In 1984. the BBC produced a bizarre docudrama called Threads, playing out on the television screen the effects of a direct nuclear attack and resulting apocalypse on Thatcher's England. From Threads' ...

The spine-chilling drama film Threads, famed for its horrifying depiction of a nuclear apocalypse, is scheduled for a rare airing on the BBC this evening (Wednesday 9 October). First broadcast in 1984 ...

This week marks the 35th anniversary of the TV premiere of the British nuclear war drama – which was dubbed “the night the country didn’t sleep”. It remains brutal – but essential – viewing, writes ...

It was one of the most terrifying programmes ever shown on British television. In September 1984, when the Cold War was still raging, BBC drama-documentary Threads depicted the horrifying consequences ...

One of the most terrifying programmes ever shown on British television, Threads is the nuclear apocalypse drama-documentary that continues to haunt people’s nightmares 40 years on. Ahead of a rare new ...

A whole new generation of viewers are set to be introduced to what has been labelled the 'most disturbing TV drama of all time' as Threads is repeated on Wednesday night. When it first aired back in ...

Back in 1984 there was one drama that had everyone talking and quaking in their boots in equal measure and that show, Threads, will air again on Wednesday night, for only the fourth time ever. Feature ...

BBC iPlayer viewers are encouraging others to watch the nuclear war film Threads, often described as one of the most harrowing movies ever made. The 1984 film was made for BBC TV by The Bodyguard ...