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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Mar 22, 2023
Introducing: Love, Janessa
00:02:55
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Sep 09, 2022
S2.10 Fallout
00:33:23
Jail awaits - Klaus Fuchs is going down. But will he take Ursula with him? British intelligence wants names. As Fuchs is forced to face his past, Ursula tries to run from hers. Presenter Rosa Ellis questions how their actions have shaped today's nuclear tensions. #thebomb
Sep 02, 2022
S2.9 Dead cat, live cat
00:30:57
A double life implodes. Fuchs faces judge and jury, but will he confess? A future as an eminent physicist is slipping away. And the friends who took him in as a young scientist are blindsided - they want answers. But first he must face the court. #thebomb
Aug 26, 2022
S2.8 The uncertainty principle
00:30:51
The spy catchers close in. Klaus Fuchs is caught in the crosshairs. Spymaster Ursula has outwitted the interrogators - but can he? As he settles down in England, British intelligence services are following him at every turn. He is caught in a web of surveillance - and his faith in the Soviets is faltering. How long can he run for? #thebomb
Aug 19, 2022
S2.7 Critical mass
00:29:59
The interrogation of a spymaster. Ursula is questioned as Klaus Fuchs returns to England. Secrets threaten to be spilled and loyalties are tested. The war has ended, and the physicist could have a promising future. But will his past catch up with him? Could British intelligence services be on to him? #thebomb
Aug 12, 2022
S2.6 Camp Y
00:38:45
Lives on the line. The Fuchs family is drawn into the espionage as the atomic bomb project takes a deadly turn. Klaus is at the covert Manhattan Project laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico. In this desert terrain, he has lost contact with the Soviets. As the countdown to detonation begins, there's only one person who can be trusted. #thebomb
Aug 05, 2022
S2.5 An irreversible reaction
00:28:55
A double life gets more dangerous. Fuchs joins America's bomb project and the race with Russia is on. But as the nuclear mission ramps up, security tightens too. Now at the heart of the mission, his skills in science and espionage are tested to the limit. #thebomb
Jul 29, 2022
S2.4 A stable bond
00:37:25
The spy meets his spymaster - presenter Rosa Ellis' great-aunt Ursula. She's a housewife and mother living in the English countryside. And she also works for the Soviets. Fuchs and Ursula have a secret list of information that Russia urgently needs to win the nuclear race. Together, they could be the most dangerous spies on the planet. #thebomb
Jul 22, 2022
S2.3 Unstable elements
00:31:24
The fate of the world is decided: Klaus Fuchs joins a top-secret atomic mission. The race to build the bomb is on. In Birmingham, England, Klaus Fuchs is working on “TUBE ALLOYS” – the codename for the British atomic bomb project. But at the same time, he’s slipping secrets to the Soviets. Host Rosa Ellis finds out how he did it. #thebomb
Jul 15, 2022
S2.2 A split life
00:40:02
The world’s most dangerous spy? A young scientist’s journey into espionage. From a German pacifist family to a Soviet spy ring. Physicist Klaus Fuchs flees Nazi rule for England and joins the race to develop an atomic bomb – whoever gets there first wins the war. Presenter Rosa Ellis discovers how Fuchs’ double life begins. #thebomb
This podcast has been edited for accuracy. Audio was updated on 20th July 2022.
Mar 22 | 00:02:55
Introducing: Love, Janessa
Sep 09 | 00:33:23
S2.10 Fallout
Sep 02 | 00:30:57
S2.9 Dead cat, live cat
Aug 26 | 00:30:51
S2.8 The uncertainty principle
Aug 19 | 00:29:59
S2.7 Critical mass
Aug 12 | 00:38:45
S2.6 Camp Y
Aug 05 | 00:28:55
S2.5 An irreversible reaction
Jul 29 | 00:37:25
S2.4 A stable bond
Jul 22 | 00:31:24
S2.3 Unstable elements
Jul 15 | 00:40:02
S2.2 A split life
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