WIDE ANGLE Profiles a Scottish Fishing Family Sinking under the Weight of the European Union's Quotas in Gutted, Premiering August 23 on PBS.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- For generations, the West family and thousands of other fishermen in the Scottish Fleet have trawled for cod in the North Sea. But as commercial over-fishing has decimated fish populations off the coast of Scotland, their livelihood is on the verge On the Verge (or The Geography of Yearning) is a play written by Eric Overmyer. It makes extensive use of esoteric language and pop culture references from the late nineteenth century to 1955. of collapse. Many fishermen are caught between European Union laws designed to preserve fish stocks and ration the catch among member nations, and the need to earn a living. WIDE ANGLE visits the Wests' home town of Fraserburgh, where Sandy West is forced to scrap his family boat, the Steadfast, under the EU's fisheries policy. The wives in the community, calling themselves the "Cod Crusaders," besiege be·siege tr.v. be·sieged, be·sieg·ing, be·sieg·es 1. To surround with hostile forces. 2. To crowd around; hem in. 3. EU commission hearings in a last ditch effort to save the industry. Joining Sandy West on an emotional final voyage to the breaker's yard, WIDE ANGLE tells the poignant story of a year in the life A Year in the Life was a one hour dramatic series which ran on NBC during the 1987-1988 television season. The series actually began as a three-part miniseries which was first broadcast in December 1986. of one hard-hit fishing community. Gutted premieres Tuesday, August 23 at 9 p.m. (ET) on PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, (check local listings). WIDE ANGLE is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York. Series anchor Bill Moyers will introduce the program. Guest anchor Carol Marin will conduct a post-film interview with former White House chief of staff and chair of the Pew Oceans Commission, Leon E. Panetta, about how to create a more sustainable future for both the world's oceans and the fishing industry. Gutted director David Peat is the winner of the 2005 Celtic Film and Television Festival The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. Award for Best Factual Documentary and received the 2005 Royal Television Society nomination for Best Regional Documentary. He has produced a series of programs for BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. 2, including Clarissa and the Countryman, Scotland on Film and Panorama - Finger of Suspicion. For additional information and photography, visit thirteen.org/pressroom/wideangle or pbs.org/pressroom WIDE ANGLE is a production of Thirteen/WNET New York for PBS. Stephen Segaller is executive producer. Pamela Hogan is series producer. Andy Halper is senior producer. |
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