Britain's Nuclear Bomb Scandal: Our Story

Overview

This is the extraordinary story of Britain’s postwar atomic weapons programme and its devastating legacy. The film reveals the full extent of the British government’s nuclear tests in Australia and the South Pacific in the 1950s and 1960s. 39,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen witnessed 45 atomic and hydrogen bombs and hundreds of radioactive experiments. The documentary exposes the debilitating health conditions that have blighted the lives of veterans, descendants and indigenous communities ever since.

Directed by Simon Rawles

Top cast

Susie Boniface

Self

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Karina Lester

Self

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Yami Lester

Self (Voice)(Archive Sound)

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Professor Elizabeth Tynan

Self

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Professor Kevin Ruane

Self

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Archie Hart

Self

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John Folkes

Self

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Terry Quinlan

Self

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Brian Unthank

Self

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John Morris

Self

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Professor Timothy Mousseau

Self

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Avon Hudson

Self

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Colin James

Self

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Steve Purse

Self

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Alan Owen

Self

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