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An acclaimed drama about what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on Sheffield. The first half of the drama weaves a plausible series of events culled from genuine news archive as normal people carry on their day-to-day lives. Almost exactly half-way through, the bomb drops and the catastrophe unfolds and the 'threads' of civilisation unravel. The bomb dropping and the appalling after-effects are truly harrowing (the DVD release has a '15' certificate); later in the DVD, as time passes, further consequences reveal themselves.

Threads.

This is an animated film about a young school girl called Tomoko, who lives in Hiroshima. One day she visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum for her project 'My Adventure' as part of her homework. She is distrressed by the facts she learns about the dropping of the bomb and then she learns about Sadako, who was exposed to radiation when she was 2 and then died of leukaemia when she was 12. By making origami paper cranes, Sadako began a peace movement. She comes to life and takes Tomoko on an eyewitness tour of when the bomb fell.

On a paper crane.

Adamson Collection

A CND symbol and the words 'hey hey L.B.J. how many kids have you killed today' in yellow and black on a red background. Gouache by Derek Hussey, 1966.

This video details the effects of high level radiation on the body, using Hiroshima as an example, and also low level radiation from sources such as X-rays and normally operational nuclear power plants. Three leading experts, Dr Lauriston Taylor, Dr Michio Kaku, and Dr John Goffan, author, explain with the aid of animation the important physical and biological concepts, including stable and unstable elements, ionising radiation, the half life of radioactive materials, how radiation effects DNA, and how low levels of radiation can be concentrated in the food chain. There are a number of vox pops from concerned members of the public.

1 videocassette (DVD) (21 min.) : sound, color, PAL.

Radiation.

This Anglia TV programme looks at the strategy of Mutually Assured Destruction as cruise missiles were about to be sited in East Anglia, United Kingdom. East Anglia would be a very likely target for a pre-emptive attack and the programme looks at the likely effect of H bombs falling on military targets there. Some context about how the Cold War started is included. There are plenty of vox pops from members of the public responding to the threat of a nuclear war. Part two covers the powerless position most would be in in the event of a strike especially as there are 5 US bases in the East of England which makes the region particularly vulnerable. The booklet, 'Protect and Survive', is shown as well as some clips from British Government Civil Defence films from the 1960s. There is some debate about what level of radiation is fatal or ultimately fatal over time. There is a small CND march. A. J. P. Taylor, historian, offers some historical perspective.

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Antinuclear movement

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Threads.

On a paper crane.

A CND symbol and the words 'hey hey L.B.J. how many kids have you killed today' in yellow and black on a red background. Gouache by Derek Hussey, 1966.

Radiation.

Still M. A. D. after all these years.

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Antinuclear movement

Catalogue

Threads.

On a paper crane.

A CND symbol and the words 'hey hey L.B.J. how many kids have you killed today' in yellow and black on a red background. Gouache by Derek Hussey, 1966.

Radiation.

Still M. A. D. after all these years.

Wellcome Collection

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