Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

6.5 Oct 1980 1 Season 7 Episodes

Ended

Overview

This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.

BBC · GBH

🇬🇧 United Kingdom · English

Cast

Sam Waterston

Sam Waterston

Robert Oppenheimer

John Carson

John Carson

Narrator

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Ed Condon

Alexander Knox

Alexander Knox

Henry Stimson

Jana Shelden

Jana Shelden

Kitty Oppenheimer

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Lewis Strauss

Edward Hardwicke

Edward Hardwicke

Enrico Fermi

David Suchet

David Suchet

Edward Teller

James Maxwell

James Maxwell

Lloyd Garrison

Milton Johns

Milton Johns

George Kistiakowsky

Barry Dennen

Barry Dennen

Isidor Rabi

Bob Sherman

Ernest Lawrence

Key Crew

Barry Davis

Director

Peter Prince

Writer

Peter Goodchild

Executive Producer

Lindsay Law

Producer

Nicholas Mallett

Production Assistant

Episode 1

1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.

Oct 29, 1980 50m

Episode 2

1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.

Nov 3, 1980 50m

Episode 3

1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.

Nov 12, 1980 50m

Episode 4

Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.

Nov 19, 1980 50m

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.

Nov 27, 1980 50m

Episode 6

1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.

Dec 3, 1980 50m

Episode 7

December 1953 - Oppenheimer falls foul of the Communist witch hunt.

Dec 10, 1980 50m

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