In today's episode, Dan is joined by Serhii Plokhii, professor at Harvard University and author of Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe. They explore what caused the disaster at the plant in 1986, and the after effects of it.
Serhii Plokhii's new book Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front: An Untold Story of World War II is available now.
The clips featured in this episode are taken from the documentary Igor: Child of Chernobyl https://youtu.be/-33_XurTrOE