Fall out from Chernobyl

Synopsis
Since 1992 British scientists Keith Baverstock and Professor Sir Dillwyn Williams have been trying to convince the world that cases of thyroid cancer in children in Belarus have been caused by Chernobyl fallout. Ten years after the accident the findings stand as the first confirmed effects of the disaster, but now a range of other health effects are being reported
Series
Horizon, 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 1/4/96.
Subjects
Medical sciences; Physics; Technology
Keywords
Chernobyl; nuclear hazards; nuclear power industries; radioactivity

Credits

Producer
Viv King
Contributor
John Lynch

Production Company

Name

TV6 Ltd

Sponsor

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’

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