Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

20 Feb 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:25:14

Description

Decision Makers. Ban the bomb, presented by Peter Spencer. Looks at the role of the media and Russia in renewed interest in nuclear disarmament, the war of words, likely winners and effect on government and voters. Spencer speaks to Bruce Kent of the CND; Winston Churchill MP; the editor of the Tass Russian news agency; Bill Deedes, Daily Telegraph editor; Jeremy Holmes, psychologist, of the Medical Campaign Against Nuclear Weapons; Bob Wooster, MORI opinion pollster; Bernard Barnett, editor of Campaign; Michael Foot, Labour Party leader. Engineer: Dave Dawson; Researcher: Janice Sutherland.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Michael Foot; Dave Dawson; Bruce Kent; Janice Sutherland; Bill Deedes; Jeremy Holmes; Bob Wooster; Bernard Barnett; Winston Churchill (b. 1940)

Keywords

Peace; USSR; International relations; Demonstrations; Mass media; Nuclear weapons; State security; Nuclear disarmament; Defence policy; CND; Anti-nuclear movements; Greenham Common; National defence; International defence; East West relations

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