Podcasts about Maralinga

From 2007, but the science is still valid, and the technology hasn't improved: Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about large errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times. Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga. Presented by: Emily Fearn Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf Support Diffusion by making a contribution

In the second episode of this two part series, Liz Tynan and discuss the controversies surrounding nuclear testing in Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, that still linger today. We also talk about the importance of media scrutiny and how that played a role in uncovering the disaster. We also talk about the growing movement and need for Australia to break free from its colonial past as a result. Liz works at James Cook University in Townsville, and helps students and academic improve their academic writing. We talk about the difficulties for english learners, and students in general, in writing, and give our best tips for how to improve your writing skills. If you would like a transcript for this episode, get access to all content and have a say in the creative process, or would just like to support the show, think about becoming a patron: patreon.com/AustraliansTeachEnglish

If you hear the word, "Maralinga", you may well be confused. You may see Australians reacting with a mixture of embarassment, shame and regret. It is one of the darkest chapters in Australian history. You may not know that Australia has some of the most radioactive and contaminated sites in the world. It was the result of extensive and destructive nuclear testing in the 1950s and early 190s. And "Maralinga" has become a catch-all term for this. None of this was widely known until the Mclelland Royal Commission in 1984 attempted to get to the bottom of the issue. Given it is the 40th anniversary of this Royal Commission, I decided to invite Professor Liz Tynan to the show. She is the leading historian on the subject and has written several books on the topic. In the first part of this two part episode, we talk about the background of nuclear testing in Australia, and how Australia came to be in this awful position. We talk about the wider issues, the likely killing of indigenous Australians due to the tests, and general warnings to visitors to Australia. If you would like a transcript for this episode, get access to all content and have a say in the creative process, or would just like to support the show, think about becoming a patron: patreon.com/AustraliansTeachEnglish

 Chris Draper is a Kiwi IT engineer with a passion for writing optimistic, techno-thrillers like Goodbye Woomera Belle the first in a series of five planned action-filled futurist thrillers suitable for young adults, as well as adult readers. Hi, I'm your host, Jenny Wheeler, and in this week's Binge Reading episode, Chris talks about how he fell in love with the Australian Outback while working in Adelaide, South Australia, and decided it would be the perfect location for the fast paced, optimistic techno thriller he'd been dreaming of writing for years. And so was born Goodbye Woomera Belle, a world changing story that unfolds in 116 hours. And it couldn't be more topical, revolving as it does around artificial intelligence and inter-governmental tensions between friendly and not so friendly powers. Erin Brightwell is a brilliant young mind whose research is critical to national security and lots of people want to get their hands on it. This week's Giveaway - Woomera Belle We'll get to our chat with Chris in a moment. But first this week's book giveaway; Chris has kindly offered 10 free copies of his book. Goodbye Woomera Belle to the first 10 readers who go online and claim it. Links for the download can be found in the show notes for this episode on the website, thejoysofbingereading.com. https://dl.bookfunnel.com/gjhqvpno2v BE IN FOR DOWNLOAD OF WOOMERA BELLE Buy me a coffee and defray costs And before we get to Chris, a reminder; you can help me defray the costs of production of the show by buying me a cup of coffee on buymeacoffee.com/jennywheelx, (little x, like a kiss.) My time in preparing the show is freely given, but any support from you will help kindly pay for the web posting and editing costs. BUY ME A COFFEE And if you enjoy the show, leave us a review so others will find us through word of mouth is still the best way for others to discover the show and great books they would love to read. Links to things mentioned in the show Woomera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woomera,_South_Australia Tom Clancy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy Dan Brown: https://danbrown.com/ Dan Brown series Robert Langdon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Langdon_(book_series)#: Maralinga: https://www.indaily.com.au/opinion/2021/05/25/sas-nuclear-testing-legacy-still-unfolding-in-outback https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_nuclear_tests_at_Maralinga Deep Space Station 41 and the Island Lagoon Base, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_Lagoon_Tracking_Station Spacecraft: Voyagers: https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/ Pioneer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_10 The James Webb Space telescope: https://webb.nasa.gov/ Nevil Shute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevil_Shute A Town Like Alice: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107301.A_Town_Like_Alice On The Beach:  https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/38180 Trustee From The Toolroom: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/107300.Trustee_from_the_Toolroom P F Hamilton Space opera series:  https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/peter-f-hamilton/1507 Isaac Asimov  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov The Foundation series: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Foundation-by-Asimov Isaac Asimov: iRobot: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41804.I_Robot Arthur C. Clarke: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7779.Arthur_C_Clarke Brandon Sanderson, https://www.brandonsanderson.com/ Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5326.A_Christmas_Carol A Tale of Two Cities, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tale_of_Two_Cities. Enid Blyton: https://www.enidblyton.net/ Where to find Chris Draper online On Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chris-Draper/author/B09XZJQWJS Email: ChrisDraperWriter@gmail.com Introducing techno-thriller author Chris Draper But now here's Chris. Hello there, Chris.

Les Desert Stars, le groupe de rock aborigène le plus éloigné, ont parcouru plus de 3 000 km pour des concerts à Canberra (1er mars) et Sydney (2 mars) a l'occasion des premières projections de Gravel Road, un film qui retrace l'histoire exceptionnelle du groupe. Leurs origines remontent aux survivants des essais nucléaires de Maralinga, et leurs aînés ont été les derniers autochtones à entrer en contact avec les Européens en 1986.

Tussen 1956 en 1963 vonden er in opdracht van het Verenigd Koninkrijk zeven atoombomtests plaats in de outback van South Australia. Inwoners van Maralinga, het dorp waar de kernbommen tot ontploffing gebracht werden, en de bevolking in de omgeving werden bewust niet op de hoogte gebracht. De gevolgen zijn tot op de dag van vandaag merkbaar zo vertelt historica Ingeborg van Teeseling.

Historic events of the past 120 years were among the factors that led people to Cundeelee, in WA's Goldfields, where a large native title claim has just been determined.

