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World Service,·17 episodes
Trailer: Purple Heart Warriors
Time-travelling drama about the Japanese American legends of US military history
Purple Heart Warriors: 1. Memorial day
In Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, a young American is transported back to World War Two
Purple Heart Warriors: 2. ‘Buddhaheads’
Ken goes to a Japanese American internment camp and is shocked at what he sees
Purple Heart Warriors: 3. True Americans
The battalion heads for Europe and Ken is desperate
Purple Heart Warriors: 4. Screaming Mimis
Ken and his Japanese American comrades experience the horror of World War Two combat
Purple Heart Warriors: 5. The lost battalion
With half of the men lost, the most dangerous battle of all awaits
Purple Heart Warriors: 6. ‘Go for broke’
The 442nd take on the Nazi enemy
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Fukushima: 1. Tsunami
Japan’s nuclear plant is hit as an immense wave surges past defences and floods reactors
Fukushima: 2. Emergency
Japan battles to maintain control in the face of nuclear disaster
Fukushima: 3. Explosion
A massive explosion rocks the stricken power plant. Can the reactors be cooled?
Fukushima: 4. Evacuation
The reactors are unstable. A “suicide squad†of older workers is sent inside
Fukushima: 5. Invisible enemy
“We are at war….†Politicians seize control
Fukushima: 6. Legacy
Years after the disaster, one of the “suicide squad†questions his heroism
Fukushima: 7. Atonement
A former energy company executive seeks atonement for not preventing the disaster
A drama about losing control in Japan’s nuclear emergency
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