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Power to the People

on BBC Radio 2

Mariella Frostrup marks the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with a look at the significant events of the nuclear age. Using news archive and interviews, she explores the evolution of the nuclear movement, including disasters such as Three Mile Island (1979) and Chernobyl (1986), Britain's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and the anti-nuclear voices of the folk, rock and pop music worlds. Contributors include veteran CND activist Bruce Kent, pro-nuclear scientist Ian Fells , author Robin Denselow, anti-Trident campaigner Bianca Jagger , Faslane campaigner and songwriter Sue Gilmurray, journalists Billy Sloan and Sean O'Hagan, Glastonbury Festival organiser Michael Eavis, anti-Trident keyboardist Chris Geddes (of Belle and Sebastian), musician Rab Noakes, Sight and Sound editor Nick James and NME editor Stuart Cosgrove. Producer Carol Purcell
What Mariella Frostrup's watching: p145; Spoken word choices: p121

Contributors

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Mariella Frostrup
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Bruce Kent
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Ian Fells
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Robin Denselow
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Bianca Jagger
Songwriter:
Sue Gilmurray
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Billy Sloan
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Sean O'Hagan
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Michael Eavis
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Chris Geddes
Musician:
Rab Noakes
Editor:
Nick James
Editor:
Stuart Cosgrove
Producer:
Carol Purcell

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