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' ...

Threads is a chilling apocalyptic BBC war drama that delves into the bleak aftermath of a nuclear strike on Britain. First ...

A television drama about a fictional nuclear attack on the city of Sheffield had a profound effect on many who watched it in the 1980s. Now it has aired once again, we spoke to some first and ...

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 ...

Much of the supporting cast of Threads were people from the Sheffield area One of the most terrifying programmes ever shown on British television, Threads is the nuclear apocalypse drama-documentary ...

The creators of a documentary about the making of nuclear apocalypse film Threads say many of the cast and crew had "suffered with the trauma of being involved". Threads, which tracks the aftermath of ...

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 ...

Threads and The War Game to air on BBC Four - but maybe best not to watch them before bed 😨 Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

Forty years after nuclear war film Threads shocked audiences, the production company behind hit TV show Adolescence have announced it is being remade as a TV series - but what do the people behind the ...