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The Bomb

The spy who changed history and a great-aunt's double life. In season one we met the scientist who might have stopped the atomic bomb. In season two we meet the man who stole it.

World Service,22 episodes

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Introducing Hollywood Exiles
Why was Oona’s grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, exiled from Hollywood?
05 Jul 2024,27 mins
Series 2
Introducing The Bomb season 2
The spy who changed history. Season 2 begins on 9 July 2022
12 Jun 2022,4 mins
Series 2
Bonus: Introducing Rosa Ellis
"She was not just a spy - she was a spymaster". The family secret of Rosa Ellis
19 Jun 2022,4 mins
Series 2
Bonus: The sound design
What does the inside of an atom sound like? Meet our sound designer for Season 2
26 Jun 2022,3 mins
Series 2
S2.1 A grave matter
The man who stole the atomic bomb. And why he did it
08 Jul 2022,20 mins
Series 2
S2.2 A split life
The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage
15 Jul 2022,40 mins
Series 2
S2.3 Unstable elements
The fate of the world is decided: Klaus Fuchs joins a top-secret atomic bomb mission
22 Jul 2022,31 mins
Series 2
S2.4 A stable bond
The spy meets his spymaster
29 Jul 2022,37 mins
Series 2
S2.5 An irreversible reaction
A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project
05 Aug 2022,28 mins
Series 2
S2.6 Camp Y
Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage
12 Aug 2022,38 mins
Series 2
S2.7 Critical mass
The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England
19 Aug 2022,29 mins
Series 2
S2.8 The uncertainty principle
The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs
26 Aug 2022,30 mins
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S2.9 Dead cat, live cat
A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury
02 Sep 2022,30 mins
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S2.10 Fallout
Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him?
09 Sep 2022,33 mins
Series 1
The prologue
“My grandfather in front of a mushroom cloud”. Could the Bomb have been stopped? #thebomb
23 Jul 2020,2 mins
Series 1
S1.1 Moonshine
A little-known scientist discovers something that will change the course of human history
31 Jul 2020,27 mins
Series 1
S1.2 Race to the bomb
It’s a race against time to beat the Nazis to the nuclear bomb
07 Aug 2020,18 mins
Series 1
S1.3 The Einstein letter
A vital message must be delivered to the president of the United States
14 Aug 2020,21 mins
Series 1
S1.4 Pearl Harbour
An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything
21 Aug 2020,31 mins
Series 1
S1.5 Enemy alien
The FBI pursues Leo Szilard as he loses control of the project
28 Aug 2020,24 mins
Series 1
S1.6 The first atomic bomb
Time is running out. Leo Szilard makes one final attempt to stop the bomb
04 Sep 2020,26 mins
Series 1
S1.7 The doomsday clock
The bomb drops on Hiroshima and the world is changed forever
11 Sep 2020,28 mins