Four Minutes of Threads, Part XV
The latest in our in-depth look at THREADS, the greatest nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 04, 2022•27 min
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Bash the Octopus on the Head! - Massive Retaliation
The New Look and the doctrine of massive retaliation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2022•20 min
The Norwegian Rocket Incident
The 1995 Norwegian Rocket Incident, and the danger of launch on warning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 21, 2022•19 min
The Credible Threat of Tactical Nukes
What are tactical nuclear weapons, and how does their threat differ from the thumping thermonuclear monsters? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 14, 2022•28 min
The Madman Theory
Putin's nuclear alert and the madman theory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 08, 2022•30 min
Kevin Keegan and Crossbows: SPOTLIGHT, January 1982
Round-up of nuclear news from Jan 1982, featuring Kevin Keegan and crossbows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2022•18 min
America, Why Won't You Write?
More on the story of Tube Alloys and how Britain got the Bomb. This week, when USA went cool and stopped replying to our letters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 07, 2022•19 min
John Anderson and the Missed Bus
A look at John Anderson and the birth of the Tube Alloys project. #TubeAlloys! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 31, 2022•22 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part XIV
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Jan 26, 2022•30 min
Miss Nagasaki
The beauty contest which took place in Nagasaki in 1946, and what it tells us about public perception of the Bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2022•19 min
Xmas Special - NUCLEAR WINTER with Dr Steve Arnold
A special episode for Christmas about the chilly, smoky misery of nuclear winter. With Dr Steve Arnold of Leeds University, an expert in atmospheric chemistry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 27, 2021•44 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part XIII
Reaching the most awful four minutes of the film. Michael? Michael! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2021•32 min
SPOTLIGHT, Part 2
The nuclear news from January 1981, taken from the 'Spotlight' section of that month's Protect and Survive Monthly magazine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2021•27 min
SPOTLIGHT, Part 1
Looking at the 'Spotlight' news section from nuclear war prep mag, Protect and Survive Monthly. What was happening in Jan 1981? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 06, 2021•27 min
The Lake of Jade
Trinitite, the green glassy substance created by the world's first nuclear detonation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 29, 2021•21 min
Purple Fire
The bombing of Nagasaki Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2021•25 min
Kokura's Luck
The flight of Bockscar from Tinian to its rendezvous point, and then onwards to the primary nuclear target: Kokura. Why did the city escape nuclear destruction that day? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 08, 2021•22 min
A Vixen on a Feather Bed
The series of 'minor' nuclear experiments in Australia known as Vixens. They were small and sub-critical, but threw contamination over the Maralinga test site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 01, 2021•27 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part XII
Another four minutes of the greatest nuclear war film. In this week's segment, the bomb drops. Attack Warning Red! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2021•37 min
Willy Wonka's Nuclear Factories
What sweet treats lay within Britain's buffer depots? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 03, 2021•19 min
Sound An Alarm
The 1971 film 'Sound An Alarm', looking at the work of the UKWMO. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 28, 2021•27 min
Four Minutes of Threads, Part XI
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Jul 20, 2021•31 min
The NHS and Nuclear War
Another short extract from the book about the health service's plans for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2021•19 min
Royal Observer Corps
A short extract from my upcoming book. I explore an ROC Monitoring Post and describe the work of the Corps during the Blitz and the Cold War. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2021•24 min
Interview with Rita May (Mrs Kemp in THREADS)
I spoke to the wonderful Rita May about her memories of THREADS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 07, 2021•19 min
Short extract from the book...
I read two pages from the Civil Defence Corps chapter of my book. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2021•17 min
Cauliflower and Plym: Britain's First Atomic Bomb
Cauliflower and Plym: not a cocktail, but two unusual elements of Britain's first atomic test, Operation Hurricane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2021•23 min
A Saturday Job After Nuclear War
Looking at proposals for jobs for adolescents after nuclear attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 17, 2021•22 min
Target North West
The 1982 booklet 'Target North West' evaluated civil defence plans for the NW of England. We look at the chapter on Law and Order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2021•29 min
Interview with director of THREADS, Mick Jackson
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2021•33 min
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