Summary: <p>It's just another day in Sheffield, everyone going about their own affairs, when suddenly the unthinkable happens - a nuclear strike. When the survivors scrabble out of the rubble, that is just the beginning of a waking nightmare, as modern society quickly crumbles into starvation and suffering.</p> <p>The BBC2 TV play <em>Threads </em>was a television landmark that is still as powerful today as it was in 1982. Written by Barry (Kes) Hines and directed by Mick Jackson before he went to Hollywood, it is a polemic, extensively researched attempt to depict the true horror of life after a nuclear conflict.</p> <p>Joining Gareth Preston to discuss this memorable production are author Rik Hoskin and lecturer Andrew Roe-Crines.</p> <p>Follow Very British Futures on Twitter @FuturesVery and find out more at <a href="https://garethpreston.blog/">garethpreston.blog</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.waterstones.com/book/bystander-27/rik-hoskin/9780857668592">Bystander 27</a>, Rik Hoskin's latest novel is available at all good bookshops.</p> <p>You can read <a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00344893.2021.1927809">Selecting Starmer</a>, one of Andrew Roe-Crines' recent articles on left-wing politics, for free at tandfonline.com</p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verybritishfutures/message
