Robert Oppenheimer leads the effort to develop the atom bomb during the Second World War. When revealed, his work initially makes him a hero in the United States, but a changing world soon sees him recast as a security risk.
First episode date: October 29, 1980
Networks: BBC, PBS, BBC Two
Budget: $1.5 million
Directed by: Barry Davis
Executive producer: Peter Goodchild
Narrated by: John Carson
