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(Chernobyl)
20 years ago, Chernobyl suffered the world’s worst nuclear accident. We’ll find out how survivors are dealing with the fallout. Then, a look at radioactive contamination in America. Plus: the cinematographer of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 classic “Army of Shadows.” Later on, Harvey Pekar and the New York man who’s the subject of his new graphic novel. And we’ll find out what DNA evidence reveals about early humans.
Chernobyl: Twenty Years After the Disaster
In 1986, Chernobyl was devastated by the world’s worst nuclear accident. The disaster produced 400 times more radiation than the bombing of Hiroshima. Journalist Adam Higginbotham explains how, 20 years later, survivors are still dealing with the fallout.
» “Chernobyl 20 Years On”, Adam Higginbotham's ...
» “Chernobyl 20 Years On”, Adam Higginbotham's ...
Radioactive Fallout in America
Philip Fradkin, the author of Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy, and Preston Truman, the director of Downwinders, describe how radioactive fallout from the Nevada Test Site has affected the health of millions of Americans.
Army of Shadows
Pierre Lhomme describes his work as the cinematographer of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1969 masterpiece “Army of Shadows.” The film is now being released for the first time in the US at Film Forum.
Events: Pierre Lhomme will be appearing
Friday, April 28 at the 6:45 screening ...
Events: Pierre Lhomme will be appearing
Friday, April 28 at the 6:45 screening ...
Harvey Pekar's Ego & Hubris
Graphic novelist Harvey Pekar is joined by Michael Malice—the real-life New Yorker who’s the subject of Mr. Pekar's latest book: Ego & Hubris.
The DNA of Our Ancestors
New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade explains what DNA evidence can show us about the evolution of early humans in Before the Dawn.
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