Ep1 -Iain Stewart visits places that gave birth to the earth’s oil riches, discovers the people who fought over its control and explores how the need for oil is changing the planet.
Ep2 -By the early 1950s, a holy trinity of oil, plastics and fertilisers had transformed the planet. But as Professor Iain Stewart reveals, when the oil-producing countries demanded a greater share in profits from the western energy companies, the oil and gas fields of the Middle East became a focus for coup d’etats and military conflict.
Ep3 - Professor Iain Stewart examines the situation in the 21st century, at which point the global consumption of oil, coal and gas is at an all-time high.