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Oppenheimer: Season 1

Miniseries 1980

  • 1980-10-29T00:00:00Z on BBC Two
  • 50m
  • 5h 50m (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Drama
This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

1980-10-29T00:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 1980-10-29T00:00:00Z50m

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

1980-11-03T00:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 1980-11-03T00:00:00Z50m

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

1980-11-12T00:00:00Z

1x03 Episode 3

1x03 Episode 3

  • 1980-11-12T00:00:00Z50m

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

1980-11-19T00:00:00Z

1x04 Episode 4

1x04 Episode 4

  • 1980-11-19T00:00:00Z50m

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

1980-11-27T00:00:00Z

1x05 Episode 5

1x05 Episode 5

  • 1980-11-27T00:00:00Z50m

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.

1980-12-03T00:00:00Z

1x06 Episode 6

1x06 Episode 6

  • 1980-12-03T00:00:00Z50m

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

Season Finale

1980-12-10T00:00:00Z

1x07 Episode 7

Season Finale

1x07 Episode 7

  • 1980-12-10T00:00:00Z50m

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

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