This is a trio of programmes investigating the role of water in power politics, ‘Good as Gold’ focuses on the United States where water is a highly marketable commodity. The second programme, ‘To the last Drop’, the focus shifts to the Middle East where water inevitably raises the stakes within every regional dispute or settlement. The final programme, ‘The Giver of Life’, highlights the Islamic heartland of the former CIS where the implications of the Aral sea’s demise are viewed as a catastrophe on a Chernobyl scale. Duration: 3 X 50 Minutes Formats available : DVD Read Less