This week we bring you recordings from two public events on Collins Street Melbourne that are calling for justice and reparations for those directly impacted by industrial disasters.  On 15 September a delegation of First Nations people representing communities experiencing the ongoing consequences of the Mariana tailings dam collapse at BHP's Samarco mine in Brazil visited BHP's global headquarters seeking justice.  Eight years have passed since the disaster that saw 60 million tonnes of highly toxic mining waste obliterate the Doce River for 700 kilometers and the communities living alongside it suffer still today.  On 27 October Friends of the Earth's Nuclear Free Collective and the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons visited the British Consulate and the offices of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade calling for an apology to First Nations impacted by the British atomic tests 70 years ago, a clean-up of the Emu Field and Maralinga test sites and to sign on to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Bill Chalker is the Coordinator of the Sydney based UFO Investigation Centre (UFOIC) & the Anomaly Physical Evidence Group (APEG). Author of "The OZ Files - the Australian UFO Story" (1996), "Hair of the Alien - DNA and other forensic evidence of alien abduction" (2005), and "UFO History Keys - Examining the UFO controversy from a historical perspective" (2011). Enquiries via billozfiles@tpg.com.au or P.O. Box 42, West Pennant Hills, NSW, 2125, AUSTRALIA. In "HAIR of the ALIEN" (order via www.amazon.com) my primary focus is promoting a forensic scientific approach to examining the alien abduction controversy, concentrating on the DNA approach where compelling biological evidence is available. In consideration of the recent events in the USA concerning our UFO whistle blowers tales of a crash retrieval program concerning UFO's, Bill Chalker one of Australia's leading researchers takes a deep dive into the world of these stories down under. For more fascinating reading please go to Bills blog site https://theozfiles.blogspot.com/This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4602609/advertisement

Files on Air is a podcast series in which contributors from AA Files read their work. In this episode, David Burns – a writer and academic who leads the Media Studies programme at the Royal Collage of Art – travels to Maralinga in South Australia, where the British conducted secret nuclear testing in the 1950s and 60s. The text, and the photo essay that accompanies it, can be found in AA Files 78. AA Files is the Architectural Association's journal of record, which promotes original and engaging writing on architecture and its related fields.AirAA podcasts are recorded, mixed, edited and distributed from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, which is based in Bedford Square in London. Special thanks to Thomas Parkes for his contribution to the production of our episodes. To view the show notes and find more episodes, visit air.aaschool.ac.uk

Luke talks to Author Frank Walker about his book Maralinga - The Chilling Expose of our secret  nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and Country...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This morning on the Night Shift, the Rev Tim Costello joins the show to discuss a cashless card with a limiting losses function on it, for problem gamblers, the gaming statistics will surprise you...by popular demand we repeat the Frank Walker interview on Maralinga, and plenty of callers with personal experiences to share...Lets not forget James Ward and Dr Karl Kruszelnicki talks about the Sun being middle aged at 4.6billion years old...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke talks to Author Frank Walker about his book Maralinga - The Chilling Expose of our secret  nuclear shame and betrayal of our troops and Country...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Luke gets the lines pumping, asking our listener if we really need maths, algebra and formulas after high School...potential C.O.T.W Emily is a nurse and she uses Maths every day in her job and many others called in.  There is a great interview with Frank Walker about Maralinga... The Quickie still has not gone off and we deep dive into Yellowstone as the new series is about to be released...Stream it or Skip it?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dans ce second épisode consacré aux essais nucléaires de Maralinga, nous revenons sur les conséquences sanitaires de cette série de tests, ainsi que sur l'impact que cet événement a eu sur la naissance, quelques décennies plus tard, du mouvement anti-nucléaire en Australie. Nous en parlons avec l'historien Romain Fathi.

Dans ce second épisode consacré aux essais nucléaires de Maralinga, nous revenons sur les conséquences sanitaires de cette série de tests, ainsi que sur l'impact que cet événement a eu sur la naissance, quelques décennies plus tard, du mouvement anti-nucléaire en Australie. Nous en parlons avec l'historien Romain Fathi.

It's well-known that Britain tested atomic weapons at Maralinga in South Australian in the 1950s, but history has virtually forgotten that weapons were also tested at the nearby Emu Field. In a shroud of secrecy, experimental and unstable atomic bombs were detonated in the outback, and a terrifying black mist spread across the landscape. Why were the British there, what did they do and what lingering affects did the tests have on the local people? Mat speaks to Associate Professor Elizabeth Tynan to find out. Her new book The Secret of Emu Field is available now!Presenter: Mat McLachlanGuest: Elizabeth TynanProducer: Jess StebnickiJoin one of our battlefield tours and walk in the footsteps of the Anzacs! Visit www.battlefields.com.au for more information.For more great history content, visit www.LivingHistoryTV.com, or subscribe to our YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/c/LivingHistoryTVDon't forget to subscribe and review the podcast! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the 77th Anniversary of the US atomic bombing of Hiroshima, we take time to think of all of those around the world that have died due to nuclear weapons.   We keep carrying on the stories and messages from those survivors of atomic bomb explosions, the hibukasha across the world and their descendants suffering to this day due to their exposure.  Whether at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Maralinga and Emu Field, the Marshall Islands or Turtle Island.Let us not forget that nuclear weapon exist due to the mining of uranium and the destructive impacts of the nuclear chain begin from the very first moment that uranium is dug up.Firstly, we pay tribute to a very special artist and activist that passed last week, Archie Roach.   We send out our deepest condolences to his family friends the local community here in Kulin Lands  of Fitzroy that he was such a special part of, and to all those moved by his powerful message of peace justice and human understanding.‘No No No' from the album Charcoal Lane released in 1990.We hear from Hibakusha, Setsuko Thurlow, with her powerful survivors account of the firsthand experience of nuclear weapons.Then we're joined by Margaret Williamson, a member of the Unitarian Peace Memorial Church and the Anti AUKUS Coalition who's one of the organisers of the ‘No More Hiroshima's - Peace Not War' rally at the State Library of Victoria in Naarm Melbourne on Saturday 6 August at 12.30pm.   

