers of people opting to take holidays in Britain. The video examines how its businesses are adapting to times of economic change. In its… Read more »
Impact Of Globalisation 4: Food
32 mins, 2014 How the clean, bright displays in our supermarkets hide a murkier story of exploitation in the supply chain. ITALY’S ROTTEN TOMATOES If you buy a tin of tomatoes chances are they come from Southern Italy – picked by migrant labour usually from Africa. They’re paid a pittance, have no rights and live… Read more »
Inside China: 1. The Rise Of A Superpower
25 mins, 2014 How has China transformed, inside 30 years, from developing nation to the world’s next largest economy after the USA? Includes interviews with historians, eye-witnesses and party officials. TIANANMEN SQUARE A dramatic turning point was the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989 – the communist party decided to bring in economic, if not political,… Read more »
Inside China: 2. China The Future?
25 mins, 2014 China is flexing its economic muscle, investing all over the world. What does this mean for the West? AFRICA China needs access to energy and raw materials – that’s why it’s pouring huge investment into Africa. Mozambique’s economy, for example, is booming, with Chinese-led construction and agriculture projects. Is this part of… Read more »
Inside China: 3. Politics And The People
25 mins, 2014 China is now a market economy, but holds on to the communist political system – pollution, corruption and ethnic divisions cause great tensions. POLITICS They call it “Socialism with Chinese characteristics” but the communist party has a monopoly on power and no opposition is tolerated. There are tensions in regions such as… Read more »
Inside China: 4. The New Entrepreneurs
23 mins, 2014 China’s “new billionaires” are well-known but what about the small businesses? Many were set up by migrants who have battled against hardship – and many are women. THE PR BUSINESS 24 year old Tian Qiuyu started her business while she was still at university and now employs 6 people – but she… Read more »
Inside China: 5. China Rich And Poor
23 mins, 2014 A big principle of socialism is equality, but China’s new society has glaring inequalities. The communist party calls it “socialism with Chinese characteristics” but, in the rush for growth, have they created a society far harsher than western capitalism? COMMUNISM COMES TO IKEA The new China now has a growing middle class… Read more »
Inside China: 6. The Great Migration
21 mins, 2014 Chinese development has depended on a vast influx of 250 million migrant workers into the cities – some have prospered but most are poorly paid and housed, with few rights. Mass protests mean the government can no longer take them for granted. THE TRAINEE CHEF’S STORY Li Xu Bin is a migrant… Read more »
Inside China: 7. Environmental Timebomb?
28 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 »
Inside China: 8. Education And Women’s Rights
26 mins, 2014 The communist revolution gave women theoretical equality, but centuries-old oppressions still persist. Women have suffered through the “one child” policy. But women are now among China’s top entrepreneurs. “ONE CHILD” POLICY China’s coercive policy of forbidding more than one child has had a cruel effect on China’s women. The policy is now… Read more »