Julie McDowall

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Category: Book reviews

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Review of Sleepwalking to Armageddon, The Guardian

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Review of Armageddon and Paranoia, Prospect

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Review of Moscow Calling by Angus Roxburgh, The TLS

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Review of The Doomsday Machine by Daniel Ellsberg, The TLS

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Review of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Times

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  • The NHS and Nuclear War 21st June 2021
    Another short extract from the book about the health service's plans for nuclear war. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Royal Observer Corps 14th June 2021
    A short extract from my upcoming book. I explore an ROC Monitoring Post and describe the work of the Corps during the Blitz and the Cold War. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Interview with Rita May (Mrs Kemp in THREADS) 7th June 2021
    I spoke to the wonderful Rita May about her memories of THREADS. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Short extract from the book... 31st May 2021
    I read two pages from the Civil Defence Corps chapter of my book. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Cauliflower and Plym: Britain's First Atomic Bomb 24th May 2021
    Cauliflower and Plym: not a cocktail, but two unusual elements of Britain's first atomic test, Operation Hurricane. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • A Saturday Job After Nuclear War 17th May 2021
    Looking at proposals for jobs for adolescents after nuclear attack. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Target North West 10th May 2021
    The 1982 booklet 'Target North West' evaluated civil defence plans for the NW of England. We look at the chapter on Law and Order. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Interview with director of THREADS, Mick Jackson 19th April 2021
    I phoned Mick Jackson in LA to discuss THREADS. We also talked about A Guide To Armageddon, and The Day After, plus liquorice and all manner of nuclear horror. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Four Minutes of Threads, Part X 12th April 2021
    The classic nuclear war film, minute by horrifying minute. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
  • Minuteman 29th March 2021
    What made the Minuteman so special, why did it spook the Soviets, and does it threaten us? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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