History between the Lines

S5 E8: Threads (1984): A Nuclear Horror Story

Jonathan Brown Season 5 Episode 8

Jonathan Brown and Professor John Wills talk about "Threads", a BBC TV film first broadcast in 1984, which depicts a fictitious nuclear attack on Sheffield.
(Spoilers for "Threads" follow).

Cover artwork: "Comfort of a Bed of Roses" by James Gillray, courtesy of Look and Learn History Picture Archive.

Music by Lexin Music from Pixabay.