When the biologists suggest that the milk supply has been contaminated with Strontium 90, the physicists establish a secret program to test the bones of dead babies and children.

Ep3. Spies and Bones

As the Cold War takes hold, Australia becomes the first country to offer itself up as a site for atomic testing of another nation.

Ep1. Ground Zero

Secret animal experiments chart nuclear fallout across the continent and spark war between the physicists and biologists.

Ep2. Fallout

As Britain and America retreat from Asia, Australia's leading nuclear physicist devises a bold, but controversial plan to arm the country with home grown nuclear weapons.

Ep4. The Push for the Bomb

At Jervis Bay 200km from Sydney, the bulldozers move in to prepare the foundations for Australia's first full-scale nuclear reactor. What is its true purpose?

Ep5. Lifeboat

Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, Atomic Dreamland Podcast Series charts Australia's flirtation with the atomic bomb - from hosting the British nuclear tests and secret fallout testing involving animals and humans to a controversial attempt to develop its own nuclear arsenal.

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1. Ep1. Ground Zero

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4. Ep4. The Push for the Bomb

5. Ep5. Lifeboat