Chernobyl (HBO Mini Series)
Discussion
I watched the Ben Fogle documentary on Channel 5 on demand the other night, pretty good generally and really good to see inside the control room and the adjacent reactor, footage I hadn't seen before. It also featured the Duga Radar:
Which led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
Which led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
miniman said:
I watched the Ben Fogle documentary on Channel 5 on demand the other night, pretty good generally and really good to see inside the control room and the adjacent reactor, footage I hadn't seen before. It also featured the Duga Radar:
Which led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
It’s absolutely huge when you’re standing in front of it. Which led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
The scale is really hard to comprehend.
miniman said:
I watched the Ben Fogle documentary on Channel 5 on demand the other night, pretty good generally and really good to see inside the control room and the adjacent reactor, footage I hadn't seen before. It also featured the Duga Radar:
Which led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
"Abandoned Engineering" posed the same question and it seemed just as batsWhich led down the wormhole of watching The Russian Woodpecker (available on Amazon and others) last night, a documentary by a chap convinced that the explosion at Chernobyl was deliberate, as a cover to prevent an inspection of the failed Duga project. Quite tin foil hatty but an interesting watch including some good footage of the Duga installation.
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Also watched and found and new material there - it was very difficult to see the irradiated people in the Moscow hospitals.
The current Russian invasion of Ukraine based on the lies of Putin bought home the power of these words;
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
The current Russian invasion of Ukraine based on the lies of Putin bought home the power of these words;
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
If like me, you don't subscribe to Sky - it seems that you can view the new Lost Tapes documentary by getting get a free 7 day trial of Now TV (Entertainment Pack).
As is the case with most free trials - if you don't cancel after 7 days, they will bill you. However, if you subscribe, then cancel immediately, you still get 7 days access for free.
Going to watch it tonight - I've always been fascinated by Chernobyl (I was a teenager in 1986).
As is the case with most free trials - if you don't cancel after 7 days, they will bill you. However, if you subscribe, then cancel immediately, you still get 7 days access for free.
Going to watch it tonight - I've always been fascinated by Chernobyl (I was a teenager in 1986).
Edited by stevesuk on Thursday 3rd March 14:21
McGee_22 said:
Also watched and found and new material there - it was very difficult to see the irradiated people in the Moscow hospitals.
The current Russian invasion of Ukraine based on the lies of Putin bought home the power of these words;
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
And also this seems particularly apt in the current circumstances:The current Russian invasion of Ukraine based on the lies of Putin bought home the power of these words;
"What is the cost of lies? It's not that we'll mistake them for the truth. The real danger is that if we hear enough lies, then we no longer recognize the truth at all. What can we do then? What else is left but to abandon even the hope of truth and content ourselves instead with stories? In these stories, it doesn't matter who the heroes are. All we want to know is: "Who is to blame?"
Valery Legasov said:
Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that debt is paid.
Zetec-S said:
Considering current events it reflects how little has changed with regards to the lies and misinformation by the Soviet/Russian leadership.
And they still insist only 31 deaths. 
Was all booked to visit Kyiv and Chernobyl a couple of years ago, flights, hotels, tours…..then COVID happened, travel starts to return and now this, can’t see tourism returning to the area for the foreseeable future now, obviously pails into insignificance to the plight of the Ukrainians
There’s a program on channel 4 tonight at 7.30 - Chernobyl the new evidence. KGB files from the period.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/chernobyl-the-...
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/chernobyl-the-...
raceboy said:
Was all booked to visit Kyiv and Chernobyl a couple of years ago, flights, hotels, tours…..then COVID happened, travel starts to return and now this, can’t see tourism returning to the area for the foreseeable future now, obviously pails into insignificance to the plight of the Ukrainians
That sounds amazing. But, yeah, not going to happen for the foreseeable.
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