The Doctor Who Survived The Atomic Bomb - Episode 3.

The Doctor Who Survived the Atomic BombThe true story of Aidan MacCarthy. An Irish doctor who survived Dunkirk, a torpedoed prison ship, and 3 and a half years as a Japanese prisoner of war. A man who was 1 mile from the epicentre when the atomic bomb fell on Nagasaki. And survived.A tale of courage, endurance, and an extraordinary will to survive. A story so remarkable it deserves to be on the big screen.Episode Three: The George MedalIt is May 1941. At 2 o'clock in the morning at RAF Honington in Suffolk, a Wellington bomber returning from a raid over Germany comes down on the base. What follows will earn Aidan MacCarthy the George Medal — presented personally by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. But the Palace visit produces a moment that MacCarthy would remember for the rest of his life — and not because of the medal. Then comes the posting that changes everything. Bound for North Africa, MacCarthy finds himself re-routed to Singapore. The Japanese are coming. And the worst is yet to come.Episode Four coming soon.