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Oil in the Blood
Episode 3: Black Gold in Mexico
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22 June 2024
Available for over a year
Sent south by a railway company in search of oil, Doheny and Canfield head into the jungles west of Tampico on horseback and soon discover vast tracts of untapped land.
They quickly build a vast oil empire on a colossal scale, but questions arise about Doheny’s dealings with the Mexican government - and a terrible tragedy calls Canfield back to Los Angeles
Readings:
Aoibhéann McCann
Michael Patrick
Presented by Peter Devlin and Conor McKay
Produced by Conor McKay
Executive Editor Andy Martin
A BBC Northern Ireland production
