In October 1957, one of the Windscale nuclear reactors caught fire. It was the world's first nuclear accident, attributed to the rush to build atomic weapons. This programme highlights the mistakes leading to a nuclear event which, 40 years on, still takes second place only to Chernobyl.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith
Crew: Mike Dodd (Director of Photography), Ian Bradshaw (Sound), Peter Eichler (Editor), Neil Robinson (Executive Producer), Ian Fisher (Director), Ian Fisher (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Border Television
Runtime: 50 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1996
IMDb: 10
Keywords:nuclear weapons, nuclear accident