Our kind of town

Title

Our kind of town

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1979

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Duration

00:44:58

Description

Our Kind of Town. Keith Howell interviews author and science journalist Peter Laurie on his revised and updated book, Beneath the City Streets, which considers the effects of a nuclear attack on London, the Government’s plans in the event of such an attack, other countries’ preparations, past protection measures against foreign attacks, and revolutionary thinking. Studio engineer is David Balharry(?); producer is Bavin Cook.

Contributors

Keith Howell; Bavin Cook; David Balharry(?); Peter Laurie

Keywords

Books; London; Nuclear weapons; Second World War (1939-1945); Civil defence; Nuclear warfare; Economic recovery; War (concept); Nuclear bomb; Nuclear explosions; Official Secrets Act; Radioactive pollution; Duncan Campbell; Nuclear disasters; Crispin Aubrey; John Berry; Beneath the City Streets; Population distribution; Preparations for invasion

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