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Program: 01 | A Grave Matter

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The man who stole the atomic bomb. And why he did it. 

Klaus Fuchs was a talented scientist - but he was also a Soviet spy. He worked on the British American atomic bomb project, whilst handing nuclear secrets to the Russians. Host Rosa Ellis uncovers the double lives of Klaus Fuchs and her great-aunt Ursula.

Credits: 

Presenter - Rosa Ellis

Writer & producer - Zak Brophy

Editor - Emma Harding 

Assistant Producer – Alice McKee

Sound Design – Tim Nielsen at Skywalker Sound, with David Brook and Eloise Whitmore

Theme Composition – Trevor Gurekis, with additional music by Ben Marshall 

Executive Producer - Glyn Tansley

Commissioning Editor – Simon Pitts 

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