The vast majority of today's transport depends on fuel that comes from oil. Hundreds of thousands of items we use every day - from trainers to medicines - come from or use products that come from oil. But where does oil come from - and what happens when this ancient resource runs out?

Michael Bright has worked as an executive producer with the BBC's world-renowned Natural History Unit, based in Bristol, and with its Science Unit in London. He is author of over a hundred books on wildlife, science, travel, and conservation, including many for children. His bestseller Africa: Eye to Eye with the Unknown accompanied the popular television series presented by Sir David Attenborough. He is the recipient of many international radio and television awards, including the prestigious Prix Italia. He is a graduate of the University of London and a corporate biologist and member of the Royal Society of Biology.

• 1: Essential oil
• 2: Oil
• 3: Oil origins
• 4: History of oil
• 5: Searching for oil
• 6: Extracting oil
• 7: Crude oil
• 8: Transporting crude oil
• 9: Oil refineries
• 10: Crude oil products
• 11: Fuel to the pump
• 12: Oil incidents
• 13: Petroleum-based products
• 14: Oil: the future