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Our first nuclear book club video, and I've made it free to view. We're looking at The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, set thousands of years after the nuclear holocaust. WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT!

I recently re-read that (having had the book mutiliated by ‘classroom reading’ at age 15). It’s shocking all the way through, and another triumph by Wyndham - a much overlooked sci-fi writer who produced many excellent works IMO.

Our first nuclear book club video, and I've made it free to view. We're looking at The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, set thousands of years after the nuclear holocaust. WATCH THOU FOR THE MUTANT!

NEW VIDEO Our first nuclear book club is free to view. We look at THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyyndham. www.patreon.com/posts/doomsd...

NEW VIDEO Our first nuclear book club is free to view. We look at THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyyndham. www.patreon.com/posts/doomsd...

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Happy Threads Day. May we see many more.

Here's my review of Julie McDowall's (@nuclearwar.bsky.social) superb book about Britain's preparations for nuclear war during the #ColdWar. It blends vivid storytelling & archival rigour. Good to dust off the old blog, OPENING NEGOTIATIONS for it: britishcoldwarculture.wordpress.com/2026/05/16/b...

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Might need a new one in this series soon... pod.fo/e/149a27

Ted Turner has died. He inspired one of my favourite podcast episodes. Ted Turner's Doomsday Video

The second in our Pressing the Button series is here. 'FAT, DUMB AND HAPPY"

On Sunday January 13th, 1985, THREADS premiered on superstation TBS complete with an on-screen introduction by network founder/owner Ted Turner (1938-2026). It became the most-watched broadcast in basic cable history. [LINK] youtu.be/ZgNsD8iCFvA?...

Ted Turner has died. He inspired one of my favourite podcast episodes. Ted Turner's Doomsday Video

The second in our Pressing the Button series is here. 'FAT, DUMB AND HAPPY"

'Fat, dumb and happy.' Early, ad-free access to tomorrow's episode for patrons.

'Fat, dumb and happy.' Early, ad-free access to tomorrow's episode for patrons.

I get that this poor guy is shielding his face but, man, does he look dejected to be in this situation

A new 3-disc 4k version of THREADS from @severinfilms.bsky.social , featuring an interview with me. They're doing the same for THE WAR GAME with another interview from me. Great news, and I was so honoured to be asked.

NEW EPISODE We're nearly at the end of the film. Which one next? I'm thinking either Strangelove or The Day After.

Can't wait to be made phenomenally depressed in ultra high definition

A new 3-disc 4k version of THREADS from @severinfilms.bsky.social , featuring an interview with me. They're doing the same for THE WAR GAME with another interview from me. Great news, and I was so honoured to be asked.

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NEW EPISODE Pressing the Button: Harry Truman. Hat tip to @wellerstein.bsky.social new book The Most Awful Responsibility. pod.fo/e/40759a

NEW EPISODE Pressing the Button: Harry Truman. Hat tip to @wellerstein.bsky.social new book The Most Awful Responsibility. pod.fo/e/40759a

NEW EPISODE Pressing the Button: Harry Truman

Early, ad-free version of tomorrow's pod episode. It's the first in a new series on presidential authority to "press the button". The lesson in our first ep seems to be...don't mess with wee Harry Truman!

Are you wearing lipstick, dear? No. Her gums are bleeding. The radiation sickness is hitting them hard now as we approach the end of the film. Part 18 of When The Wind Blows

Early, ad-free access to tomorrow's episode! Four Minutes of When The Wind Blows, Part 18

NEW EPISODE Shadow Libraries

NEW EPISODE Shadow Libraries

Recording a pod on the use of libraries as nuclear shelters. It's cute that Staten Island told residents its libraries could provide shelter in war, the exception being Great Kills Library, as it was made of wood. Wooden building stuffed with paper? Great Kills indeed.

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My second book, NUCLEAR FEAR, about Cold War pop culture can't find a publisher. I'm writing a nuclear war novel instead. In the meantime, here's Part 1 of the prologue to NUCLEAR FEAR where I talk about my childhood in the nuclear 1980s. FREE TO READ.

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New podcast interview with “Testament” director Lynne Littman and star @realjanealexander.bsky.social about the making—and continuing impact—of the other, smaller 1983 film depicting the effects of a nuclear war on the United States, now newly restored and available at @criterion.bsky.social.

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1980 UK news report on the possibility of surviving a nuclear war. cc: @nuclearwar.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEvP...

FREE TO VIEW 📚 Join my new nuclear book club, the Doomsday Library. Vote for the books, get a video on the 1st of each month, and chat on the dedicated thread. First up: THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyndham.

FREE TO VIEW 📚 Join my new nuclear book club, the Doomsday Library. Vote for the books, get a video on the 1st of each month, and chat on the dedicated thread. First up: THE CHRYSALIDS by John Wyndham.

It's March 5th, and you know it!

It’s only a film …

It's March 5th, and you know it!

Monday's pod episode is on civil defence in North Carolina. Here's the state's portrayal of radiation casualties. I like how blunt the last box is: coffins and crosses. But in the top box, is there a wee man throwing his arms up in glee? "Yassss, no obvious effects!"

NEW EPISODE The Sculthorpe Nuclear Weapons Incident With thanks to @conelrad6401240.bsky.social pod.fo/e/395a01