Meet Women Strike for Peace who rallied together to protest against the Nuclear Testing during the Cold War.Guess what? The music is back! Listen to the end to hear the original song Two Minutes to Midnight.Case 4: Maralinga and Nuclear Testing in Australia During the War (Mentioned in the episode)Cold War Song Children of the DustIf you would like to support the podcast, you and Buy Me a CoffeeWrite a review on Podchaser, Apple or Spotify.The History Detective Season 1 & 2 Album is  now available on Spotify and all of your music streaming services.Accompanying teaching resources for season 1 and 2 episodes can be found on my Amped Up Learning Store or on my Teachers Pay Teachers store.Contact: Twitter @HistoryDetect, Instagram @HistoryDetective9, email  historydetective9@gmail.comHistory Detective WebsiteAll  music written and performed by Kelly Chase. 

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Elizabeth Tynan has investigated the first nuclear test in Australia that took place not at Maralinga but at Emu Field and Lynette Wallworth talks about her career as a film maker and why she has come out from behind the camera to tell her own story of how she spent four years in a Christian cult.

Three years before the British atomic tests at Maralinga, in remote South Australia, there were two big tests at Emu Field, a red earth claypan about 200kms from Maralinga. It was 1953, and it was an experiment that took little care to protect Aboriginal people in the wider area, or Air Force personnel who were instructed to fly into the cloud. And yet we barely know anything about it.

Welcome to the Avro Heritage Museum podcast. The museum is located at Woodford near Manchester in the UK and you can find more details at https://www.avroheritagemuseum.co.uk/ The English Electric Canberra was designed as a direct replacement for the wartime de Havilland Mosquito and entered service with the RAF in 1951. In total, Avro built 75 Canberras at Woodford during the 1950s We speak with Squadron Leader John Robinson AFC (retd) was an RAF pilot who was tasked to fly Canberras into the mushroom clouds of nuclear bomb tests to capture samples at Operation Buffalo at Maralinga in 1956, and Operation Grapple, at Christmas Island in 1957. He tells of his recruitment into RAF, initial training and his cloud sampling missions his experiences as well as watching the tests from as little as five miles away. I was honoured that the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNVTA) invited me to their annual reunion and enabled me to capture John's story. I'm delighted to welcome Squadron Leader John Robinson AFC to the Avro Heritage Museum Podcast…

This show was first broadcast in 2007. The science is still valid, and the technology hasn't improved We asked experts about the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site. Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times. Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga. Presented by: Emily Fearn Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf assisted by Patrick Rubie Support Diffusion by making a contribution Support Diffusion by buying through affiliate links

The series of 'minor' nuclear experiments in Australia known as Vixens. They were small and sub-critical, but threw contamination over the Maralinga test site. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jason Bilney's grandfather remembers the impacts of nuclear testing at Maralinga in South Australia's far north, where atomic bombs were tested in the 1950s and 1960s. Now, as chair of the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation, Jason has fought to have his people's voice heard regarding a proposed nuclear waste facility at Napandee, on the Eyre Peninsula.

Episode 1605: Our article of the day is British nuclear tests at Maralinga.

September 27 marks the anniversary of the first of the British atomic tests on the mainland that began at Maralinga in 1955.  On this show we look at the cultural, environmental and toxic legacy left by Britain's atomic bomb tests at Maralinga and across the country. First up we hear from Dr.Jim Green National Anti-nuclear campaginer with Friends of the Earth Australia who talks us through some details of the atomic tests and trails,  the numerous botched clean-ups that have left the lands of the Maralinga Tjarutja in particular heavily contaminated.  He explains the findings of a report released by the School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment at Monash University in May 'The nature of Pu‑bearing particles from the Maralinga nuclear testing site, Australia' that warns that degrading particles remaining from the tests are still releasing plutonium into the environment and further clean-ups are required.Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Kokatha Mula Elder and President of the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance, joins us from Ceduna, South Australia to talk about the ongoing impacts that the atomic testing has had on her country, health, family and culture.  She touches on some of the current threats posed by the Federal Government's proposed national nuclear waste dump at nearby Kimba and Southern Launch's rocket testing trails.Music is 'Maralinga (Rainy land)' by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.

Squadron Leader John Robinson AFC (ret'd) was an RAF pilot who was tasked to fly into the mushroom clouds of nuclear bomb tests to capture samples at Operation Buffalo at Maralinga in 1956, and Operation Grapple, at Christmas Island in 1957. He tells of his recruitment into RAF, initial training and his cloud sampling missions as well his experiences of watching the tests from as little as five miles away. It is reckoned that over 22,000 British servicemen participated in the British and American nuclear tests and clean-ups between 1952-1965, along with scientists from the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment and civilians. The majority of men have passed away, and around a tenth of the men remain.I was honoured that the British Nuclear Test Veterans Association (BNVTA) invited me to their annual reunion and enabled me to capture some of their veterans' stories. I could really use your help to support my work and enable me to continue producing the podcast. If you become a monthly supporter, you will get the sought after CWC coaster as a thank you and bask in the warm glow of knowing you are helping to preserve Cold War history.Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/donate/If a financial contribution is not your cup of tea, then you can still help us by leaving written reviews wherever you listen to us as well as sharing us on social media. It really helps us get new guests on the show.I am delighted to welcome John Robinson to our Cold War conversation…There's further information including videos on this link https://coldwarconversations.com/episode201/If you can't wait for next week's episode do visit our Facebook discussion group where guests and listeners continue the Cold War Conversation. Just search Cold War Conversations in Facebook.Thank you very much for listening. It is really appreciated – goodbye.Have a look at our store and find the ideal gift for the Cold War enthusiast in your life? Just go to https://coldwarconversations.com/store/Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/coldwarpod)

