FACTUAL
Kicking the Oil Habit
Monday 25 September 2006 9:03-9:30 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Monday 25 September 2006 21:30-22:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Oil has meant mastery throughout the 20th Century. It is the world's biggest and most pervasive business, and 'the' strategic commodity on the world stage.
Tom Mangold looks at the alternatives that might help the world break its addiction to oil. The most pressing need is to find an alternative that will still drive motor cars and sustain the mobility of hundreds and thousands of people across the world. Can this be achieved or are we already too late?
