Rob Newman's "History of Oil"
by Robert Newman
Robert Newman gets to grips with the wars and politics of the last hundred years - but rather than adhering to the history we were fed at school, the places oil centre stage as the cause of all commotion. This innovative history programme is based around Robert Newman's stand-up act and supported by resourceful archive sequences and stills with satirical impersonations of historical figures from Mayan priests to Archduke Ferdinand. Quirky details such as a bicycle powered street lamp on the stage brings home the pertinent question of just how we are going to survive when the world's oil supplies are finally exhausted.
- Tiger Aspect Productions
Some of the themes in a "History of Oil":
2:30 "Marching to the drums" (UK and resource wars)
5:36 "Bringing a better democracy" (Iran)
10:40 "World War I: an Invasion of Iraq"
16:40 "Thou shalt steal oil"
22:22 "The Euro theory for the war in Iraq"
35:30 "Peak Oil"
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From Chris:
Did you see this stunning presentation? This is the vid of Robert Newman's stand-up on the topic of peak oil.Direct link (Realmedia):
...on this page (The Dossier)
Not sure if there is copywrite restriction. This was so good, I played it three times in a row. Mindboggling.
Enjoy!
Other Newman links:
Newman website
It's capitalism or a habitable planet - you can't have both (comment by Robert Newman)
-BA
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Original article available here
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