Podcast Episodes

Miss Nagasaki

The beauty contest which took place in Nagasaki in 1946, and what it tells us about public perception of the Bomb.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri…

4 years, 3 months ago

Xmas Special - NUCLEAR WINTER with Dr Steve Arnold

A special episode for Christmas about the chilly, smoky misery of nuclear winter. With Dr Steve Arnold of Leeds University, an expert in atmospheric …

4 years, 4 months ago

Four Minutes of Threads, Part XIII

Reaching the most awful four minutes of the film. Michael? Michael!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 years, 4 months ago

SPOTLIGHT, Part 2

The nuclear news from January 1981, taken from the 'Spotlight' section of that month's Protect and Survive Monthly magazine.

Hosted on Acast. See aca…

4 years, 4 months ago

SPOTLIGHT, Part 1

Looking at the 'Spotlight' news section from nuclear war prep mag, Protect and Survive Monthly. What was happening in Jan 1981?

Hosted on Acast. See …

4 years, 4 months ago

The Lake of Jade

Trinitite, the green glassy substance created by the world's first nuclear detonation.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 years, 5 months ago

Purple Fire

The bombing of Nagasaki

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

4 years, 5 months ago

Kokura's Luck

The flight of Bockscar from Tinian to its rendezvous point, and then onwards to the primary nuclear target: Kokura. Why did the city escape nuclear d…

4 years, 5 months ago

A Vixen on a Feather Bed

The series of 'minor' nuclear experiments in Australia known as Vixens. They were small and sub-critical, but threw contamination over the Maralinga …

4 years, 6 months ago

Four Minutes of Threads, Part XII

Another four minutes of the greatest nuclear war film. In this week's segment, the bomb drops. Attack Warning Red!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr…

4 years, 6 months ago