Atomic Dreamland

Ep5. Lifeboat

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 21:18:47 GMT

At Jervis Bay 200km from Sydney, the bulldozers move in to prepare the foundations for Australia's first full-scale nuclear reactor. What is its true purpose?

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Ep4. The Push for the Bomb

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:23:15 GMT

As Britain and America retreat from Asia, Australia's leading nuclear physicist devises a bold, but controversial plan to arm the country with home grown nuclear weapons.

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Ep3. Spies and Bones

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 05:13:10 GMT

When the biologists suggest that the milk supply has been contaminated with Strontium 90, the physicists establish a secret program to test the bones of dead babies and children.

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Ep2. Fallout

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:55:28 GMT

Secret animal experiments chart nuclear fallout across the continent and spark war between the physicists and biologists.

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Ep1. Ground Zero

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:38:25 GMT

As the Cold War takes hold, Australia becomes the first country to offer itself up as a site for atomic testing of another nation.

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