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Wasted Windfall
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Wasted Windfall

1994-07-01 · 180 min / episode · Not rated

Documentary

Three part documentary series about the discovery and exploitation of North Sea oil and its political and economic consequences.

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Tony BennTony BennSelf
Margaret ThatcherMargaret ThatcherSelf

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