Television

Sand: an investigation into a disappearance. Shown last night on ARTE, the
European culture channel, this superb documentary by Denis Delestrac has
already made waves. It has also provided me with a great deal of pleasure and
satisfaction – last year, Denis filmed a long piece of yours truly holding
forth on the topic and extracted a number of choice selections for inclusion
in the documentary. So, last night, for the first time, I sat and watched
myself on TV……

The film also includes wise words from, amongst others, Orrin Pilkey,
Professor Emeritus of Geology __ at Duke University, whose work I have
[highlighted several times](https://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/through_the_sandglass/2011/08/a-book-
i-look-forward-to-reading.html) in this blog. The documentary can be viewed in
its entirety at [http://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/046598-000/le-sable-enquete-sur- une-
disparition](https://www.arte.tv/guide/fr/046598-000/le-
sable-enquete-sur-une-disparition) – in French, but it has been taken up by
PBS in the US, so watch out for the English version being broadcast.
Originally titled Sand Wars , it
does a great job of raising awareness of an environmental issue rarely brought
to the public’s attention – the way that we exploit our unsung hero is not
sustainable.

Thank you Denis!

Originally published at: https://throughthesandglass.typepad.com/through_the_sandglass/television/