A film that shocked a generation is available to watch on BBC iPlayer. Threads was first aired on BBC2 in 1984 and again in ...

Fortunately, the films remain, a reminder of a bygone era ... The threat of an actual nuclear attack mostly comes from non-state actors. And barring the occasional Day After Tomorrow or ...

engineered to house the federal government in the occurrence of a nuclear attack. Built in secrecy during a 14 month period between 1959 and 1961, the facility became active in 1962 and operated ...

No official explanation was offered at the time, fuelling speculation the film was too controversial to be shown in Japan - the only country to have ever suffered a wartime nuclear attack.