“In Japan there is a philosophy of death and no philosophy of life.” - Kiyoshi Kiyosawa
August 1945. The world changed forever. The first nuclear bomb destroyed a city, killing over 100,000 people and gave rise to a story we’ve been told ever since: the bomb saved lives, ended the war, and was the only choice. But what if everything we thought we knew was wrong?
Hiroshima: The True Story is a cinematic audio drama that takes you inside the rooms where decisions were made in Washington and Tokyo—and onto the ground in Hiroshima as ordinary people lived through the unthinkable. From the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the split-second detonation over Japan, this is the untold story of the five months that reshaped history.
Riveting, harrowing, and unflinching - Hiroshima: The True Story is not just history retold, it is history revealed.
The series is in production for iHeartMedia and will be released in 2026.
A drama series based on the book by Paul Ham.
Executive Producers: Sir Howard Stringer & Jeremy Fox
Scriptwriter: Greg Haddrick
Director: John Scott Dryden