Skip to content

Stilgherrian

Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!

  • Home
  • About
  • The 9pm Edict
  • LIVE
  • Blog
  • Media
  • Contact
  • TIP

Tag: threads

Posted on 09 July 2023

Weekly Wrap 684: Podcast ideas, Musk dramas, and memories of breakfasts past

Breakfast Sausages

My week of Monday 3 to Sunday 9 July 2023 delivered few public results, but was wonderful on the inside. I didn’t get a podcast done, but I did some solid thinking about the future. Also, I pondered sausages.

Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 684: Podcast ideas, Musk dramas, and memories of breakfasts past”
Posted on 03 March 2008

“Threads”: a film about nuclear war

Screenshot from the movie Threads

A strange treat last night: I stumbled across a complete upload of the very fine 1984 docudrama Threads, which depicts the aftermath of a nuclear strike on Sheffield (and elsewhere). I’d seen it before, but it was still as powerful. Today, using The Power of Wikipedia, I discover that the scenario was based on the UK government exercise Square Leg, and that the Protect and Survive informational films it features are quite real.

  • Twitter
  • SoundCloud
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Email
Policies Proudly powered by WordPress