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The story of the atomic bomb. Told through the scientists and spies who changed history. The race to beat the Nazis and stolen secrets.

The 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.

Updated: weekly
Episodes available: indefinitely

Episodes to download

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    Introducing Hollywood Exiles

    Fri 5 Jul 2024

    Why was Oona’s grandfather, Charlie Chaplin, exiled from Hollywood?

  • S2.10 Fallout

    Fri 9 Sep 2022

    Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him?

  • S2.9 Dead cat, live cat

    Fri 2 Sep 2022

    A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury

  • S2.8 The uncertainty principle

    Fri 26 Aug 2022

    The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs

  • S2.7 Critical mass

    Fri 19 Aug 2022

    The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England

  • S2.6 Camp Y

    Fri 12 Aug 2022

    Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage

  • S2.5 An irreversible reaction

    Fri 5 Aug 2022

    A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project

  • S2.4 A stable bond

    Fri 29 Jul 2022

    The spy meets his spymaster

  • S2.3 Unstable elements

    Fri 22 Jul 2022

    The fate of the world is decided: Klaus Fuchs joins a top-secret atomic bomb mission

  • S2.2 A split life

    Fri 15 Jul 2022

    The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage

  • S2.1 A grave matter

    Fri 8 Jul 2022

    The man who stole the atomic bomb. And why he did it

  • Bonus: The sound design

    Sun 26 Jun 2022

    What does the inside of an atom sound like? Meet our sound designer for Season 2

  • Bonus: Introducing Rosa Ellis

    Sun 19 Jun 2022

    "She was not just a spy - she was a spymaster". The family secret of Rosa Ellis

  • Introducing The Bomb season 2

    Sun 12 Jun 2022

    The spy who changed history. Season 2 begins on 9 July 2022

  • S1.7 The doomsday clock

    Fri 11 Sep 2020

    The bomb drops on Hiroshima and the world is changed forever

  • S1.6 The first atomic bomb

    Fri 4 Sep 2020

    Time is running out. Leo Szilard makes one final attempt to stop the bomb

  • S1.5 Enemy alien

    Fri 28 Aug 2020

    The FBI pursues Leo Szilard as he loses control of the project

  • S1.4 Pearl Harbour

    Fri 21 Aug 2020

    An attack on Pearl Harbour changes everything

  • S1.3 The Einstein letter

    Fri 14 Aug 2020

    A vital message must be delivered to the president of the United States

  • S1.2 Race to the bomb

    Fri 7 Aug 2020

    It’s a race against time to beat the Nazis to the nuclear bomb

  • S1.1 Moonshine

    Fri 31 Jul 2020

    A little-known scientist discovers something that will change the course of human history

  • The prologue

    Thu 23 Jul 2020

    β€œMy grandfather in front of a mushroom cloud”. Could the Bomb have been stopped? #thebomb

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