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Back in 1980, BBC produced a seven-hour miniseries version of Oppenheimer's life and the creation of the atomic bomb, and it starred Sam Waterston.

Classic BBC series Oppenheimer, which stars Sam Waterston as atomic bomb creator J. Robert Oppenheimer, is now available to watch as a boxset on iPlayer. With Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic starring Cillian Murphy in cinemas at the moment, viewers can enjoy the BBC’s fascinating take on this brilliant, conflicted physicist. The Bafta-winning seven-part series originally

With Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster epic starring Cillian Murphy in cinemas, viewers can enjoy the BBC’s fascinating take on this brilliant, conflicted physicist

To coincide with the release of Christopher Nolan’s biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the BBC has dropped its 1980s take on the atomic bomb creator. The Bafta-winning seven-part series originally aired on the BBC in 1980. Waterston plays the titular scientist as he leads the weapons laboratory of the Manhattan Project, all the while under…

The BBC 'Oppenheimer' series is on iPlayer after the success of Christopher Nolan and Cillian Murphy film.