Part of the 'Lights Out' series, documentary adventures that encourage you to take a closer listen. The image of the atomic mushroom cloud is powerfully symbolic, yet the grainy black and white footage that we're familiar with can create a sense of something historical, abstract and almost cinematic. The legacy of the UK's atmospheric nuclear weapons tests in Australia and the South Pacific is still, to some degree, shrouded in mystery. But for veterans and their offspring, as well as often forgotten islanders, these events are something very present that they carry with them everyday in an ongoing fight for acknowledgement. This documentary brings together these interconnected, intergenerational testimonies and considers the possible physical, psychological and cultural fallout that has occurred in the years following Operation Grapple on Kiritimati (then Christmas Island) and the Minor Trials in Maralinga. With contributions from Tekaobo Wainwright, John and Laura Morris, Steve Purse, Philomena Lawrence and Stacy & Rose Clark. Producer: Hannah Dean Consultant: Becky Alexsis-Martin. and additional research from Susie Boniface A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 (photo credit: Eric Meyer)

Australia has been directly involved in the nuclear industry for decades: from the establishment of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission in 1953 to the secret tests at Maralinga and the decision to export uranium in the 1970s and 1980s. Whether we like it or not we are part of the global nuclear industry and bear a moral obligation as guardian of around 30% of the world's uranium deposits. In Long Half-life, Professor Lowe exposes the fundamental challenges politicians and decision-makers face when their own time horizons rarely go beyond next year's budget or election. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Professor Ian Lowe about landmarks in the political debate around nuclear power, the importance of ordinary people in the decision-making process, and the continuing existential threat to the human race the nuclear industry poses.

Australia has been directly involved in the nuclear industry for decades: from the establishment of the Australian Atomic Energy Commission in 1953 to the secret tests at Maralinga and the decision to export uranium in the 1970s and 1980s. Whether we like it or not we are part of the global nuclear industry and bear a moral obligation as guardian of around 30% of the world's uranium deposits. In Long Half-life, Professor Lowe exposes the fundamental challenges politicians and decision-makers face when their own time horizons rarely go beyond next year's budget or election. In this episode Gregory Dobbs chats to Professor Ian Lowe about landmarks in the political debate around nuclear power, the importance of ordinary people in the decision-making process, and the continuing existential threat to the human race the nuclear industry poses.

Did you know Adelaide police once conducted a bayonet charge into a mob who were attacking their police station? Did you know police stations often were used as improvised mortuaries, even though this posed a serious risk to the health of the officers? One South Australian Police station was even, for a time, made from disused beer crates! Author and former senior police officer John White talks to host Jason Byrnes about White's book ‘More than Just Bricks and Mortar', a social history of the almost 500 police stations South Australia Police (SAPOL) have occupied throughout their history. The two talk about stories of courage, sacrifice, tragedy and service, in places as far afield as Maralinga, Coober Pedy, Tarcoola, Innamincka, Glenelg and Port Adelaide. Host: Jason ByrnesGuest: John WhiteBook cited:More than Just Bricks & Mortar: A History and Reference Book of South Australia Police Stations  by John WhiteMusicTheme: Like We Do It by Grace Mesa, available on Premium BeatEnd: Motivational Digital Piano & Cello by AudioChemicals, available on Audio Jungle

ATOM BOMBS & NUCLEAR TESTING: Maralinga, Marshall Islands, Bikini Atoll, plutonium, blowing sh*t up, betrayal, political intrigue, conspiracies, restricted documents, body snatching, secret projects, human guinea pics (and actual guinea pigs), secrets, lies and more - yes, you're  Eavesdroppin' on the Nuclear Bomb testing episode! Why did the American government test dangerous atomic bombs on the Marshall Islands? How did it effect the people living there? Is it all cleaned up? What are the consequences? And where exactly are the Marshall Islands?? How on earth did Australia get mixed up in atomic testing at Maralinga? How are the Americans and Brits involved? What has Woomera got to do with it? What are the ongoing environmental concerns of the testing? What did Australia get out of it all? And what the hell is Project Sunshine?  People, it's a hot potato of an episode and one you won't want to miss, especially as Michelle say Bwwwitain, there's talk about Love Island, YouTube trolls and Nenish Tarts for Smoko... Get Eavesdroppin'! Listen, like, subscribe, share etc…     Listen here: www.eavesdroppinpodcast.com Or here: https://podfollow.com/1539144364 EAVESDROPPIN' ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/3BKt2Oy4zfPCxI7LDOQLN4 APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/…/eavesd…​ GOOGLE PODCASTS https://tinyurl.com/y5n33pys​​​​​​​ YOUTUBE  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqcu…​    Or wherever you normally listen…   #atomicbomb #atombomb #maralinga #marshallislands #conspiracytheories #projectsunshine #plutonium #comedypodcast #podcast #storytellingpodcast #eavesdroppin #bodysnatchers #radioactivewaste #truelife #operationbuffalo #funny #podcastersofinstagram #podcasters #podcastlife #funnypodcast #nucleartesting #nucleartests #nuclearbomb #nuclear #nuclearblast  #2birdsyakkin

It's NAIDOC Week 2021 and this year's theme is Heal Country! Tragically for the Anangu people of South Australia, their country may never heal from a series of nuclear blasts carried out by the British in the 1950's and 60's. The Quicky speaks to a local First Nations campaigner who comes from a long line of outspoken traditional owners, an academic on Australia's dark nuclear past, and a nuclear engineer who was fired for trying to blow the whistle on a dismal clean-up effort, to find out why huge parts of SA will remain uninhabitable for millennia. Worse still, we hear about the many disturbing medical conditions and premature deaths of countless local people, who were given no protection and no warning about the consequences of the atomic tests. Subscribe to The Quicky at... https://mamamia.com.au/the-quicky/ CREDITS  Host/Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Siobhán Moran-McFarlane Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Guests: Glen Wingfield - A Kokatha man based in Port Augusta whose late parents Mrs Eileen Wingfield and Mr Raymond Wingfield campaigned tirelessly for the recognition and protection of their country - to read about Eileen Wani Winfield, grab a copy of Fantastically Great Women Who Saved The Planet by Kate Pankhurst - https://bit.ly/2TrQLP7 Associate Professor Liz Tynan - Academic and former science journalist who has researched British atomic tests in Australia for many years, and author of Atomic Thunder: The Maralinga Story Alan Parkinson - Nuclear engineer who was the official adviser to the Maralinga clean-up project, but after he voiced his concerns about the dangers of the shortcuts that were being taken, he was removed from the project and told to be quiet CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yhonnie Scarce creates hand-blown glass installations that express the trauma of atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 60s, and the impact of colonisation. Enter the studio of painter and musician Mick Turner, one third of the band Dirty Three. Plus, what about zines? Two zinesters make the case for the longevity of the DIY art mag.

