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When the Wind Blows

Book • 1982

Raymond Briggs' 'When the Wind Blows' is a powerful graphic novel that critiques government preparations for nuclear war.

It follows Jim and Hilda Bloggs, a retired couple, as they naively prepare for and face the devastating consequences of a nuclear strike.

The book is a stark reminder of the horrors of nuclear war and the helplessness of ordinary people in such crises.

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Tom Newton-Dunn

Peter Frankopan

Ben Bailey Smith

James Delingpole

Mentioned in 1 episodes

Mentioned by

Tom Newton-Dunn

as an incredibly sad book released around the same time as Exercise Abel Archer.

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Andy

when recalling a book of the same animation style as the film "Father Christmas".

Bonus Christmas Episode

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Peter Frankopan

as a film made in 1983, about an elderly couple who see nuclear detonation and are slowly killed by radiation poisoning.

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Mentioned by

Ben Bailey Smith

as a profoundly impactful book about a nuclear attack.

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Mentioned by

Tom Newton-Dunn

as a brilliant book that came out in 1982 at the same time as Abel Archer.

A new age of nuclear weapons

Mentioned by

James Delingpole

as a picture book illustrating an elderly couple's experience during a bombing.

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