Episodes
The Chernobyl Disaster: Firestorm (S1EP2 Channel 5 Wed 25 May 2022)
With the reactor on fire and radiation spewing out into the atmosphere, firefighters battle to bring the blaze under control. A former Soviet helicopter pilot reveals what it was like flying over the core, while a historian who grew up in neighbouring Belarus reveals how her mother pulled her out of school and kept her inside when her father – a nuclear scientist – heard rumours of an explosion.
Airdate: Wed 25 May 2022 at 21:00 on Channel 5
Season 1 Episode 2
The Chernobyl Disaster is a dramatic and detailed 3-part documentary series that reveals the events that led to the 1986 nuclear accident.