22 episodes
The Bomb BBC Podcasts
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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
Customer Reviews
Eh….one problem.
It’s a somewhat artistic approach to telling the story. It comes off as more boring than it needs to be. Although, if you enjoy listening to audio while you go to sleep, this is perfect.
Fabulous story
And so well done: I’m recommending it to one and all!
So much handwringing over an inevitability
I can’t finish this series.
It’s physics kid and had the people involved in this story not followed through others would have.
My grandfather was a Marine who participated in the island hopping campaigns in the pacific and the experiences of warfare in that theater made it clear that an invasion of the Japanese homeland would have cost far more in blood and treasure than that of the 2 nuclear weapons used before the war ended and he had no doubt that the war ended as a direct consequence of them.
It’s always annoying to me when historical events are viewed through a modern rather than contemporary lens and this series immediately falls into this trap.
Your grandfather had a job, did it well and you should be nothing but proud of his skills and accomplishments.
I am even if you are not.