The prologue

FromThe Bomb

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The prologue

FromThe Bomb

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3 minutes

Released:

Jul 23, 2020

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“My grandfather in front of a mushroom cloud”. This is the story of why I wanted to know if the Bomb could have been stopped. Episode 1 available from 1 August. #thebomb

Released:

Jul 23, 2020

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

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.

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

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S2.10 Fallout: Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him? by The Bomb
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S2.9 Dead cat, live cat: A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury by The Bomb
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S2.8 The uncertainty principle: The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs by The Bomb
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S2.7 Critical mass: The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England by The Bomb
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S2.6 Camp Y: Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage by The Bomb
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S2.5 An irreversible reaction: A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project by The Bomb
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S2.4 A stable bond: The spy meets his spymaster by The Bomb
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S2.3 Unstable elements: The fate of the world is decided: Klaus Fuchs joins a top-secret atomic bomb mission by The Bomb
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S2.2 A split life: The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage by The Bomb
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S2.1 A grave matter: The man who stole the atomic bomb. And why he did it by The Bomb
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Bonus: The sound design: What does the inside of an atom sound like? Meet our sound designer for Season 2 by The Bomb
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Bonus: Introducing Rosa Ellis: "She was not just a spy - she was a spymaster". The family secret of Rosa Ellis by The Bomb
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Introducing The Bomb season 2: The spy who changed history. Season 2 begins on 9 July 2022 by The Bomb
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S1.7 The doomsday clock: The bomb drops on Hiroshima and the world is changed forever by The Bomb
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S1.6 The first atomic bomb: Time is running out. Leo Szilard makes one final attempt to stop the bomb by The Bomb
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S1.5 Enemy alien by The Bomb
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S1.4 Pearl Harbour: An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything by The Bomb
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S1.3 The Einstein letter: A vital message must be delivered to the president of the United States by The Bomb
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Titles in the series (21)

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