Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

11:05 PM to 12:20 AM
Thursday 21 November
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Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

Documentary revealing the full extent of the British government's nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. More than 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 atomic and hydrogen bombs and hundreds of radioactive experiments. The film exposes the debilitating health conditions that blighted the lives of veterans, descendants and indigenous communities ever since

Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story airs on BBC Two England at 11:05 PM, Thursday 21 November. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
History
Simon Rawles
Director
Steve Williams
Editor
Esella Hawkey
Executive Producer