BOTANIC MAN, EPISODE 10: CRACKPOT JACKPOT (TV)

Summary

Conclusion of this 10-part series of documentaries concerning the role man plays in the society of nature and the process of evolution. In this part, host David Bellamy, a biologist, travels to Southern California and Mexico to examine modern civilization and discuss the future of mankind. Highlights of this part include footage and discussion of the following: a Los Angeles supermarket; calories; energy consumption; Mexican farming, inflation, oil, prosperity, and poverty; conservation and population control; an excerpt of a speech by Pres. Jimmy Carter on conservation; a solar village; a desert cash crop; and solutions to today's ecological problems.

Details

• NETWORK: Thames (United Kingdom)
• DATE: November 30, 1977
• RUNNING TIME: 0:30:00
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T82:0589
• GENRE: Public affairs/Documentaries
• SUBJECT HEADING: International Collection - United Kingdom; Thames Collection
• SERIES RUN: Thames (United Kingdom) - TV series, 1978
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Terence Dixon … Executive Producer
• Randal Beattie … Producer, Series Producer
• Graeme Duckham … Producer, Director
• Michael Feldman … Associate Producer
• David Bellamy … Writer, Host
• Jimmy Carter