The most ambitious effort in this century to impose order on the lawless system of indsutrial nations came in San Francisco in June 1945 with the founding of the United nations. It was founded on the idea of "collective security" - if one member was attacked the other members would come to…
Two months after the Beirut port explosion, local residents share their thoughts and feelings as they slowly rebuild their lives. Deux mois après l'explosion au port de Beyrouth, des résidents partagent leurs ressentis alors qu'ils essaient de reconstruire leur vie.
In 1996 community based mental health facilities in a London Borough. Public fear and misunderstanding about mental health is a significant barrier to effective care in the community and a major concern for service providers and users, particularly when the local press become involved and the stakes…
Shows the stories which are not dramatic news headlines, but affect the lives of millions of ordinary people all over the world. Produced by the BBC in association with the United Nations and the New Internationalist magazine.
Dette er filmhistorien om familien Birch i Selbu. På midten av 1800 tallet etablerte familien, v/Fredrik Reichenwald Birch, handelsvirksomhet på Haverneset. Familien hadde enormt stor innflytelse på utviklingen i bygdesamfunnet. De var nytenkende og sterkt delaktig i oppbygging…
If you think “it couldn’t happen here” or “it wouldn’t happen now” this may prove to be a bit of an ‘Eye Opener’! Jane Elliot, the internationally acclaimed diversity champion conducts her “Blue-eyed, Brown-eyed’ exercise in Glasgow with…
Battle for the Planet. Ep 1: A Struggle for Shelter. 30 minutes Jonathan Porritt, at the time ( 1973) Director of Friends of the Earth introduces this episode based on the struggle in Ecuador by poverty stricken people, mainly peasants to get a decent roof over their heads. …
A documentary history of the nuclear history in South Australia. Incorporating rare archival footage and contemporary interviews with workers, scientists, politicians and aborigines it presents a devastating analysis of the effects of Uranium and it's products. Through three examples, a Uranium…
Short communication about excessive drinking, claiming everyone likes a drink but noone likes a drunk. David Bellamy reminds people of the health risks.
Réalisé par Thierry Michel. Ce film dressera la radioscopie d’un hôpital africain et montrera les fonctionnements et dysfonctionnements propres à cet hôpital, cette “culture” spécifique résultant le plus souvent d’un siècle…
Réalisé par Thierry Michel. «L'évolution du Zaïre peut être décrite comme se déroulant sur quatre périodes, chacune des périodes est représentée par un personnage: la première période c'est l'homme…
Réalisé par Thierry Michel. Révolution, violence, fanatisme religieux, telle est l'image que l'Iran renvoie au monde depuis plus de deux décennies. Mais comment oublier, dans les tourmentes actuelles, qu'en Iran est née une des plus vieilles nations…
