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Hiroshima

Dramatic reconstruction of the devastating impact of the first atomic bomb to be used against people on the citizens of Hiroshima.

A fully dramatised reconstruction of the story of the first atomic bomb deployed in an act of war.

Interviews with both the aircrew who dropped the bomb and the survivors, special visual effects and archive all bring to life the fateful mission of the Enola Gay and the devastating impact of the bomb on the people of Hiroshima.

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Jul 202522:00

Music Played

  • Drowning the Light

    With The Rain Comes Torments and The Slow Draining of Life

Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorJohn Hurt
Captain Deke ParsonsGeorge Anton
Admiral YonaiKatsumi Cho
Winston ChurchillRobert Austin
Teruko FujiiMiya Oishi
Harry S TrumanKenneth Jay
Shigenori TogoShoichi Ito
General GrovesGarry Cooper
Akiko TakakuraHaruka Kuroda
DirectorPaul Wilmshurst

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