Yhonnie Scarce creates hand-blown glass installations that express the trauma of atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 60s, and the impact of colonisation. Enter the studio of painter and musician Mick Turner, one third of the band Dirty Three. Plus, what about zines? Two zinesters make the case for the longevity of the DIY art mag.

Yhonnie Scarce creates hand-blown glass installations that express the trauma of atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 60s, and the impact of colonisation. Enter the studio of painter and musician Mick Turner, one third of the band Dirty Three. Plus, what about zines? Two zinesters make the case for the longevity of the DIY art mag.

Yhonnie Scarce creates hand-blown glass installations that express the trauma of atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 60s, and the impact of colonisation. Enter the studio of painter and musician Mick Turner, one third of the band Dirty Three. Plus, what about zines? Two zinesters make the case for the longevity of the DIY art mag.

Yhonnie Scarce creates hand-blown glass installations that express the trauma of atomic testing at Maralinga in the 1950s and 60s, and the impact of colonisation. Enter the studio of painter and musician Mick Turner, one third of the band Dirty Three.Plus, what about zines? Two zinesters make the case for the longevity of the DIY art mag.

Anangu Spinifex woman, Debbie Carmody, shares the story of the her people’s displacement after the nuclear weapons testing at Maralinga in South Australia. Debbie is a Traditional Owner of Mulga Rock, east of Kalgoorlie, which is currently under threat from a uranium mine proposed by mining company Vimy resources.This recording is one of two taken from the Yellow Cake country webinar “Maralinga to Mulga Rock”, recorded in November 2020. The first part of the story was broadcast on our last Rad Show. The full webinar can be veiwed here: https://vimeo.com/482901226Featured on the show is music by The Mission Songs Project and Archie Roach, a song called "Hopkins River".

Anangu Spinifex woman, Debbie Carmody, shares the story of the her people’s displacement after the nuclear weapons testing at Maralinga in South Australia. Debbie is a Traditional Owner of Mulga Rock, east of Kalgoorlie, which is currently under threat from a uranium mine proposed by mining company Vimy resources.This recording is one of two taken from the Yellow Cake country webinar “Maralinga to Mulga Rock”, recorded in November 2020. The second part of the story will be broadcast on our next Rad Show. The full webinar can be veiwed here: https://vimeo.com/482901226Music by The Desert Stars. Hear more of their music here: https://desertstars1.bandcamp.com

Our guest on Aboriginal Way this week is anti-nuclear activist Karina Lester. Karina is a Yankunytjatjara Anangu woman who grew up on the APY Lands in the Far North West of South Australia.Her late father was Yami Lester, an Aboriginal elder and nuclear campaigner, who lost his eye sight after the Maralinga nuclear tests in the 1950s.Karina continues to advocate against nuclear weapons and dumps, such as the proposed Kimba nuclear waste site.In 2017, she spoke to world leaders in New York at the United Nations conference on a nuclear weapons ban treaty. In this episode, Karina updates Aboriginal Way about the the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, with 50 countries on board, but Australia yet to sign.

We hear about the AACTA-nominated documentary Maralinga Tjarutja, written and directed by Larissa Behrendt.

We hear about the AACTA-nominated documentary Maralinga Tjarutja, written and directed by Larissa Behrendt.

Memories of Yalata will be captured by Indigenous policy researcher and writer Eleanor Hogan, who was recently awarded a $4,755 grant from the SA History fund. This assistance, alongside another smaller grant she’s received from the Oral History Association of South Australia and the Northern Territory, will allow her to travel to and spend more time in the Yalata community.There, she plans to record the stories and memories of three senior Yalata women, transcribe them into a booklet with English and Pitjantjatjara translations and have them archived for the local community.“They have seen a huge amount of historic change from the time when they were living along the railway line on the Nullarbor in the 1930s and 1940s,” Eleanor said.That includes issues of land rights, the Maralinga nuclear testing site in the 1950’s, the Missions, the impact of alcohol in the community and their participation in its restrictions.Eleanor, who calls Alice Springs home, got to know the rich history of the Yalata region and many of its residents whilst researching her upcoming book The Unholy Alliance of Ernestine Hill and Daisy Bates, which will be published in March 2021. She met with Elders in their 70’s and 80’s twice over the last five years for this and discussed ways of recording their stories for the benefit of the region.“The older generation of remote Aboriginal people tend to have more health issues earlier, so you’ve got less people to draw on for Pitjantjatjara history – the memories of past eras will be gone soon.”

Ireland in the mid-1800s was not a particularly happy or pleasant time as it was the period of the Great Hunger. Tom Sullivan, writer and director of the film, ARRACHT joins Richard to chat about the impact of the great hunger on Irish Culture and the way it's explored in ARRACHT. Every year, Creative Partnerships Australia gives out awards to celebrate philanthropy in the arts sector. Richard is joined by the CEO of Creative Partnerships Australia, Fiona Menzies, to discuss the 2020 awards winners, plus provide an overview of the awards and why philanthropy is an important part of the arts sector. Waanyi artist Judy Watson and Kokatha and Nukunu artist Yhonnie Scarce share recent and personally painful histories of the destruction, exploitation, and degradation of land and of colonisation. Curator of the TarraWarra Museum of Art, Hetti Perkins discusses with Richard Judy and Yhonnie’s latest exhibition Looking Glass. Detailing Australia’s secret and dirty war—a battle fought on many fronts from colonial massacres to Stolen Generations, from the Maralinga bomb tests to the climate emergency. Looking Glass is being exhibited at TarraWarra from November 28th to March 8th.The Melbourne Fringe Festival is a mix of wacky and wonderful shows. Two such shows are CATS: The Movie, the Musical, The Production, The Artist & Lousical The Musical, created by Jean Tong and Lou Wall respectively. One is a mockumentary that punches down on a musical that has been “piss taken to the ends of the Earth and back,” whilst the other is a pop music comedy, part stand up, part song, and part “online meme content”. Both shows were available to stream online as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival’s 2020 programming. ARRACHT (Trailer) | YouTubeIreland Picks ‘Arracht’ for Oscars’ International Feature Film Race | VarietyMeet our 2020 Creative Partnerships Award recipients | Creative Partnerships AustraliaMATCH Lab | Creative Partnerships AustraliaPlus1 | Creative Partnerships AustraliaLooking Glass | TarraWarra Museum of ArtCATS: The Movie, the Musical, The Production, The Artist | Melbourne FringeLousical The Musical | Melbourne Fringe

