The Heavy Water War

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October 2018
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Helberg is caught by the Germans, but manages to escape; Heisenberg is assigned to continue his work without heavy water, but that means no bomb. Germans are rebuilding the factory and the Americans decide to bomb against Tronstad's advice. 150 B-25 bombers are sent on the mission, but the result is heavy civilian casualti...
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‘Freshman’s’ two glider planes crash violently into the Norwegian mountains. It is revealed that their target was Rjukan. A team of Norwegians break into the factory and blow it up from the inside. In Germany, Heisenberg proposes a bomb to destroy London, which puts him back in favour with the military.
September 2018
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This three-part dramatisation is of one of the most exciting stories from the Second World War - the Nazis’ efforts to develop an atom bomb and the Allies’ struggle to prevent it from happening. English, Norwegian and German actors portray real life characters to understand their dilemmas and challenges in this epic story,...
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