This seven-part series highlights scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer from 1938 to 1953 as he develops the Atomic bomb.
Oppenheimer (Season 1)
Episode 1 (Episode 1)
Air date: 1980-10-29
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 1938: Robert Oppenheimer's life is changed by the discovery of nuclear fission and the appearance of Kitty Harrison.
Episode 2 (Episode 2)
Air date: 1980-11-03
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.
Episode 3 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1980-11-12
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 1943: Oppenheimer is director of Los Alamos, but his past Communist associations alert the FBI.
Episode 4 (Episode 4)
Air date: 1980-11-19
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: Summer 1944: Oppenheimer has problems with his staff and the development of the bomb.
Episode 5 (Episode 5)
Air date: 1980-11-27
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 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.
Episode 6 (Episode 6)
Air date: 1980-12-03
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: 1949 - The Oppenheimer family becomes a target of the HUAC hearings.
Episode 7 (Episode 7)
Air date: 1980-12-10
Runtime: 50 min
Overview: December 1953 - Oppenheimer falls foul of the Communist witch hunt.
Seasons
Episodes 7