I watched all four episodes of DISASTER - The Chernobyl Meltdown, last night. [View all]

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It is a CNN production, and they aired all four episodes in sequence last night. It originally aired at the beginning of March, but I missed it.

I wasn't sure I would last through all four episodes, at once. It was intense! But it was so compelling I ended up sticking with it for four hours. It was well produced. They told the story in a cogent, linear, and informative way. They did a good job of sharing the science, in a way us lay folk can absorb.

Interestingly, they had lots of real time footage. The Soviet government filmed what was going on, because it was "patriotic". They filmed the patriots who were involved in the "clean up" as they risked their lives and their health.

In the final episode, they summarized the explanation of how this disaster came about, and who is to blame. It was mostly a design flaw. There was some operator error. (Apologies for the spoiler alert.)

And the theme throughout the documentary was the Soviet Union's propensity for cover-up.

Like I said - it was intense. However, it was edited in a way that kept my attention.

I found that it is also available online through the CNN website.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555474