Produced with the support of Doff Pollard of Village Arts two East Cleveland students, Beth Mounsey and Rebecca Needham conduct interviews with teachers, pupils and local people about the prospects of nuclear war following a recent attack on then Defence Minister Michael Heseltine in which is was sprayed with red paint by protestors who were protesting against the arrival in Britain of American medium-range cruise missiles. [Blank] In what is believed to be a school classroom pupils Beth...

Produced with the support of Doff Pollard of Village Arts two East Cleveland students, Beth Mounsey and Rebecca Needham conduct interviews with teachers, pupils and local people about the prospects of nuclear war following a recent attack on then Defence Minister Michael Heseltine in which is was sprayed with red paint by protestors who were protesting against the arrival in Britain of American medium-range cruise missiles. [Blank] In what is believed to be a school classroom pupils Beth Mounsey and Rebecca Needham ask questions of three teachers and two students relating to prospects of nuclear war. They are each asked the following questions: 1. What would they do if the four-minute warning was given? 2. Do they think they have a personal responsibility for the nuclear issue? 3. Would they camp outside Greenham Common? 4. Is there a justification for shooting protestors who got inside the [Greenham Common] barriers? 5. Should protestors have sprayed red paint on Defence Minister Michael Heseltine? Most of those asked would pray should the four-minute warning be given and try and find loved ones. All believe they have a personal responsibly, but only some would protest outside Greenham Common providing several different reasons. Most don’t believe the spray painting of Michael Heseltine as achieved anything productive. To ‘Free Bird’ by Lynyrd Skynyrd a phantom car ride through the market down of Loftus. [Blank] An interview with a man in the street who is also asked the above questions. Returning to the classroom another woman responding to the questions from what she believes is the perspective of people who are happy with the siting of Cruise missiles around Britain. [Blank] The film ends on one of the girls interviewing an older woman who describes herself as a pacifist who grew up after World War One and would be very sad for the girls should nuclear war breakout as they would have no future. Credit: Edited by Beth Mounsey and Rebecca Needham Produced by Doff Pollard and Gerry Moriarty Title: © 25/11/83 Rebecca Needham and Beth Mousey End title: A Warner Sisters Production MCMCXXXIII The credits are written onto a sheet of paper which is being held by both Rebecca Needham and Beth Mousey. At the end the camera pulls back revealing the two girls standing and smiling in a kitchen.