Bibliograph

Catastrophe!, a 3BM Television production for Thirteen/WNET in association with Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Gary Johnstone ; producer, Michael Chrisman

Type

Label

Catastrophe!, a 3BM Television production for Thirteen/WNET in association with Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Gary Johnstone ; producer, Michael Chrisman

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: Not rated

Main title

Catastrophe!

Medium

videorecording

Oclc number

78094969

resource.otherEventInformation

Originally broadcast on PBS in 2000

Responsibility statement

a 3BM Television production for Thirteen/WNET in association with Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Gary Johnstone ; producer, Michael Chrisman

Runtime

Summary

Were the early Dark Ages triggered by a natural event of cataclysmic proportions around 535 A.D.? A therory exists that a a volcanic explosion equal to two billion Hiroshima-size bombs caused an environmental calamity affecting human civilization from Mongolia to Constaninople, precipitating plague, famine, death, great migration, the Anglo-Saxon victory over the Celts and perhaps even the rise of Islam

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

Classification

Contributor