The circumstances surrounding the British atomic tests which took place in 1952 on the Monte Bello Islands, 130km off Western Australia’s Pilbara coast remain extraordinary, even with the passage of more than 60 years. This episode of the podcast is an interview with the fantastic Paul Grace, author of ‘Operation Hurricane: The Story of Britain’s First Atomic Test in Australia and the legacy that remains’. Paul has a unique connection to the tests, his Grandfather was a RAAF pilot who flew ‘coastal monitoring sorties’ in the radioactive aftermath of the tests searching for fallout on the Australian mainland.
Listen to the story and my discussion with Paul Grace here at Apple Podcasts also available at Spotify and Audible:
