The World at War

12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Sunday 10 November
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The Bomb

Season 1 Episode 24 of 27

The Enola Gay drops the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945 as America bids to secure an unconditional surrender from the Japanese, even though conventional bombing raids had already flattened the country. Narrated by Laurence Olivier

The World at War airs on U&Yesterday +1 at 12:00 PM, Sunday 10 November. (Subtitles.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Laurence Olivier
Narrator
David Elstein
Writer
Jeremy Isaacs
Producer