Small World

tv show

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57 total episodes

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2 seasons

First Aired October 12, 1958

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Overview

Presents a filmed, intercontinental conversation that links moderator Edward R. Murrow in New York with three internationally known figures located in different parts of the world. What set this apart from other televised interview/discussion programs was the fact that its participants could not see each other but could hear one another via telephone lines and radio.

Lord Bertrand Russell, Dr. Willard F. Libby, Dr. Homi J. Bhabha poster unavailable

Lord Bertrand Russell, Dr. Willard F. Libby, Dr. Homi J. Bhabha

Season 1 - Episode 2 - 0h 0m

Air Date

October 19, 1958

Overview

Atomic energy as threat and promise are at the center of today's discussion. The guests are Bertrand Russell, philosopher and Nobel Prize author in London; Dr. Willard F. Libby of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, in Washington D.C.; Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India, in Paris. Lord Russell has been active in efforts to halt nuclear weapons.