Windscale 1957: The Nuclear Winter

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.

Country:

United Kingdom

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

50 minutes

Year:

1996

Director:

Ian Fisher

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Company:

Border Television

Cast:

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew:

Director of Photography

Sound

Editor

Executive Producer

Director