The Chornobyl Disaster

Season 1

2022 · 3 episodes · 2h 12m in all

The Chernobyl Disaster, narrated by Ben Fogle, is a dramatic and detailed 3-part documentary series that reveals the events that led to the 1986 nuclear accident.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Meltdown

   24 May 2022 · 44 min

   This breakdown takes us inside the Reactor 4 control room on the night of the test.

2. 

   2. Firestorm

   25 May 2022 · 44 min

   With the reactor on fire and radiation spewing into the atmosphere brave firefighters battle to bring the blaze under control.

3. 

   3. Fallout

   26 May 2022 · 44 min

   The sacrifice made by thousands to contain this devastating nuclear disaster is revealed, hearing from those who risked persistent deadly radioactive levels to clean up the site.