Episode 5

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Oppenheimer
27th November 1980 50 mins Season 1 Episode 5

May 1945: The European war is over but the war with Japan continues. Oppenheimer discusses the use of the almost completed atomic bomb with the secretary of War. His colleagues have misgivings.

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1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.
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01 Sam Waterston profile Sam Waterstonas Robert Oppenheimer 02 John Carson profile John Carsonas Narrator 03 Shane Rimmer profile Shane Rimmeras Ed Condon 04 Alexander Knox profile Alexander Knoxas Henry Stimson 05 Jana Shelden profile Jana Sheldenas Kitty Oppenheimer 06 Phil Brown profile Phil Brownas Lewis Strauss 07 Edward Hardwicke profile Edward Hardwickeas Enrico Fermi 08 David Suchet profile David Suchetas Edward Teller 09 James Maxwell profile James Maxwellas Lloyd Garrison 10 Milton Johns profile Milton Johnsas George Kistiakowsky 11 Barry Dennen profile Barry Dennenas Isidor Rabi
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