Plastic is the 20th Century's magical, miracle material! Plastic Planet highlights the progress of this artificial medium and how it imitates "Mother Nature." Plastic Planet examines the supply and demand development of ... more »plastic and its synthetic by-products of vinyl, polyester, Lycra, nylon, rayon and Teflon. You ll be intrigued to see how plastic has revolutionized daily chores, seduced the retail industry, and ushered in a new age of music and movies with compact discs and DVDs! Narrated by Tom Baker, Plastic Planet explores the breadth of plastic's uses from injection molding technology to plastic surgery, credit cards to automobiles. Plastic is progressive, powerful, and has become, since its inception, a permanent part of lives. This program (with packaging made of inexpensive and durable plastic) shows how this modern man-made material has cheaply and colorfully impacted and improved nearly every aspect of life on Earth.« less