ZETA

Series

Series Name

Transatlantic Teleview

Issue

Issue No.

34

Date Released

1958

Completion

Jan 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

1311

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1ZETA

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

NoS synopsis: Donald Holms interviews Sir John Cockcroft, Director of Britain’s Atomic Research Establishment at Harwell, Dr Thonemann and Mr Carruthers about ZETA (Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly) which is showing the way to obtain unlimited power by the fusion of heavy hydrogen atoms.

Keywords

Nuclear energy

Written sources

Overseas Film Library Catalogue   c.1958, p.226 - used for synopsis
The National Archives INF 6   /1994
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]

COI Reference

MI 793/34

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Presenter

Donald Holms

Sponsor

Foreign Office

Production Co.

World Wide Pictures Ltd

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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