[ RadSafe ] Dirty War" will be aired soon on PBS

[james.g.barnes at att.net]

"Dirty War" is a BBC docu-drama about the detonation of a dirty bomb in London.  I think it is very well done; without a lot of cheap emotion, etc. etc.  I question some of the technical details (particularly dose rates), but overall I highly recommend it.  It is in the HBO Films rotation this month.

I think you are describing "Dirty Bomb" which is the title of the NOVA presentation.  I have just recently obtained a video tape of it, but haven't had a chance to view it yet.

Jim Barnes, CHP
Chairperson
Homeland Security Committee; HPS
james.g.barnes at att.net


-------------- Original message from William.Tuttle at med.va.gov: -------------- 


> Is this a remake/update of the NOVA episode aired February 25, 2003? 
> 
> >From the NOVA web page: "The program dramatizes two credible attack 
> scenarios based on sophisticated models developed by radiation experts. 
> These models are then played out in two major cities, Washington and London, 
> with results that are both frightening and sobering" 
> 
> As I recall the emphasis was on the economic impact. 
> 
> My opinion, not that of the government 
> 
> William K. Tuttle III, PhD 
> RSO 
> Portland VA Medical Center 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On 
> Behalf Of Gerry Blackwood 
> Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 7:41 AM 
> To: Rad Safe; Rad Safe; Jerry Gilfoyle; Bruce Tefft; Graham Allison; 
> Jack Ellery 
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Dirty War" will be aired soon on PBS 
> 
> 
> Dirty War" will be aired soon on PBS also, see press release extract below: 
> 
> In an unprecedented arrangement, three provocative films from Home Box 
> Office will be distributed through PBS for broadcast television following 
> their HBO premiere, announced jointly today by Chris Albrecht, chairman and 
> CEO, Home Box Office, and Pat Mitchell, president and CEO, PBS. In addition, 
> HBO and PBS member station WETA Washington, D.C., will co-produce, along 
> with the Council on Foreign Relations, related panel discussions to follow 
> each film on PBS, featuring leading experts and moderated by noted 
> journalist Jeff Greenfield, to follow each film on PBS. 
> 
> "These movies address three of the most important issues of the 21st 
> century, including nuclear terrorism, global AIDS and genocide in Africa," 
> said Albrecht. "We are pleased to expand the audience for these 
> extraordinary films by offering them to PBS viewers, and we're proud to help 
> illuminate each subject with discussions by leading experts in those 
> fields." 
> 
> Noted Mitchell, "PBS' mandate is to foster an engaged, informed citizenry 
> through content that offers insight and sparks meaningful dialogue. These 
> films do just that, and we are pleased to partner with HBO to extend the 
> value of the films through televised panel discussions of these critical 
> global issues. As the nation's largest public service broadcaster, reaching 
> nearly every household in America, we're proud to present these important 
> films on PBS and allow them to reach an even wider audience." 
> 
> Colin Callender, president of HBO Films, added, "We are always looking for 
> innovative ways to bring HBO Films to a wider audience. Along with our 
> successful ventures into theatrical release, this partnership with PBS is a 
> bold and exciting way of doing that." 
> 
> The first film, DIRTY WAR, tells the fictional story of a radiological 
> "dirty bomb" attack on central London and debuts Monday, January 24 on HBO. 
> DIRTY WAR is scheduled for Wednesday, February, 23 on PBS. Directed by Dan 
> Percival who wrote the screenplay with Lizzie Mickery, this HBO Films/BBC 
> Films production is based on extensive research by the BBC factual 
> department and asks the questions: Are our emergency services fully prepared 
> for a nuclear attack? How much does the public have a right to know? 
> 
> The PBS presentation of DIRTY WAR in February will be followed by a 
> half-hour panel discussion with experts in homeland security, emergency 
> preparedness, nuclear weapons and terrorism. 
> 
> 
> 
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