Why is America so interested in Greenland? What was its role in nuclear attack and early warning? And what happened when a huge B52 bomber carrying a bunch of hydrogen bombs crashed into the ice up t...
Harold Macmillan, Part 4: Pressing the Button (00:36:08)
How would Harold Macmillan have ordered nuclear retaliation?Join us at www.patreon.com/atomichobo for ad-free listening and bonus episodes.The books and articles I used in this episode are listed belo...
Harold Macmillan, Part 3 (00:35:34)
Thor is here! In 1958, the American Thor missiles arrive in the east of England, creating a headache for the authorities, and pain for those who protested their arrival and found themselves thrown int...
Harold Macmillan, Part 2 (00:29:57)
Supermac becomes Prime Minister in January 1957, a bumper year for nuclear matters! To get ad-free listening and extra episodes join us at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...
Harold Macmillan, Part 1 (00:34:06)
A new series on former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, a man born in the Victorian era who led Britain into her thermonuclear age and through the Cuban Missile Crisis.This episode starts with his hor...
When The Wind Blows, Part 16 (00:33:11)
To get ad-free listening, plus bonus episodes, visit www.patreon.com/atomichoboThis week, Jim retreats into daydreams, and Hilda dishes out hard truths at the kitchen sink. Which one is best equipped ...
When The Wind Blows, Part 15 (00:30:44)
To get ad-free access, plus bonus episodes, please visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
POP! 99 Red Balloons (00:32:35)
The chart-topping 1983 hit about nuclear war - even though the band insisted it was no such thing!To get ad-free episodes, plus bonus episodes, please visit www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast...
When The Wind Blows, Part 14 (00:31:08)
Lions and tigers and bears? Oh my! We see that everything becomes a threat after nuclear war. And what is that strange scent hanging in the air?Also, a new BONUS EPISODE has been released for patrons...
France - Part Trois (00:32:00)
The final part of our look at Savoir Pour Vivre, the French civil defence booklet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (00:42:27)
The weird post-nuclear novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz.We will continue our series on the French civil defence booklet next week. I just couldn't resist interrupting my own schedule with an episode on...
France, Part Deux (00:37:39)
We look at the French civil defence booklet, Savoir Pour Vivre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
France, Part One (00:25:51)
I have the 1965 French civil defence booklet, and you can view it on Patreon here. I've made it free to read, but do consider subscribing for more content and extra pod episodes! www.patreon.com/atomi...
Germany's Emergency Alert System (00:24:09)
How will Germany alert its population to a nuclear attack? And why isn't the British warning system as good as theirs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When The Wind Blows, Part 13 (00:29:37)
Jim lets the vampire, Fallout, cross the threshold! Join me on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Bell and Light System (00:23:07)
The Bell and Light alert system, used in America in the early Cold War.I discuss the booklet A Realistic Approach to Civil Defense, from 1966.You can view the civil defence booklet, and get extra epis...
When The Wind Blows, Part 12 (00:26:37)
"All dead..." Jim tries the TV, the radio, the phone...but there's nothing. "All dead..." he keeps saying.Get the latest Four Minutes of The War Game over on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hos...
Interview with Dr Richard Lawson on the "suicide pill" question (00:20:11)
In 1983, a GP from a village near Bristol was so worried about the prospect of nuclear war, and how it would leave him unable to effectively treat his patients, that he called a public meeting and ask...
Euthanasia in Nuclear War (00:41:35)
A difficult subject this week - but aren't they all? We don't do sunshine and rainbows on this pod. I look at the topic of "suicide pills" which was bravely raised by American students at Brown in 198...
When The Wind Blows, Part 11 (00:25:44)
"I never knew a bomb could give you a headache."The fallout descends and Jim and Hilda start to feel ill. For patrons, a new Four Minutes of The War Game episode has also been uploaded. You can get it...
Fiascos, Mormons and Graves: Nuclear News from 1981 Aldershot (00:26:13)
I go into the newspaper archives to see what the local papers in Aldershot were saying about nuclear war in the early 80s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When The Wind Blows, Part 10 (00:25:08)
Their first hours within the tiny inner refuge.Join us on Patreon here www.patreon.com/atomichoboThanks for listening.Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Paper Tigers (00:25:58)
Chairman Mao and his "paper tigers".Join us on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo I quote a lot of good books in this episode, so here is a list:Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao...
When The Wind Blows, Part 9 (00:33:12)
The first terrible 48 hours after the Bomb drops...Join me on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Four Minutes of When The Wind Blows, Part 8 (00:39:39)
The episode where the bomb drops!I've also uploaded a new Four Minutes of The War Game episode for patrons, so please consider joining us there at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thanks,Julie Hosted on Aca...
