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Nuclear apocalypse in Britain

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The Greatest Nuclear War Films

Thread, Age of Three is a highly realistic drama made in 1984. I truly believe that once you've seen it, you will be changed for it forever. There's no way you can watch threads and then just press stop and go about your day. So where threads is brittle and horrifying when the wind blows is agonizingly sad. And if you look at pop music, because there's so many great pop songs about nuclear war, my favourite is probably Breathing by Kate Bush.

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