A Point In Time - The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs

The Man Who Survived Two Atomic BombsIn August 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi left home on a routine work trip and stepped into the heart of two cataclysms. He is the only person officially recognised as having survived both atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.This episode of A Point In Time follows Yamaguchi’s life across just a few days: from an ordinary morning in Hiroshima, through the blinding flash that changed everything, to his battered journey back to Nagasaki — only to face a second nuclear blast.Through his own documented testimony and survivor accounts, we trace his movements hour by hour: the shipyard assignment, the moment of the first detonation, the chaotic ruins and desperate search for help, the overnight train ride home, and the surreal horror of sitting in a Nagasaki office as the second bomb detonates.