The Ark: Missile Kills Hamlet - Pesticides  (1985)

"Missile Kills Hamlet - Pesticides" is one programme in a documntary series calles "The Ark" made for young viewers.  In the series, three youngsters investigate environmental issues in an adventurous fact finding mission aboard a gaily painted narrow boat.  In this episode they look at the impact of the use of pesticides on wildlife, the environment and people.  They visit two farms - one where two game conservancy scientists study the effects of newer types of pesticides and the other where they learn about organic farming.  They go on to interview Sir Henry Plumb, a farmer and member of the European parliament, about the problems and dangers of pesticides.

Winner of The Wildscreen Film Festival 1986 award for best children's program

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