Wartime Broadcasting Service

[lordpankake]

Reading through Cold War-era plans for post-apocalyptic Britain makes me shiver. The idea that any of the broadcasts talking about "stay indoors, no help is coming" and "the water you have may only last 14-days or more" could one day come true is truly terrifying.

[arethuza]

Fortunately I don't think things would be quite as bad as at the worst times of the Cold War where there were estimates of ~1000Mt landing on the UK.

If you've seen Threads its worth remembering that the planning exercise it was based on was criticised for being too optimistic:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_Leg

For anyone who has seen Threads to think that what it depicts is optimistic is quite something.

[tenebrisalietum]

Even worse would be the "Protect and Survive" videos they had planned to run in the event of an attack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yrv505R-0U

[twic]

Oh god, can you imagine Joanna Lumley coming on the radio to tell you you were about to be blown to smithereens by an atomic bomb.

[isostatic]

But don't worry, you'll still look.... absolutely fabulous

[isostatic]

One has to assume Wood Norton was also a target