Baiting the Bear

Synopsis

From 1940 to 1965 two generals, Curtis E LeMay and Thomas Power, controlled the nuclear bombers and missiles of the USA’s Strategic Air Command. It is now believed that they amassed a huge nuclear arsenal and deliberately provoked the Soviet Union, without presidential knowledge. Uses archive material to reveal how the Soviet threat was used to capitalise on the American public’s fear.

Series

Timewatch, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

Year of production

1996

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 on 8/10/96.

Subjects

History

Keywords

Cold War; defence; history of the 20th century; United States of America

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’