Inside Chernobyl: The truth behind the hit series

Chernobyl is the latest series to grip the nation, but what’s it really like to step inside the infamous exclusion zone and venture where few have for 33 years? We’ve sent travel expert Simon Calder on a one-man trip to Chernobyl and nearby city Pripyat to give us an inside glimpse into this largely uninhabited area and revealing the truth about the biggest nuclear explosion in history.

He joins us on the sofa to tell us more alongside nuclear scientist Dr Claire Corkhill.