Engineering Britain's Superweapons

  • Premiered: Jul 2009
  • Episodes: 3
  • Followers: 1
  • Ended
  • Channel 4
  • Wednesday
  • Documentary

Seasons:

You need to be logged in to mark episodes as watched. Log in or sign up.

Season 1
1x1
V-Bombers
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 22, 2009
The threat of a nuclear war in the late 1940s and 50s prompted a leap in the capability of aircraft and defence systems. This, together with developments in jet propulsion and the .. show full overview
1x2
H-Bomb
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 29, 2009
The dropping of nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in 1945 changed the world forever - any nation that failed to harness the power of the atomic bomb suddenly seemed extremely .. show full overview
1x3 Show finale
Blue Streak
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 05, 2009
While having access to nuclear bombs provides an immense advantage - they are still limited by the method of delivery - which for Britain in the early 1950s was the .. show full overview

If there are missing episodes or banners (and they exist on TheTVDB) you can request an automatic full show update:

Request show update