Synopsis
Hypothetical drama-documentary programme looking at what may happen in 2016, when the cheap oil on which the world depends starts to run out.
- Programme: If...
- Episode: The Oil Runs Out
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2006
- Geography
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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