BBC Reports Future Plagues
A BBC Horizon Programme
Ancient diseases we thought we had defeated are returning to haunt us, and plagues and new viruses are now emerging. They are striking not in Third World countries, but in the high-tech hospitals of the world's richest nations.
Primary Title
- BBC Reports
Secondary Title
- Future Plagues
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 26 July 2001
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Sky Network Television
Programme Description
- Ancient diseases we thought we had defeated are returning to haunt us, and plagues and new viruses are now emerging. They are striking not in Third World countries, but in the high-tech hospitals of the world's richest nations.
Episode Description
- A BBC Horizon Programme
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Documentary
- Health
- Medical
Hosts
- Dilly Barlow (Narrator)
Contributors
- John Lynch (Executive Producer)
- Becky Jones (Producer)
- Bettina Lerner (Series Editor)
- BBC (Production Unit)