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The Bomb BBC World Service
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4,8 • 74 beoordelingen
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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.
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S2.10 Fallout
Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him? British intelligence wants names. As Fuchs is forced to face his past, Ursula tries to run from hers. Presenter Rosa Ellis questions how their actions have shaped today's nuclear tensions. #thebomb
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S2.9 Dead cat, live cat
A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury, but will he confess? A future as an eminent physicist is slipping away. And the friends who took him in as a young scientist are blindsided - they want answers. But first he must face the court. #thebomb
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S2.8 The uncertainty principle
The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs. Spymaster Ursula has outwitted the interrogators - but can he? As he settles down in England, British intelligence services are following him at every turn. He is caught in a web of surveillance - and his faith in the Soviets is faltering. How long can he run for? #thebomb
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S2.7 Critical mass
The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England. Secrets threaten to be spilled and loyalties are tested. The war has ended, and the physicist could have a promising future. But will his past catch up with him? Could British intelligence services be on to him? #thebomb
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S2.6 Camp Y
Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage as the atomic bomb project takes a deadly turn. Klaus is at the covert Manhattan Project laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. In this desert terrain, he has lost contact with the Soviets. As the countdown to detonation begins, there's only one person who can be trusted. #thebomb
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S2.5 An irreversible reaction
A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project and the race with Russia is on. But as the nuclear mission ramps up, security tightens too. Now at the heart of the mission, his skills in science and espionage are tested to the limit. #thebomb
Klantrecensies
Loved every minute. Season 2 is even more gripping than season one
Made with love and respect to the actual people and history. And did you know that the brilliant physicist Max Born was Olivia Newton John’s grandfather?
Impressive
Had never heard of Leo Szilard. Well put together story telling , thank you.
Interesting but a little disjointed
This is an interesting story about the background of the development of the atomic bomb and the individuals involved in its conception and creation.
The narrative is clear but to me but the story seems a little disjointed as if the storyteller wasn’t quite sure where the focus should lie. This may be intentional but for me it doesn’t work. I am interested and like the technical aspects and the personalities of the involved scientists and other people. However, the mix with all sorts of (the author’s) psychological hang-ups and moral issues (to me) don’t mix well with the podcast.
I would have liked some elaboration on the technical and organisational aspects of the final construction and dropping of the bomb, but the last episode or two seem a little rushed.
Nevertheless, it is a good ‘read’.