LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

10 Jul 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:23:59

Description

Decision Makers: Nuclear Free Zones, presented by Jim Hancock. Examines the growth of the nuclear free zone campaign and the issues involved, and talks to those who believe the zones are merely a gesture or a dangerous illusion. Talks to: Bill Risby, a Manchester district councillor and chairman of the nuclear free zone campaign’s national steering committee; Dr Andrew Haines of the Medical Campaign against Nuclear Weapons; Roy Thwaites, Doncaster council leader, on nuclear bunkers; Peter Blaker, defence minister; John Major on the issues in his constitutency; Greg Treverton of Harvard University, on American opinion on the campaign. Researchers: Chris Shaw and Ian P Denyer; Engineer: Colin Clements.

Contributors

Jim Hancock; Colin Clements; Chris Shaw; Bill Risby; Andrew Haines; Roy Thwaites; Peter Blaker; John Major; Greg Treverton; Ian P. Denyer

Keywords

Local government; Nuclear weapons; Nuclear disarmament; Civil defence; Nuclear warfare; Nuclear free zones; Anti-nuclear movements; Emergency planning

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