The extraordinary inside story of the most controversial decision in the history of modern warfare - the order to drop the atomic bomb. Drawn from first-hand accounts of those involved and declassified top secret American and Japanese documents from 1945, this documentary drama unfolds through the eyes of the two people at the centre of this world changing event - President Harry S. Truman and Showa Emperor Hirohito of Japan 

Episode 1: THE NEW COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF 

April 1945 and the new president, Harry S. Truman, is briefed for the first time on the Manhattan Project - America's top secret operation to build an atomic bomb. And as allied forces advance across the Pacific, Emperor Hirohito fears it will only be a matter of time before Japan is defeated.

The Cast 

Clifton Truman Daniel - President Harry S Truman 

Sadao Ueda - Emperor Hirohito 

Christopher Strauli - Secretary of War Henry Stimson

Mark Takeshi Ota - Lord Koichi Kido 

Mike Grady - General Leslie Groves 

Leo Ashizawa - Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo 

Samuel Barnett - Dr J Robert Oppenheimer 

Takatsuna Mukai - Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki 

Jonathan Kydd - Dr Robert Stearns 

Samuel Barnett - English Radio announcer

Takatsuna Mukai - Studio Engineer

Jonathan Kydd - American Radio Announcer.

The narrator is Lorelei King 

The music is by Andy Street

The historian is Guy Walters
and historical observers were Kazuhiko and
Shigehiko Togo.

The President and the Emperor is written by
Guy Smith.

The director is Jonathan Kydd.

Produced by Ashley Byrne

Executive Producer is Kurt Brookes

Recorded at the Voices Sound Studio. Soho, London

A Made in Manchester production.

With thanks to:

The National Security Archive, Washington DChttps://nsarchive.gwu.edu

The Harry S Truman Library, Independence, MOhttps://www.trumanlibrary.gov

This drama has been made with the good will of everyone involved and not with huge funders behind it. If you would like to give something to the costs and to show your appreciation for all the work involved, please donate here https://buymeacoffee.com/presidentandemperor