Don't hold your breath.

Date:
2000
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Description

Hard-hitting investigative report on the attempts of Clydeside Action on Asbestos to secure a better and more equitable compensation deal in the Scottish courts for former Clydebank asbestos and shipyard workers suffering from mesothelioma, in the face of determined legal opposition from Turner and Newall and John Brown Shipbuilders. Includes much historical material on the history of asbestos production and its use in heavy industry and construction in Scotland, with extensive commentary by Dr Geoff Tweedale (Manchester Metropolitan University), author of "Magic Mineral to Killer Dust (O.U.P.)", 2000.

Publication/Creation

Scotland : BBC TV, 2000.

Physical description

1 video cassette (VHS) (25 min.) : sound, color, PAL

Notes

Broadcast 7th Nov. 2000.

Reproduction note

Transcript of programme available at http://newsbbc.uk/1/hi/Scotland/1011706.stm

Copyright note

BBC Scotland.

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