EMMA ASHMERE launches her new short story collection "DREAMS THEY FORGOT"  Two sisters await the tidal wave predicted for 1970s Adelaide after Premier Don Dunstan decriminalises homosexuality. An interstate family drive is complicated by the father’s memory of sighting UFOs. Two women drive from Melbourne to Sydney to see the Harbour Bridge before it’s finished. An isolated family tries to weather climate change as the Doomsday Clock ticks. Emma Ashmere’s stories explore illusion, deception and acts of quiet rebellion. Diverse characters travel high and low roads through time and place – from a grand 1860s Adelaide music hall to a dilapidated 1980s London squat, from a modern Melbourne hospital to the 1950s Maralinga test site, to an English Language School in Hastings to the 1990s diamond mines of Borneo. The short stories in Dreams They Forgot have been  shortlisted for the 2019 Commonwealth Writers Short Story Award, 2019 Newcastle Short Story Award, 2018 Overland NUW Fair Australia Prize, and the 2001 Age Short Story Competition. Emma’s critically acclaimed debut novel, The Floating Garden,was shortlisted for the Most Underrated Book Award 2016. SHOW NOTES: Writes4Women www.writes4women.com Facebook @writes4women Twitter / Instagram @w4wpodcast W4W Patreon https://www.writes4women.com/support-us-on-patreon Emma Ashmere "Dreams They Forgot" https://emmaashmere.com/dreams-they-forgot/ Facebook @Emma Ashmere - Author Twitter @EmmaAshmere Instagram @emmaashmere Pamela Cook www.pamelacook.com.au Facebook @pamelacookauthor Twitter @PamelaCookAU Instagram @pamelacookwrites Listen Up Podcasting (Kel Butler) www.listenuppodcasting.com.au Facebook @kelbutler / @listenuppodcasting Twitter @KelB   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

In the early 1950s, the Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies, received a request from the Prime Minister of England, Clement Attlee, requesting if Britain could conduct their nuclear weapons testing in Australia. Without so much as talking to the politicians in his cabinet or requesting any information or reports on the possible health or environmental risks, Menzies said yes, and even committed Australian servicemen to help the British carry out their tests. Thus, began the testing in Monte Bello Islands off the coast of Western Australia, and the 2 sites in South Australia, Emu Field and Maralinga.This episode is designed to go with a Senior Modern History unit on the Cold War with a focus on the arms race.Accompanying teaching resources for this podcast can be found on my Amped Up Learning StoreSeason One Cover Lesson BundleReflection QuestionsAlthough newspapers of the time are not particularly reliable, could they be considered as useful. Explain why or why not.Hypothesise why do you think the newspaper coverage was so superficial.Research the Royal Commission into British Nuclear Testing in Australia and summarise the findings.The Doomsday clock moved away from midnight after the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty. Explain what events have occurred since then to make the hands move closer to midnight, to the point that it is closer than ever now.What do you think was the motive of the Prime Minister in agreeing to nuclear testing in Australia without consultation with his cabinet?Research methods of nuclear debris disposal.In reference to Stalin and Truman's conversation at the Potsdam conference. Explain the two perspectives of this same conversation.Contact: Twitter @HistoryDetect, Instagram @HistoryDetective9, email  historydetective9@gmail.comAll original music written and performed by Kelly Chase.

Larissa Behrendt is a Eualeyai/ Kamillaroi woman a legal academic, author and film maker. We are talking to her today about the making of Maralinga Tjarutja. This film brings the voice of the Maralinga Tjarutja people to centre stage as they work not to be defined by the displacement and ecposure to the nuclear tests between 1953-63 but by millenia of being in-country where culture knowledge and country are indivisible.

A resource that shares stories about history that we may not hear in a conventional textbook, stories that give a voice to the marginalised people in history and stories that spark interest and excitement in learning about the past.

For the Maralinga Tjarutja people who were forcibly moved off their lands in the 1950s the British nuclear tests are just one disaster that befell them. Also, in our first international episode of The Word we hear from expat Nyikina woman Sam Cook who lives and works in Los Angeles County.

For the Maralinga Tjarutja people who were forcibly moved off their lands in the 1950s the British nuclear tests are just one disaster that befell them. Also, in our first international episode of The Word we hear from expat Nyikina woman Sam Cook who lives and works in Los Angeles County.

North west of Ooldea in South Australia's Great Victoria Desert is Maralinga where the British exploded seven nuclear bombs. This episode explores the Cold War politics behind the bomb tests and their ongoing impact on the traditional owners of the land, the Maralinga Tjarutja people.

Earlier this year, the Japanese Peace Boat made its 103rd voyage to this country, visiting Fremantle, Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Anangu Spinifex woman, Debbie Carmody on her recent time on the Peace Boat.  Debbie was invited as a guest educator on the Peace Boat as part of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) workshops series, All Aboard.Debbie gave a powerful history lesson, speaking  of her families terrible suffering from the nuclear fallout from the Maralinga atomic bomb tests from the 1960’s and how her people became some of the first environmental refugees from their country, Ooldea. Moving from this country to now what is called Mulga Rock in the Great Victoria Desert, 240 kilometres east-north-east of Kalgoorlie, her people are fighting against the proposed Vimy Resources, Mulga Rock uranium project.  Ending the speech, you will hear from Peace Boat organiser and translator, Rika Watanabe, who was moved to tears, along with many others in the room from Debbie's speech.  This episode recognises and celebrates International Women's Day on Sunday 8 March 2020, acknowledging the resistance, talents, strengths and power of women working against the global nuclear industrial complex. 

