I Was There

S01E03 Chernobyl Disaster

Theo Wilson finds himself in Russia on April 26, 1986, right in the heart of the Chernobyl disaster as workers at the nuclear facility face a catastrophic event that threatens the well-being of countless Soviet citizens and Europeans. At the epicenter of the crisis, Wilson investigates the choices made and the subsequent cover-ups by Soviet officials before, during, and after the reactor's meltdown, an incident that continues to impact the area even today.