Jesus Christ, They've Done It - The Threads Podcast

The ‘Threads prequel’ – QED: A Guide to Armageddon

Before Mick Jackson made Threads, he made a documentary called QED: A Guide to Armageddon, which was shown by the BBC in 1982. Everyone’s favourite Dr Vicky McMahon retur

Marcus Lund (Gaz in Threads)

Giss’un! This week we hear from Marcus Lund, who played Gaz in Threads. In the closing scenes of the film, two boys called Gaz and Spike appear in the desolate farm buil

The shag, marry or kill of Threads with Dr Vicky McMahon!

The Threads podcast is back and it’s the Shag, Marry, or Kill episode! Everyone's favourite Dr Vicky McMahon returns and we each choose a Threads character to shag, to m

Mick Jackson interview (Threads director)

I'm Chas Newkey-Burden and when I set out on this podcast odyssey six months ago, my biggest dream was to interview Mick Jackson, the director of Threads. Well, sometime

Nicholas Meyer (director of The Day After)

The Day After is an American television film depicting the effects of a nuclear war on a small-town community in Kansas. It was broadcast in 1983. In this episode, I spea

Threads, Thatcher and Sheffield with Catherine Taylor

In this episode, I speak with Catherine Taylor, who was an extra in Threads. She’s written about her experiences on the set in her memoir The Stirrings – Coming of Age i

Threads in six scenes with Dr Vicky McMahon

It's time for Threads in six scenes with Dr Vicky McMahon. You asked for her to come back and here she is! The magnificent Vicky and me choose three scenes each from thi

My Threads story - Chas Newkey-Burden

‘I was 11 years old and I was trying to build a nuclear bunker.’ My previous guests on the pod have been Threads actors, crew members and super fans, but this time you’r

Behind the scenes of Threads with Simon Moorhead

Happy Christmas from the Threads podcast. As we prepare to join Ruth and her wailing baby around the Christmas fire, I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who’s li

The gender politics of Threads with Dr Vicky McMahon

This week’s guest is a real treat. Dr Vicky McMahon is an independent scholar who specialises in body studies, 16th century literature and horror. She was 16 years old wh

Bruce Langridge - hospital scene actor

If you’ve watched Threads, you remember the hospital scene. It is a scene of hell. Well, this week’s guest was there! Bruce Langridge was an extra in that gory part of th

Sean Judge of Threads Survivors

I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this podcast to sp

Jane Hazlegrove extras and pod news

I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this podcast to sp

Dave and Pank from “Bang! 101 Songs about Nuclear War from the 1980s” podcast

I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this podcast to sp

Maggie Ford (CND speaker) interview

‘You cannot win a nuclear war!’ But you can listen to episode three of the Threads podcast, which is out now.  This time, I speak with Maggie Ford, who played the unnam

Rita May (Mrs Kemp) interview

This week, I have a chat with the glorious matriarch of Threads: Rita May, who played Mrs Kemp.  The mother of Jimmy, Alison and Michael, Mrs Kemp is one of the film’s m

Jane Hazlegrove (Alison Kemp) interview

I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads in 1984 at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever. I started this podcast to sp