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Children of Chernobyl
directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of...
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directed by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006; produced by Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1993), 52 mins
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This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men fr...
This disturbing film reveals for the first time the true depths of the tragedy at Chernobyl through exclusive archival film and eyewitness accounts. It is a story of deception and cover-up on a grand scale. The true legacy of the disaster can be seen on the children's wards of hospitals. Total hair loss is one of the more visible signs. Sadly for the children, the number of cancer diagnoses is growing alarmingly. We learn that thousands of men from all over the Soviet Union were dragged from the streets and drafted for the clean-up operation. Those working in the area of highest radioactivity received, in a single 90-second-shift, the maximum dosage of radiation allotted for a whole lifetime. It is believed that half of these men have died. Ordinary people were placed in danger through lack of information, while officials quickly evacuated their own families. It is estimated that 280,000 people worldwide will contract cancer because of the disaster. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006, Yorkshire Television, Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Author / Creator
Clive Gordon, fl. 1989-2006
Date Published / Released
1993
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Mark Halliley, fl. 1989-2017
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Energy industry, General medical conditions, Poisonings, Pollution, Sciences, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Disease and Health, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1993. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Infamous Places, 7, University of Texas and Chernobyl
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This documentary covers the events leading up to the 1966 University of Texas mass shooting and the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986.
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Description
This documentary covers the events leading up to the 1966 University of Texas mass shooting and the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Person Discussed
Charles Joseph Whitman, 1941-1966
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Energy industry, Evacuations, General medical conditions, Shootings, Snipers, Accidental deaths, Accidents (Physical health), Disease and Health, Engineering, World History, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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NOVA, Season 44, Episode 8, Building Chernobyl's Megatomb
directed by Martin Gorst, 1960-; produced by Martin Gorst, 1960-, WGBH Educational Foundation and NOVA, in NOVA, Season 44, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
An international team of engineers races to construct a gargantuan dome to contain the lingering radioactive materials and crumbling remains of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, decades after being the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
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directed by Martin Gorst, 1960-; produced by Martin Gorst, 1960-, WGBH Educational Foundation and NOVA, in NOVA, Season 44, Episode 8 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2017), 53 mins
Description
An international team of engineers races to construct a gargantuan dome to contain the lingering radioactive materials and crumbling remains of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor, decades after being the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Martin Gorst, 1960-, WGBH Educational Foundation, NOVA, Eric Meyers, fl. 1978-2017
Author / Creator
Martin Gorst, 1960-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
NOVA
Speaker / Narrator
Eric Meyers, fl. 1978-2017
Topic / Theme
Power plants, Construction, Environmental protection, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Science and Technology, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 WGBH Educational Foundation
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Where Were You, 7, Chernobyl
in Where Were You, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011), 25 mins
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced what has been widely regarded as the worst nuclear meltdowns in history. The high radiation levels that resulted from the disaster led to several hundred deaths and thousands of cases of thyroid cancer.
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in Where Were You, 7 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2011), 25 mins
Description
On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, experienced what has been widely regarded as the worst nuclear meltdowns in history. The high radiation levels that resulted from the disaster led to several hundred deaths and thousands of cases of thyroid cancer.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Amanda Brocklebank
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Where Were You
Speaker / Narrator
Amanda Brocklebank
Topic / Theme
Chernobyl Disaster, Accidental deaths, Energy industry, Industrial buildings, Pollution, Sciences, Explosives, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, Pripyat, Ukraine, April 26, 1986, Science and Technology, Engineering, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Used with permission of World Wide Entertainment.
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