The Chernobyl Disaster
The Chernobyl Disaster: Season 1

Air Date

May 24, 2022

Episodes

3 episodes

The Chernobyl Disaster

Season 1

Overview

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

Meltdown

1. Meltdown

May 24, 2022
44 min

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

Firestorm

2. Firestorm

May 25, 2022
44 min

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

Fallout

3. Fallout

May 26, 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.