Historian Nick Richardson on the year that changed Australia forever

Australian author and academic Nick Richardson debunks 'one of the hardiest cliches in Australian history' - that the 1950s was a 'deadly dull' decade.

Gayle Woodford was murdered in regional South Australia while working as a remote area nurse. Her husband Keith is fighting for laws to be implemented to protect nurses that work in remote parts of Australia but their is disagreement on what has been labelled as 'Gayle's law'.

On this Radioactive Show we hear about the Black Mist Burnt Country art exhibition and symposium which was organised by Burrinja Cultural Centre. The symposium was held on Saturday 9th September in Adelaide.  It shed light on South Australia’s nuclear history and related environmental and social effects: ranging from the British atomic tests at Maralinga in the 1950s and 1960s, to the effects of uranium mining and recent proposals to store nuclear waste in South Australia near Hawker and Kimba. The symposium explored how artists have reflected on nuclear issues through their practice and gave a voice to affected communities. Artists Nuclear campaigners and community members presented on current developments in regard to the proposed nuclear waste dump in SA. Among the speakers were: Jessie Boylan (artist), Merilyn Fairskye (artist), Paul Brown (producer), David Noonan (nuclear campaigner), Gavin Mudd, Jim Green (Friends of the Earth), Karina Lester (anti-nuclear activist), Tilman Ruff (Nobel Peace Prize laureate), Greg Bannon from the Flinders Local Action Group and Mara Bonacci (Conservation SA).The exhibition Black Mist Burnt Country is on display at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra ACT from 24 August – 18 November 2018.The briefing paper about shippping nuclear waste through SA's ports mentioned by David Noonan in this show can be found here. 

In Episode 18 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg looks back at the Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement of the closing years of the Cold War, when the Western Shoshone people, whose traditional lands were being contaminated by the nuclear blasts at the US government's Nevada Test Site, made common cause with the Kazakh people of Central Asia who opposed Soviet nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk site. Kazakh activists travelled to Nevada to join protests at the Test Site, while Western Shoshone leaders travelled to Kazakhstan to join protests at Semipalatinsk. This initiative eventually evolved into the Abolition 2000 Global Network to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, which as recently as 2016 held an International Conference on Building a Nuclear-Weapon-Free World in Astana, Kazakhstan, again attended by Western Shoshone leaders. The story of indigenous peoples impacted by nuclear testing on their usurped lands has come to us from several places around the world, including the French test site at Gerboise Bleue in Algeria -- known to the local Tuareg nomads as Tanezrouft. Other examples are the Chinese test site at Lop Nur, on lands of the Uighur people in Xinjiang, and British testing on Aboriginal lands at Maralinga, in the Australian outback. The Nevada-Semipalatinsk movement provides an inspiring example of indigenous peoples and their supporters building solidarity across hostile international borders and superpower influence spheres. Listen on SoundCloud, and support our podcast via Patreon. Music: Kazakh Folk Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ-IjHVhbTo Production by Chris Rywalt We are asking listeners to donate just $1 per episode via Patreon. A total of $30 per episode would cover our costs for engineering and producing. We are currently up to $15. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex New episodes will be produced every two weeks. We need your support.

Fun chat with amazing Aussie illustrator, Doug Holgate, about his start in the local comic book industry, his Netflix debut, his post-apocalyptic title Maralinga,  and latest work ~ Clem Heatherington and the Ironwood Race! Doug Holgate - Illustrator & Comic Book Artist - Info’s: www.skullduggery.com.au https://www.instagram.com/douglasbot/?hl=en Last Kids on Earth on Netflix news: http://www.c21media.net/netflix-finds-last-kids-on-earth/ BUY Clem Heatherington and the Ironwood Race: https://www.booktopia.com.au/clem-hetherington-and-the-ironwood-race-jen-breach/prod9780545814461.html Next Pop Culture Meetup Fri 18 May, 5pm, Brisbane Square Library: https://www.facebook.com/events/340037459851872/ BUY KID PHANTOM #4 NOW: https://www.phantomcomic.com.au/collections/new/products/kid-phantom-issue-no-4-2018-phantoms-universe-card-14-young-guran JOIN THE CONVERSATION NOW - Most Popular Podcast Group Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/501943196826833/?ref=bookmarks THANKS FOR TUNING IN ~ DrPM & ABx

Peace Boat Nuclear Survivors in AdelaidePeace Boat, a Japanese based global NGO, visited Adelaide on 29th January for the first time as part of a speaking tour featuring nuclear survivors from Japan and Australia on its 93rd global voyage.The Australian tour started in fremantle, sailed to Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, ending in Sydney.The visit was hosted by ICAN in conjunction with local groups in each city. The Adelaide events were supported by Conservation SA, The Maritime Union of Australia and the Graham F Smith Peace Foundation.The Peace Boat trip aimed to put pressure on the Japanese and Australian Governments who have not yet signed the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.This week we’ll hear some of the stories shared at the Making Waves event in Adelaide.  We heard from Akira Kawasaki from peace boat, Nagasaki survivor Terumi Tanaka, Maralinga survivor Mima Smart and ICAN Ambassador Scott Ludlam.If you’d like to learn more about Peace Boat, go to www.peaceboat.org/english.To learn more about the UN weapons ban treaty, go to www.icanw.org/au.Music on this show is from a performance by Tal-kin-jeri dance group: www.tal-kin-jeri.org

A tribute show to Yankunytjatjara elder and atomic test survivor, Yami Lester, who sadly passed away recently. We reflect on his ongoing fight for justice, for a nuclear free world and Aboriginal land rights.Please note that, with family permission, this episode includes recordings of Yami Lester’s voice.We also hear from Tim Wright, Campaign Director of ICAN (International Campaign Against Nuclear weapons) about the recent creation of an international treaty which bans nuclear weapons.Paul Kelly's song 'Maralinga' features on the show - which was written about Yami's experience as a survivor of Emu Fields nuclear weapon testing.

