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The Bomb
After Oppenheimer’s Oscars success, delve into the story of the atomic bomb. Told by the scientists and spies who changed history. The race to beat the Nazis and stolen secrets.
Episodes (23 Available)
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- 2 mins
- 22 Mar 2023
- S2.10 Fallout
Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him?
- 33 mins
- 09 Sep 2022
- S2.9 Dead cat, live cat
A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury
- 30 mins
- 02 Sep 2022
- S2.8 The uncertainty principle
The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs
- 30 mins
- 26 Aug 2022
- S2.7 Critical mass
The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England
- 29 mins
- 19 Aug 2022
- S2.6 Camp Y
Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage
- 38 mins
- 12 Aug 2022
- S2.5 An irreversible reaction
A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project
- 28 mins
- 05 Aug 2022
- S2.4 A stable bond
The spy meets his spymaster
- 37 mins
- 29 Jul 2022
- S2.3 Unstable elements
The fate of the world is decided: Klaus Fuchs joins a top-secret atomic bomb mission
- 31 mins
- 22 Jul 2022
- S2.2 A split life
The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage
- 40 mins
- 15 Jul 2022
- S2.1 A grave matter
The man who stole the atomic bomb. And why he did it
- 20 mins
- 08 Jul 2022
- Bonus: The sound design
What does the inside of an atom sound like? Meet our sound designer for Season 2
- 3 mins
- 26 Jun 2022
- Bonus: Introducing Rosa Ellis
"She was not just a spy - she was a spymaster". The family secret of Rosa Ellis
- 4 mins
- 19 Jun 2022
- Introducing The Bomb season 2
The spy who changed history. Season 2 begins on 9 July 2022
- 4 mins
- 12 Jun 2022
S1.7 The doomsday clockThe bomb drops on Hiroshima and the world is changed forever
- 28 mins
- 11 Sep 2020
- S1.6 The first atomic bomb
Time is running out. Leo Szilard makes one final attempt to stop the bomb
- 26 mins
- 04 Sep 2020
- S1.5 Enemy alien
The FBI pursues Leo Szilard as he loses control of the project
- 24 mins
- 28 Aug 2020
- S1.4 Pearl Harbour
An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything
- 31 mins
- 21 Aug 2020
S1.3 The Einstein letterA vital message must be delivered to the president of the United States
- 21 mins
- 14 Aug 2020
