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.
Writer: Ian Fisher
Director: Ian Fisher
Cast
Tim Pigott-Smith
Self - Narrator (voice)
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