Peace War, The

Synopsis

Looks at the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in Britain - its membership and the money behind it. CND was founded in 1958 and for many years its existence was largely ignored by the government. Now the peace movement has come into its own as a force in politics. Examines the argument for and against CND.

Series

World in Action, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 27 min.

Year of production

1983

Availability

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Uses

Introduction to the history and controversies of CND. Could be shown in conjunction with WHY THEIR NEWS IS BAD NEWS and THE CHURCH AND THE STATE to examine how governments attempt to control and manipulate political debate.*

Subjects

Politics & government

Keywords

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament; nuclear disarmament

Credits

Producer

Stuart Prebble

Contributor

Candida Tunbridge; Stephen Anderson

Production Company

Name

Granada Television

Web

http://www.granadamedia.com External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7734 8080

Fax

020 7494 6280

Address

Non-Theatric Sales
36 Golden Square
London
W1R 4AH

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.