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1. www.bbc.com › articles › crl8nj3xxp7oThreads: How the nuclear bomb drama horrified Sheffield ... - BBC

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   Oct 9, 2024 · One of the most terrifying programmes ever shown on British television, Threads is the nuclear apocalypse docudrama that continues to haunt people’s nightmares 40 years on.

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   3 days ago · Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb: Novel 1964 1972, 1981 and 1988 A future history of the world, focused on northern California, following a series of nuclear events of uncertain provenance.

4. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk › news › tvWho died in the Brighton hotel bombing and how many people ...

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   Oct 8, 2024 · The 1984 bombing of Brighton’s Grand Hotel was the most audacious terrorist attack ever on the British Government and one of the IRA’s most significant attacks on mainland Britain during the...

5. thequietus.com › opinion-and-essays › black-skySurviving Threads: Why Are People Drawn To The World's Most ...

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   Sep 18, 2024 · After the bomb, several of its main characters just disappear. The film literally stops mid-silent scream. Its storytelling isn’t formulaic, but jagged, without easy resolutions, abrupt.

6. www.bbc.co.uk › news › articlesBrighton Grand Hotel: 'We immediately knew it was a bomb'

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   5 days ago · The bomb exploded just before 03:00 BST on 12 October. Forty years ago the IRA detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton in a bid to assassinate Margaret Thatcher. Five people were killed ...

7. www.radiotimes.com › tv › dramaRevisiting Threads 40 years on: How a BBC classic explored ...

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   Sep 20, 2024 · Threads was a drama documentary made by director Mick Jackson and Kes writer Barry Hines that showed the effects of a nuclear bomb on a familiar city.

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   What was it like to be a person before the bomb?

   • It was a reality of shock and denial, not really believing it was happening. "The person I was before the bomb was someone who actually thought a lot about peace, who felt... very connected to people from different parts of the world. My heart could feel the pain of others being affected by violence.

   'We immediately knew it was a bomb'

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   What did Glynn look like when he saw a bomb?

   • "We had the window open in the hotel room, so the noise was enormous. I had never heard one before, but we immediately knew it was a bomb. "I looked up at my colleague Glynn and he looked like an old man. His beard and hair were covered in white dust. "We both looked at each other calmly.

   'We immediately knew it was a bomb'

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   Did Patrick Magee install a 100lb bomb?

   • The politicians were staying at the Grand Hotel for the Conservative Party conference in Brighton. But they were unaware that Patrick Magee, who had booked into the hotel under the false name of Roy Walsh weeks earlier, had assembled and installed a huge 100lb bomb made with commercial gelignite.

   Who died in the Brighton hotel bombing and how many people were in…

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   How can I tell a story about the Brighton hotel bomb?

   • Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, external, on X, external, and on Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk, external or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. Those caught up in the Brighton hotel bomb share their memories of that night with the BBC.

   'We immediately knew it was a bomb'

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   When did 'the nuclear bomb landing' come out on BBC Two?

   • Don’t have nightmares, kids. This unflinching two-hour docudrama about a nuclear bomb landing on Sheffield first aired on BBC Two at 9.30pm on 23 September 1984. It attracted 7m viewers, the channel’s highest ratings all week, and went on to win four Baftas, including Best Single Drama.

   Britain after the atomic bomb: 40 years on, why Threads is more terrifyi…

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   How long does it take for a bomb to fall?

   • It takes 46 tense minutes for the bomb to fall. In all, 3000 megatons are exchanged, with 210 megatons falling on Britain, claiming immediate casualties of around 6m. Two of the warheads drop on Sheffield. There are air raid sirens and earth-shaking blasts, until a toxic mushroom cloud looms over the city. Windows implode.

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9. www.yahoo.com › entertainment › britain-atomic-bombBritain after the atomic bomb: 40 years on, why Threads is ...

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   Sep 24, 2024 · The grimly fascinating story of Threads dates back to 1965, when the BBC commissioned another infamous docudrama, The War Game, which examined the effects of a nuclear attack on Britain. Made for...