Chernobyl

[NannaNoodleman]

Bloody hell! We've just watched episode 1. That was intense.

I'm a bit shocked.

Can anyone tell me how to get the podcasts??
Ps I know nothing about podcasts, can I just download to my phone? Is it free?

Is there a podcast app on your phone? Just search Chernobyl in it. It is free.

Which character was that @Shivermetimbers0112?

The podcasts are fantastic thanks for pointing them out.
The IMDB reviews are interesting too. Lots of Ukrainian/Belarusian posters saying how absolutely authentic looking everything is too.

DH and I watched the first 3 episodes back to back the other night, and I’ve not been this impressed by a TV show for a long time!
Obviously I knew the basics of what happened at Chernobyl, but actually getting an “insider” view of it all is astounding
I’m ex-military, so we get some training on what to do in the event of nuclear attack etc and are taught the basics on spotting signs of radiation poisoning etc, but seeing those men (the young firefighter and the plant workers) in the hospital suffering from late stage radiation poisoning is genuinely one of the most horrendous things I’ve ever seen They can tell you till the cows come home what happens to the body, but actually seeing it portrayed so accurately like that was truly gut wrenching. I’m now dreading potentially seeing the complications that may be caused to the baby, by Vasily’s pregnant wife being in such close contact with him in the hospital

@Paradyning
the fireman’s wife, not sure how far along she is though.

I think she was a few months along

Podcasts:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chernobyl-podcast/id1459712981

This is quite interesting. Excerpts from Voices of Chernobyl

www.theguardian.com/environment/2005/apr/25/energy.ukraine

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Final Edpisode 5 airs on June 4

It is actually chilling me to the bone watching this.

More excerpts here.
www.npr.org/2006/04/21/5355810/voices-of-chernobyl-survivors-stories?t=1558888508094

The radioactive breast milk is chilling.

with the late stage radiation poisoning, I'm horrified that they had to endure a long, slow death. It was clear that death was the only outcome for all of them, so why they weren't assisted on their way is beyond me.

aprilviolets I said that to DH too although most “humane methods” ie morphine overdose etc wouldn’t have been possible at that stage because there is no way to get IV lines into the patient, and the massive internal bleeding means that ingesting anything is impossible too If it was going to be done, it needed to be done in the early stages
But in all honesty, I’d rather take a bullet to the head than die in such a hideous way. I think most people would.

Thank you @Paradyning - I've downloaded the book. I was 17 when it happened and had grown up with all the When The Wind Blows / Threads stuff. We were all really worried we'd be poisoned by the radiation fallout.

I googled about the fireman's wife. I was wondering what happened to her after the exposure. Awful! She was so brave - being with him throughout and holding his hand.

I’m just sitting down to watch episode 4 now.
Anyone watched it yet? How prepared should I be on a scale of 1 to fucking horrific?

I cried for the first time in episode 4, then signed up to donate to battersea dogs home .

Oh god. Episode 4 is going to break me isn't it? I was bad enough when they wouldn't let that woman take her dog with her.

Going to watch it later. Need to wait until after dark so the tears are less visible.

Brace yourself Cricket, currently sporting the foetal position .

Oh god. The cow.

Miljah I actually said to DH “I think I’m more upset about the cow than I would have been had it been grandma”

Possibly need to give my moral compass a little recalibration

And there will be pets, too. Steel yourself.

And then you realise that the animals are actually the lucky ones and the fact that they are so clueless and innocent and trusting and oh god . Heartbreaking.