A-bomb victim takes case to High Court

Title

A-bomb victim takes case to High Court

Genre

Interview

TX Date

28 Apr 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

51 year-old Melvin Pearce from Bristol was serving in the Royal Engineers in 1957 when the army exploded an atom bomb just a few miles away from him, off Christmas Island. Pearce is now seriously ill and his case is being considered by the High Court. He describes his symptoms, and his feelings about his situation. Female interviewer not identified. For AM programme.

Contributors

Melvin Pearce

Keywords

Television programmes; Nuclear weapons; Atomic bomb victims; Radiation injuries; Nuclear weapons testing; AM (radio programme); Radiation induced cancers; Melvin Pearce; Liver diseases; Christmas Island; Nationwide (television programme)

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