Atomic Hobo - Nuclear War Podcast

Britain gets the bomb! Then gets left behind again... Join us on Patreon for bonus episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why did Britain choose Australia for its first nuclear test - and why did Australia say yes? Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ruth! Work! Up! In this episode we see the fine reward Ruth gets for rearing her child and guarding her from the ultimate horrors of the world. A bonus episode has been uploaded to my Patreon page for pod subscribers. It's another one on 1980s nuclear pop music. We look at RUSSIANS by Sting. You can get it here: www.patreon.com/atomichobo You can get my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARE...

Looking at a Canadian civil defence magazine from the 1960s, called Survival. Its main purpose was to overcome apathy amongst Canadians about nuclear war and civil defence, and it tried to do this with some humour! You can find the whole magazine on my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the 1960s, America considered the N.E.A.R. system: a little black box you plug into the wall which acts as a personal air raid alarm. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's 1951 and Churchill is back in Downing Street - but is he living in "atomic wonderland"? You can support the podcast and get extra episodes here https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public You can make a one-off donation to the podcast here https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/atomichobo And you can buy my book here https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you. Hosted on...

Clement Attlee's efforts in 1950 to make America promise to consult Britain before launching the nukes. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public">Join my Patreon here and get extra podcast episodes.</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1VSGDARI5MZZ2&keywords=attack+warning+red...

The short video recorded by CNN which would be broadcast if nuclear war started. You can buy my book, ATTACK WARNING RED here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast and get extra episodes at Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo?fan_landing=true&view_as=public Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In 1981, Protect and Survive Monthly claimed they had been "attacked" in a BBC lecture. I found the lecture, and analyse it here. You can find it on YouTube at this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqAocgZUpDo&t=641s You can buy a copy of my book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/ref=sr_1...

The arrival in Britain of the B-29s in 1948. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Britain's decision to build their own atomic bomb. You can listen to my book on Radio 4 here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/m001p1ky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Standard life - for all of your life! Rat-trading, pylon-snapping, dog-barking, umbilical cord-chewing, starving, freezing Threads! Remember my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, goes out on Radio 4 this week, every day, as Book of the Week. Get in on radio, iPlayer, or on the BBC Sounds app. And if you like it, you can buy it here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Attack-Warning-Red-Julie-McDowall/dp/1847926215/r...

The secret plutonium experiments carried out in Cold War America. You can buy Attack Warning Red: How Britain Prepared for Nuclear War here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The gathering of children's bones in order to track fallout. Join me on Patreon for extra podcast episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo And you can buy my new book here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The survivors try to drag and hack dead crops from the ground and, high on the moor, Ruth's baby is born. A moment of hope and joy? Don't be daft! You can get my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITIAN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at a 1970 booklet called Civil Defense in the Textile, Apparel and Related Industries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looking at the UK's new emergency alert test. You can buy my new book, ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR here: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An extract from my upcoming book's audiobook. This is taken from the book's final chapter, 'Nuclear War at the BBC', and looks at the controversy surrounding The War Game. We go from the glitzy 1967 Oscar ceremony to panicked talk of mass suicides if the film made it to British television. I hope you enjoy it. The audiobook is read by me, and can be pre-ordered NOW from all trusted audiobook retai...

How balloons have been used in nuclear spying, testing and protesting. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another four minutes of Threads! You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast on Patreon and get extra episodes and other rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First in a new series looking at nuclear-themed pop music. This week, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes by Ultravox. You can now pre-order my book, ATTACK WARNING RED, at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can support the podcast on Patreon and get extra episodes and other rewards here: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

We look into my civil defence archive and find a thin yellow leaflet from the 60s called Civil Defense Training for Business and Industry. Remember you can now pre-order my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR at this link: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred And you can join us on Patreon at this link: https://www.patreon.com/atomichobo Thank you, Julie Hosted on Acast. Se...

Radioactive refugees, rats and regret. It's all here in Part 23! You can now pre-order my book ATTACK WARNING RED: HOW BRITAIN PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WAR at this link. It's published on 6th April, and is available in hardback, e-book and audiobook: https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you, Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States Postal Service and its plans to keep delivering the mail after nuclear war. Support the pod on Patreon and get extra episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or leave a tip via Paypal at www.paypal.me/atomichobo And you can pre-order my book here https://linktr.ee/attackwarningred Thank you. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Buggered if I'll be shot by a traffic warden!" One minute of Threads, devoted to the moment when the iconic traffic warden appears, and tickets our hearts and minds! Join my Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Or leave a tip via Paypal at www.paypal.me/atomichobo Thank you for listening. Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.