Our most recent production Panorama: The Trauma Industry was broadcast on BBC 1 on the 27th July 2009. Described by The Times as ‘intelligent’ and ‘timely’ by The Observer, the programme generated huge media interest with news and feature articles appearing in The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and Scotland On Sunday. The film’s director Kevin Toolis also wrote a double page spread in the Daily Mail on the day of transmission. Please go to press for more details.
manyriversfilms is currently working on a number of projects, including a drama development for Channel 4 and a ground-breaking medical series.
July 2008
BROADCAST ON CHANNEL 4 7:00pm Sunday 27 July 2008 7:00pm Sunday 3 August 2008
Forget about nuclear missiles, the decisive weapon of the twentieth century is the car bomb.
After Iraq we now know you can defeat a Superpower, start a civil war or just blow up your own Government with a trunk load of home-made explosives and a battered old car.
From the Middle East, Oklahoma, Ireland and the streets of the City of London the car bomb has shaped human conflict. Even today the car bomb remains the number one terrorist threat across the world.
In his startling new film Car Bomb ex-CIA agent Robert Baer, whose life was depicted by George Clooney in the Oscar-winning movie Syriana, for the first time uncovers the history of this extraordinary weapon. With shocking footage of car bomb attacks and penetrating interviews with car bombers, Baer reveals how the century of the car turned into the century of the car bomb.
And how a dream of freedom turned nightmare.
Presented by Bob Baer Directed by Kevin Toolis Commissioning Editor Aaqil Ahmed
Production Managers - Zoe Brooker, Sophie Wiesner Associate Producers - Anna Williams, Lucas Ochoa Researchers - Edwina Bowles, Hila Baroz, Roberta Giaconi, Filippo Fiorito, Abir Hashem, Ben Quinn Archive Producer - Jacqui Edwards Cameraman - Lawrence Gardner Sound Recordist - Jack Kelly Composer - Dimitri Tchamouroff, Michael Ormiston Editor - John Moratiel
