
Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast
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Four Minutes of Threads, Part IV
Analysing the nuclear war film, minute by minute Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special episode - The Knowledge with Lewis Dartnell
The author explains how to reboot civilisation after an apocalypse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Neutron Bomb
The unique horror of the enhanced radiation weapon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tidy Up for Nuclear War!
The 1950s film 'The House In The Middle' suggested tidy gardens and freshly-painted fences could help keep a house safe under nuclear attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enola Gay
The plane which dropped the bomb on Hiroshima Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Atomic Pop Music of the 1950s
Gruesome, comic and cheeky: atomic-themed pop music of the 1950s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Firestorm - Dresden, Hamburg, Hiroshima
The firestorms of Dresden, Hamburg and Hiroshima. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Windscale and Atomic Milk
The Windscale nuclear fire and how it affected local milk supplies Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 3
Analysing another 4 minutes of the nuclear war film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mocking Protect and Survive
How the campaign was ridiculed in comedy, film and the media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Operation RYAN
Blood, burgers and lightbulbs - could they tell Soviet spies if nuclear war was coming? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Great Cat and Dog Massacre
What happened to pets and zoo animals in WW2? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Minutes of Threads, Part 2
Looking at four minutes of the nuclear war film, Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kitchen Patriots
Fighting the war with potatoes and a well-stocked fallout room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nuclear NHS
How do you get to hospital after nuclear war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four Minutes of Threads
We examine four minutes of the film THREADS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dr Strangelove and the Dead Hand
A look at the real Soviet Doomsday Machine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A British Guide To The End Of The World
An interview with the director of the upcoming BBC film about Britain's preparation for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brother In The Land
What the novel tells us about nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special episode: Interview with Taras Young
Taras joins us to discuss his new book, Nuclear War In The UK. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greenham Common: "Dirty" Women and Angry Locals
What did locals think of the huge women's peace camp at Greenham Common? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Excruciating pain!": When the BBC Offended the Civil Defence Corps
A Panorama episode from 1960 which upset the Civil defence Corps Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1980s Nuclear Pop Music
A look at some of the best nuclear hits of the 80s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Road
What Cormac McCarthy's novel tells us about a post-nuclear world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Crackers!
The gigantic stockpile of crackers in America's fallout shelters, and what happened to them when they turned rancid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gold Phones and Red Phones: Telephones in Nuclear War
How Britain, America and the USSR made use of telephones in their plans for nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nuclear Kids
Children in care or custody during nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

False Alarm!
How did we respond to false nuclear alerts in the Cold War? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Protect and Survive Monthly
A look through the back issues of PROTECT AND SURVIVE MONTHLY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Soviet Union (Part 2)
The second part of my interview with Kristaps Andrejsons of The Eastern Border podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside the Soviet Union with Kristaps Andrejsons
Life, paranoia, and the nuclear threat as seen from Soviet Latvia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Atomic Dog Tags
1950s America issued dog tags to kids so their burned bodies could be identified after nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australia
Was it safe Down Under? How Australia prepared for, and imagined, nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Operation Alert and the Angry Mothers
America's Operation Alert and how it was disrupted by mums and babies and toys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kiev and the Soviet metro systems
How the Soviet metro stations could be used as fallout shelters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The York Experiment
What happened when three Yorkshire ladies spent 48 hours in a shelter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1980s Nuclear TV
What the critics made of British nuclear TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Underground Art
Protecting art and treasure from nuclear attack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Police and Nuclear War
The role of the police in nuclear war. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Germany
How West Germany prepared for nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bomb Will Drive You Mad
The psychological effects of nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Last Word - The BBC and Nuclear War
The role of the BBC before and after nuclear attack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trains in Nuclear War
The use of trains in nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who'll Save The Queen?
Plans to save the Queen from nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Zealand
What would happen to New Zealand in a nuclear war? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What Would You Do?
What would you do if the bomb dropped? Listeners share their plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sea
The sea in nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland
Ireland and nuclear civil defence Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forced Labour
Forced labour after nuclear war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bible and the Bomb
How the Bible influenced the nuclear debate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.