{{Short description|2024 British historical film}} {{italic title}}
{{Infobox film | distributor = BBC Two | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2024|07|31}} | country = United Kingdom | language = English }}
'''''Atomic People''''' is a 2024 British television film about ''Hibakusha'', the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The film premiered on BBC Two on 31 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021lrg|title=BBC Two - Atomic People|website=BBC|access-date=31 July 2024|archive-date=5 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905135644/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0021lrg|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Telegraph2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/07/31/atomic-people-bbc-two-review-hiroshima-nagasaki-japan/|title=Atomic People, review: the most devastating documentary you will watch this year|first=Anita|last=Singh|date=July 31, 2024|website=The Telegraph|access-date=July 31, 2024|archive-date=July 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731123934/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2024/07/31/atomic-people-bbc-two-review-hiroshima-nagasaki-japan/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Guardian">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/31/tv-tonight-people-who-have-survived-atomic-bombs-tell-their-stories|title=TV tonight: people who have survived atomic bombs tell their stories|first1=Hollie|last1=Richardson|first2=Micha|last2=Frazer-Carroll|first3=Graeme|last3=Virtue|first4=Ellen E.|last4=Jones|first5=Simon|last5=Wardell|date=July 31, 2024|website=The Guardian|access-date=July 31, 2024|archive-date=September 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240905135644/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/article/2024/jul/31/tv-tonight-people-who-have-survived-atomic-bombs-tell-their-stories|url-status=live}}</ref> The programme received critical acclaim for its interviews with survivors and its treatment of nuclear history. It won the British Academy Television Award for Best Specialist Factual at the 2025 British Academy Television Awards.<ref name="BAFTA">{{cite web |title=Winners Announced: 2025 BAFTA TV Awards with P&O Cruises |url=https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-2025-tv-awards |website=BAFTA |access-date=24 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250511221148/https://www.bafta.org/media-centre/press-releases/winners-2025-tv-awards |archive-date=11 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bafta TV awards 2025: the full list of winners |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/may/11/bafta-tv-awards-2025-the-full-list-of-winners-live |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 May 2025 |date=11 May 2025}}</ref> At the 2025 Venice TV Awards, ''Atomic People'' won the Special Jury Prize.<ref name="Venice">[https://lbbonline.com/news/Winners-announced-for-Venice-TV-Award-2025 Winners announced for Venice TV Award 2025]. LBB.</ref>
== Synopsis == The film documents the lives and memories of hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, through interviews and archival material.
== Production == ''Atomic People'' was commissioned by BBC Two in 2023 as part of a season of programming marking 80 years since World War II’s final year.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC announces new documentary commissions at Sheffield DocFest 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/new-documentary-commissions-sheffield-docfest |website=www.bbc.com |access-date=4 October 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == The film received critical acclaim. ''The Telegraph'' described it as "the most devastating documentary you will watch this year."<ref name="Telegraph2" /> ''The Guardian'' recommended it as a highlight of the week’s programming, praising its survivor testimony.<ref name="Guardian" />
== Awards ==
* Best Specialist Factual, 2025 British Academy Television Awards<ref name="BAFTA" /> * Special Jury Prize, 2025 Venice TV Awards<ref name="Venice" />
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Documentary films about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Category:2024 documentary films Category:2024 television films Category:BBC Two original programming
{{UK-tv-film-stub}} {{documentary-tv-film-stub}} {{WWII-documentary-film-stub}} {{nuclear-weapon-stub}} Category:British documentary television films Category:BAFTA winners (television series) Category:Films about nuclear war and weapons