Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter (1996)
In October 1957, one of the Windscale nuclear reactors caught fire. It was the world's first nuclear accident, attributed to the rush to build atomic weapons. This programme highlights the mistakes leading to a nuclear event which, 40 years on, still takes second place only to Chernobyl.
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Tim Pigott-Smith
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
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Ian Bradshaw
Sound
Sound
Peter Eichler
Editor
Editor
Ian Fisher
Writer
Writer
Mike Dodd
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Neil Robinson
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Ian Fisher
Director
Director
Ian Fisher
Producer
Producer
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