After Oppenheimer’s success at the Oscars, delve into the wider story of the atomic bomb. Told through the scientists and spies who changed history. Season 1 follows the scientist who discovers the destructive possibilities of harnessing nuclear power. It leads to the race to beat the Nazis to the first atomic bomb. Season 2 tells of a brilliant scientist who lives a double life, stealing atomic secrets for the Soviet Union. Season 3 is coming soon.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08llv8n
S1.1 Moonshine
A little-known scientist discovers something that will change the course of human history
The prologue
“My grandfather in front of a mushroom cloud”. Could the Bomb have been stopped? #thebomb