Decision makers

Title

Decision makers

Genre

Interview; Documentary; Speech

TX Date

6 Jul 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:24:45

Description

Documentary presented by Peter Spencer on nuclear civil defence policies of British Government and likely outcome for UK citizens of a nuclear attack; comparison of UK with Switzerland and Sweden; possibility of fall-out shelters. Interviews and speeches: Lord Philip Noel-Baker; Leon Brittan MP; Dr Lawrence Freedman; former Home Secretary Merlyn Rees MP; Dr Huw(?) Evans; Martin Brannan; Alan Clark MP; John Loveridge MP; Frank Allaun MP; Sean Owen; Bruce Kent, Chairman of CND. Engineer Heather Branwell.

Contributors

Merlyn Rees; Peter Spencer; Frank Allaun; Philip Noel-Baker; Martin Brannan; John Loveridge; Sean Owen; Bruce Kent; Heather Branwell; Leon Brittan; Alan Clark (MP); Lawrence Freedman; Huw(?) Evans

Keywords

UK; Defence policy; Civil defence; Nuclear warfare; Switzerland; Sweden

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