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Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter (1996)

January 1, 1996 (GB) Documentary • 50m

Overview

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.

Director

Ian Fisher

Writer

Ian Fisher

Top Billed

Tim Pigott-Smith

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Tim Pigott-Smith
Tim Pigott-Smith

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew
Mike Dodd
Mike Dodd

Director of Photography

Neil Robinson
Neil Robinson

Executive Producer



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Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

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