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The Bomb: The making of a new series

In season one of The Bomb, we met the man who might have stopped the atomic bomb. In season two, we meet the spy who stole it. But does the series overdramatise, listeners ask?

In season one of The Bomb, we met the scientist who might have stopped the atomic bomb from ever being built. In season two, we meet the spy who stole it.
But does the series overdramatise - as some listeners suggest? The presenter and producer answer this point and explain how this series was put together..

Presenter: Rajan Datar.
Producer: Howard Shannon

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Mon 25 Jul 202202:50GMT
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