S1.1 Moonshine

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S1.1 Moonshine

FromThe Bomb

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28 minutes

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Jul 31, 2020

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

After befriending some of the world’s greatest physicists in 1920s Berlin, Albert Einstein among them, Leo Szilard is forced to flee when the Nazis come to power. In London, he discovers the destructive possibilities of harnessing nuclear power; setting the course for the world’s first atomic bomb.

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Jul 31, 2020

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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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S1.1 Moonshine by The Bomb
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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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Introducing The Bomb season 2: The spy who changed history. Season 2 begins on 9 July 2022 by The Bomb
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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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