Mara Bonacci speaks with Geoff Williams from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency to get an his perspective from on-the-ground at the Australian Government clean up of Maralinga atomic test sites prior to a handback to the Maraling Tjarutja Traditional Owners.  Dr. Jim Green, national Nuclear-free campaigner with Friends of the Earth, gives an environmental and social justice perspective.

Between 1952 and 1963 the British Government carried out 12 major nuclear weapon tests in Australia in the remote Montebello islands and in South Australia at Maralinga and Emu Field. Why did the Australian Government agree to nuclear weapon testing in Australia? Let’s find out!

Yami Lester is a Yankunytjatjara man of northern South Australia who was blinded by a "black mist" - fallout from in the 1950’s.  As a young man, he joined the Aboriginal Advancement League in Adelaide.  However, he wanted to take more direct action.  He began as a welfare worker and interpreter for the courts in Alice Springs and went on to work extensively in the areas of Aboriginal education and language and land rights.  A significant contribution has been gaining recognition for the survivors of the atomic tests at Maralinga and Emu Field.  He is now the Ambassador of the No Dump Alliance that has been successfully opposing the imposition of a nuclear waste dump in SA.

60 years on from the British atomic tests at Maralinga, a series of touring exhibitions keep the stories alive through powerful artwork.  'Black Mist Burnt Country', 'Nuclear' and 'Collisions' are creating spaces for discussion about our nuclear future as communities are faced with debates about uranium mining, nuclear waste and a global nuclear weapons ban.  Joining us today are artists Jessie Boylan and Curtis Taylor and nuclear veteran Avon Hudson.

On the show this week we hear about a major national touring art exhibition titled 'Black Mist Burnt Country' which commemorates the 60th anniversary of the British atomic test series at Maralinga in South Australia. It revisits the events and its location through the artworks by Indigenous and non-Indigenous contemporary artists across the mediums of painting, print-making, sculpture, installation, photography and new media. The works in the exhibition collectively span a period of seven decades, from the first use of the atomic bomb on civilians in Hiroshima and into the post-WW II era, through the times of anti-nuclear protest in the 1980s to the present day. The exhibition is planned to commence in September 2016  at the SH Ervin Gallery in Sydney, and tour nationally to public galleries and museums across five states in 2017 and 2018.We speak with curator of this exhibition, JD Mittmann, from Burrinja Gallery in Upwey, who takes us through the ideas around the exhibition and some of the works included. We also talk with Paul Ogier, an New Zealand & Australian photographer who has photographed Maraling and Emufield, as well as Warren Tantja Paul, an Anangu artist from Yalata community in far west south Australia. Warren is a line-drawing artist and sculptor who has most recently began a new series of drawings and sculptures in reference to the Maralinga atomic tests, as a result of a mentorship with Ceduna Art Centre’s Pam Diment. 

The South Australian Royal Commission into nuclear expansion is losing credibility as it continues. The expert advisory panel is stacked with nuclear advocates and barriers are high for public participation, with requirements that submissions are typed and signed by a Justice of the Peace. Many Traditional Owners have already experienced the radioactive racism of the industry and have vowed to stop any expansion in its tracks. From the nuclear tests at Emu Field and Maralinga through to the imposition of the Olympic Dam and Beverley uranium mines, “it's not a fruit salad”, as Uncle Kevin Buzzacott says. Fresh from the Students of Sustainability Conference in Adelaide, Aunty Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Uncle Kevin Buzzacott and Dr Jim Green are sharing their experiences with the nuclear industry and calling out for support and solidarity. Please submit your two cents to the Royal Waste of Time and stop this pro-nuclear push from gaining a foothold. All of the issues and information is waiting at http://www.conservationsa.org.au/nuclear. 

The correct distance between objects is critical, whether that distance is physical, cultural or emotional. Two objects too close to each other become one, Two objects too far apart no longer relate to each other. Intrigued by experiments with chance relationships, accidental spatial configurations and a type of spontaneous feng shui, the focus of the work is not only the objects – whether found, made or observed – but the space around, between and inside the objects, being the cultural or emotional significance of the objects. I often observe Australia from outside Australia; I want to see how it is perceived from another position and also from cultures within Australia. Following an invitation to work in Vietnam in 1998, and my experience of living in Vietnam, the work references Australia’s involvement with Vietnam and Vietnamese migrants in Australia. This work deals with characters, events and locations that are significant in that which has helped shape Australia: Gallipoli, Mabo, Banjo Patterson, Maralinga, etc. American crater near Hanoi #2 is a work that deals with the physical, emotional and historical nature of space and place. Since my first visits to Vietnam I have been documenting bomb craters. While measuring, filming, tracing and photographing these emotive and politically charged spaces one discovers a morbid fascination with these shapes, and a haunting beauty about their physical, cultural and emotional form. This space, once occupied, is undergoing constant change. American crater near Hanoi #2 is motivated by recent involvement with a non-profit organisation, PROJECT RENEW in Quang Tri Province Central Vietnam. Their primary objectives are Mine Risk Education (MRE), and to clear Quang Tri Province and neighbouring regions of landmines and other unexploded ordinances. Photography: Ionas Kaltenbach

A Diffusion Science Nuclear Special. We look at the breakdown of nuclear waste storage materials with time, and the problems associated with cleanup of the Maralinga nuclear test site. Dr Ian Farnan, University of Cambridge, talks to Charles Willock about possibly significant errors in estimates of nuclear waste storage times. Alan Parkinson, nuclear engineer, talks with Charles Willock about the mishandling of nuclear waste at Maralinga. Presented by: Emily Fearn Panelled by: Celine Steinfeld Produced by Charles Willock and Ian Woolf assisted by Patrick Rubie Music: "The Elements" Tom Lehrer/Sir Arthur Sullivan "It's a scientific fact" Tom Glazer and Dottie Evans (by Hy Zaret and Lou Singer)