We look at the harrowing nuclear war film, and ask how realistic it was.

Fail Safe

I spoke to the wonderful Rita May about her memories of THREADS.

Interview with Rita May (Mrs Kemp in THREADS) 

I read two pages from the Civil Defence Corps chapter of my book.

Short extract from the book...

Cauliflower and Plym: not a cocktail, but two unusual elements of Britain's first atomic test, Operation Hurricane.

Cauliflower and Plym: Britain's First Atomic Bomb

Looking at proposals for jobs for adolescents after nuclear attack.

A Saturday Job After Nuclear War

The 1982 booklet 'Target North West' evaluated civil defence plans for the NW of England. We look at the chapter on Law and Order.

Target North West

I phoned Mick Jackson in LA to discuss THREADS. We also talked about A Guide To Armageddon, and The Day After, plus liquorice and all manner of nuclear horror.

Interview with director of THREADS, Mick Jackson

The classic nuclear war film, minute by horrifying minute.

Four Minutes of Threads, Part X

What made the Minuteman so special, why did it spook the Soviets, and does it threaten us?

Minuteman

How To Survive An Atomic Bomb, Part II

A weekly podcast on how we prepared for nuclear war.

Atomic Hobo

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