Film BBC Horizon - 'Rutherford' Horizon documentary entitled 'Rutherford' produced for the BBC by Brian Gibson. Film content: Archival footage - nuclear explosion Cavendish Laboratory Cambridge Clip from 'Rutherford' film of 1935 (AV/3/9) Family photos Sir Harrie Massey speaking on camera about Lord Rutherford - early life Archive footage early 1900s - Christchurch Canterbury College Science Department Photo of Rutherford's wife-to-be Cavendish Lab Cambridge and student photos 1898 Sir Edward Bullard speaks to camera - Rutherfords Radio Transmitter and receiver of 1896 Professor J J Thompson Experiment described - Bekerell Uranium - gold leaf electroscope for measuring Alpha and Beta particles Letter noting his time at Cambridge Early archival footage (nitrate originating source) - Montreal - Frederick Soddy Dr A S Russell interviewed - pupil of Rutherford - discusses Soddy Archival (originating nitrate) snow skating on pond Thorium salt - discussed - experiment shown 1904 book - Radio Activity - classic text. Illustration - disintegration of radium atom 1907 travel Europe and Nobel prize. Manchester University Physics Department Rutherford house and moter car - golf Manchester University footage 1908 experiment firing Alpha particles Theory - written in Rutherford hand founding Nuclear Physics Archival (originating nitrate) WW1 footage Written notes - first experiment - splitting the Atom HG Wells reference regarding Soddy and Rutherford inspiration Archival (originating nitrate) WW1 footage HG Wells predicts Atomic explosions 1919 Rutherford becomes Professor at Cavendish Lab Rutherford house in Cambridge Archival shots - home movie - children playing in garden Rostrum shots various - Rutherford 1928 Young scientists Walton and Cockcroft 1930s device for artificailly accelerating hydrogen atoms under huge voltages - constructed from old petrol pumbs, bits fo meta and a couple of tea chests - designed to achieve next phase in Nuclear Physics Professor E T S Walton discusses the above Press and Rutherford cautious dealings Lord Rutherford of Nelson Locomotive 5665 - seen leaving the train station Rutherford archive photographs - relaxing on beach and wonderful shot - floating in the sea Reference to his death in 1937. Bronze bust Final scenes - lab equipment being covered up whilst a recording of Rutherford is speaking Lecture room - chalkboard cleaned down. Lights switched off Fade to black - programme ends 16mm film Colour Sound: Optical 30 mins duration. Condition: Magenta Bias [1970]