People’s Century (Parts 13-15)

Synopsis: A history of 20th century in 26 parts as seen from the point of view of ordinary people who have lived through the events. Includes interviews and extensive archive footage.
13 (producer: Jennifer Clayton): How Europe’s colonial empires struggled for independence. Witnesses tell of the inspiration of Gandhi in India in 1947, the expectations of Ghana, which gained independence in 1957, and the Mau Mau rebellion in 1950s’ Kenya.
14 (producer: Charles Furneaux): The story of nuclear energy and its impact on humanity, as told by scientists, witnesses of the first American atomic explosion, survivors of Hiroshima and Chernobyl.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 165 min.
Year of production: 1996
Availability: out of distribution
Notes: Broadcast on BBC1 from 29/9/96.
Documentation: Accompanying book available separately.
Subjects: History
Keywords: colonial history; economic recovery; Gandhi, Mahatma K; Ghana; Hiroshima; history of the 20th century; Hong Kong; India; Japan; Kenya; Korea; Mau Mau; nuclear energy; nuclear weapons; Singapore; social history

Title: 1947: freedom now
Synopsis: 13 (producer: Jennifer Clayton): How Europe's colonial empires struggled for independence. Witnesses tell of the inspiration of Gandhi in India in 1947, the expectations of Ghana, which gained independence in 1957, and the Mau Mau rebellion in 1950s' Keny
Title: 1945: fallout
Synopsis: 14 (producer: Charles Furneaux): The story of nuclear energy and its impact on humanity, as told by scientists, witnesses of the first American atomic explosion, survivors of Hiroshima and Chernobyl.
Title: 1951: Asia arising

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