The Country We are Making (1970)

It is European Conservation Year, and much attention has been drawn to the general problems of pollution, over-population, and nature conservation.

But what is the situation in Britain? What, for example, is the present condition of our own River Thames? Just how clean is the air in cities now? Will factory farms and prairie fields become the only country landscape of the future? With our modern way of life using up more and more food, water, power, and space, each one of us every day makes increasing demands on the countryside of Britain. We are changing it whether we like it or not. But we can choose how we change it.

A special film report introduced by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, followed by a discussion about issues raised in the film, looking at the impact of the ever growing British population and intensive farming on the environment. A seventies look at sustainability, farmers using pesticides and asbestos storage.

Director: Barry Paine

Producer: Richard Brock

Duration: 59 minutes