Threads 40 years on

[Blue Maverick]

Saw this advertised in another forum https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02kgkkg
It’s 40 years since Threads was shown and is still a haunting piece of TV now also some other stuff on BBC 4 that relate to it that night as well.

 

[Elbow beards]

Watched it a couple of months ago. Still shit scary and very depressing.

 

[youngbob]

The developing situation in Israel/Iran/Palestine these last 72 hours has uncomfortably reminded me rather a lot of the news broadcasts on the TVs and radios that play in the background of Threads before they drop the bomb. Ironically that starts with the Soviet Union invading Iran before NATO forces fight off the Soviets in the Gulf. If the big bomb is ever dropped, you can guarantee it'll be a little proxy war that kicks things off.

 

[Ric]

Been wanting to watch this for a while, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Metal Biker]

It's on Internet Archive too, I believe.
You can also watch "The Day After" on YouTube, admittedly it's not as hard hitting.

 

[crooky]

It's on Internet Archive too, I believe.
You can also watch "The Day After" on YouTube, admittedly it's not as hard hitting.

Yeah just searched on Bing and it's there.

Trailer to warm us up...

 

[PinkFinal]

There was a radio documentary about Threads on a couple of weeks ago

BBC Radio 4 - Archive on 4, Reweaving Threads, 40 Years On

Writer Jude Rogers revisits Threads, the Cold War nuclear film that haunted a generation.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Bill Walker]

I didn't know Blue Moon had 40 year old threads.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I didn't know Blue Moon had 40 year old threads.

I thought this was going to be about threads on here in 40 years time, at which point I’ll hopefully be long gone.

 

[blue cigar]

A hard watch but very relevant for the day, plus, it's only Sheffield which wouldn't be missed anyway.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

40 years ago this weekend met my missus at Putney railway station.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Remember how shocking this was 40 years ago, also similar US thing around the same time called 'The day after' which apparently led Reagan and Gorbachev to cool the 80s arms race. Easy to forget that until the late 80s we were sat on a permanent precipice of nuclear war - most likely accidental.

 

[SebastianBlue]

40 years ago this weekend met my missus at Putney railway station.

In the bomb shelter?

 

[AliBobbyJ]

In the bomb shelter?

1984, not 19 bloody 44!

(Putney B.R. then to the White Horse on Putney High St.

Then to my place ...)

 

[Bill Walker]

40 years ago this weekend met my missus at Putney railway station.

A good Platform for the rest of your life?

 

[Blue Maverick]

A good Platform for the rest of your life?

She kept him on the right track at least

 

[HelloCity]

BBC4 tonight at 10:20pm

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

BBC4 tonight at 10:20pm

Too late for me. Hopefully it'll be on the bbc app. I love shit like this.

 

[Marklr]

Bump?

 

[Bill Walker]

She kept him on the right track at least

And the meeting signalled happy times ahead.