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Meet the Dogs of Chernobyl, The Guardian

Post author By Julie
Post date 21st May 2018
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I visited Chernobyl and wrote this article for The Guardian in Feb 2018 about the hundreds of stray dogs in the Exclusion Zone.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/05/dogs-chernobyl-abandoned-pets-stray-exclusion-zone

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Book reviews

Review of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, The Times

Post author By Julie
Post date 21st May 2018
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My review of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy. The Times, 12 May 2018

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-chernobyl-history-of-a-tragedy-by-serhii-plokhy-the-reactor-built-to-blast-w9qx03dth

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A Canticle for Leibowitz 29th October 2025
The weird post-nuclear novel, A Canticle for Leibowitz.We will continue our series on the French civil defence booklet next week. I just couldn't resist interrupting my own schedule with an episode on this mind-bending novel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
France, Part Deux 21st October 2025
We look at the French civil defence booklet, Savoir Pour Vivre. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
France, Part One 10th September 2025
I have the 1965 French civil defence booklet, and you can view it on Patreon here. I've made it free to read, but do consider subscribing for more content and extra pod episodes! www.patreon.com/atomichoboWe will examine the booklet next week - it has been translated for me - but this week we start with an […]
Germany's Emergency Alert System 1st September 2025
How will Germany alert its population to a nuclear attack? And why isn't the British warning system as good as theirs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When The Wind Blows, Part 13 25th August 2025
Jim lets the vampire, Fallout, cross the threshold! Join me on Patreon for more episodes at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Bell and Light System 18th August 2025
The Bell and Light alert system, used in America in the early Cold War.I discuss the booklet A Realistic Approach to Civil Defense, from 1966.You can view the civil defence booklet, and get extra episodes, at my Patreon page at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When The Wind Blows, Part 12 13th August 2025
"All dead..." Jim tries the TV, the radio, the phone...but there's nothing. "All dead..." he keeps saying.Get the latest Four Minutes of The War Game over on Patreon at www.patreon.com/atomichobo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Interview with Dr Richard Lawson on the "suicide pill" question 4th August 2025
In 1983, a GP from a village near Bristol was so worried about the prospect of nuclear war, and how it would leave him unable to effectively treat his patients, that he called a public meeting and asked the residents whether they'd wish him to issue "suicide pills" in the event of nuclear war. I […]
Euthanasia in Nuclear War 21st July 2025
A difficult subject this week - but aren't they all? We don't do sunshine and rainbows on this pod. I look at the topic of "suicide pills" which was bravely raised by American students at Brown in 1984, and made news all across the USA. The issue was also present in Britain in the early […]
When The Wind Blows, Part 11 30th June 2025
"I never knew a bomb could give you a headache."The fallout descends and Jim and Hilda start to feel ill. For patrons, a new Four Minutes of The War Game episode has also been uploaded. You can get it here: www.patreon.com/atomichoboThanks,Julie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.