The Fifth Horseman — When Radio Warned the World
In 1946, the world was still trying to understand what had just happened.
Two cities had vanished in atomic fire.A new power had entered history.And no one yet knew whether it would save civilization — or end it.
In response, radio did something extraordinary.
NBC produced a dramatic series called The Fifth Horseman, imagining a new rider joining the biblical horsemen of the apocalypse: atomic war.
The program was more than entertainment.It was an urgent attempt to warn the public about the terrifying future that might follow the discovery of nuclear weapons.
In this episode of Chesterton…
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