Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
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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.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part XI
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part X
The classic nuclear war film, minute by horrifying minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Minuteman
What made the Minuteman so special, why did it spook the Soviets, and does it threaten us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How To Survive An Atomic Bomb, Part II
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How To Survive An Atomic Bomb
The 1950 book on surviving an atomic bomb. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thirteen Days, Part II
Second part of our look at THIRTEEN DAYS, the film about the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Thirteen Days
The Kevin Costner film about the Cuban Missile Crisis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part IX
Scrutinising the nuclear war film, minute by minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Surrey Streetwatchers
Surrey's plans for community patrols and streetwatchers, to keep the peace in their isolated post-nuclear villages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fylingdales and the Four-Minute Warning
The famous "golf balls" on the moor at Fylingdales, and how they would have delivered the four-minute warning Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tracking the Bone Seeker: The Baby Tooth Survey
The Baby Tooth Survey and how it tracked fallout in the US population Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sex Bombs
The pairing of atomic bombs with sex. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Underground Nuclear Testing, Part II
What happens when underground tests go wrong? We look at the notorious SEDAN test. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Underground Nuclear Testing
Craters, fallout fears, and deep gouges in the earth. What is an underground nuclear test? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part VIII
Examining four minutes of the nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ladybug, Ladybug
The 1963 film about the fear of nuclear attack in an American school. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Russian Woodpecker
The Duga radar near Chernobyl which watched the skies for nuclear attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Irish Triangle
Why did so many trawlers sink in the Irish Sea during the Cold War? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Priscilla and the Pigs
The Priscilla Test and its experiments on pigs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Pennies and Gravediggers
Nuclear retaliation in the age of Harold Macmillan Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part VII
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Fail Safe
We look at the harrowing nuclear war film, and ask how realistic it was. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1983: Cruise Missiles in Britain
The controversial arrival of cruise missiles at Greenham Common and Molesworth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Disaster Syndrome and Project East River
The human response to disaster, and how the American authorities tried to manage our nuclear terror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sick Presidents and Broken Biscuits
Can a sick or dangerous President be replaced, and how does he launch a nuclear attack? We look at the 25th Amendment, the Biscuit, and the Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Panic!
Panic in wartime: how the people react. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Soviet Nuclear Testing in Kazakhstan
The horrible legacy of nuclear testing at the Semipalatinsk site. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hack Green Nuclear Bunker
A tour of the Cheshire bunker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tsar Bomba, Part II
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Tsar Bomba
The biggest nuclear bomb ever made. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Special Episode: Interview with William Perry and Tom Collina
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Nuclear War Games, Part II
Second part of our look at Square Leg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nuclear War Games: Square Leg, Pt 1
The 1980 nuclear war exercise, Square Leg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part VI
Examining four minutes of the classic nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Creation of the Hydrogen Bomb
The debates about the invention of this new thermonuclear horror. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Spies for Peace
The daring bunker break-in of 1963 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On The Beach
The film about the slow radiation death of Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of Threads, Part V
Examining the nuclear film, minute by minute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Green Goddess
The trusty old machines of the Auxiliary Fire Service, and how they'd have been used in nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yikes! It's the Strath Report!
The secret 1955 report which told the truth about thermonuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Waking Point
A look at the 1951 civil defence recruitment film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.