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

This episode, I speak to Professor Sue Vice – Threads researcher at the University of Sheffield.

We talk about deleted scenes, spiritual defiance, and why Threads might be a gothic story.

Sue is Emeritus Professor of English Literature and her interests lie in the areas of contemporary literature, film and Holocaust studies. Her books include Barry Hines: ‘Kes’, ‘Threads’ and Beyond, with David Forrest, and Claude Lanzmann’s ‘Shoah’ Outtakes: Holocaust Rescue and Resistance.

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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 returns to tell us all about QED and how it relates to Threads. I talk about what it was like to watch Threads on the big screen and we also chat about the exciting release of Survivors: The Spectre of Threads.

You can watch QED: A Guide to Armageddon on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN9iI-gMqa4

I’m Chas Newkey-Burden and when I watched the nuclear war film Threads at the age of 11 it terrified me and changed my life forever.

I started this podcast to speak to other people whose lives have been changed by Threads, from cast and crew members, to extras, broadcasters, authors and super fans.

Jingle: Protect & Survive

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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 building where Jane is hiding and demand she gives them her dead rabbit.

Marcus talks about what it was like behind the scenes of Threads, the film’s destruction of memory and how to find the beauty in life.

Read more about what Marcus is up to now:

Custodia Borealis

Crowdfunder to To establish a Magic & Occult Museum in the North

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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 marry and to kill. 

Who would you choose?

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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, sometimes dreams come true. The other day I spent an hour chatting to Mick about Threads, his life and much more besides.

Enjoy!

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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 speak with the film's director. As well as directing several movies, Nicholas Meyer is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and an author. He talks about Thanksgiving meals with Oppenheimer, stormy times behind the scenes, and why the day after might have saved the world. 

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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 in Northern Time. It’s a story about a young woman’s experiences, and about the place and time that shaped her: the north of England in the 1970s and 80s.

We chat about the film, its lasting legacy and why it’s a metaphor for Thatcher’s own attack on northern cities like Sheffield.

PS - if you were involved in Threads, please get in touch. I'd love to chat!

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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 this nuclear war film and dive nice and deeply into them. Will your favourite scene be included? 

Please tell your friends about the pod!

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‘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’re getting me. This is my Threads story.

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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 listened to and supported the podcast this year. 

And my Christmas gift to you is an interview with Simon Moorhead, who was Assistant Floor Manager on the film.

So settle down with a mince pie or a pack of Prawn Cocktail crisps and prepare to go behind the scenes of Threads. Simon tells us about rats in taxis, a raid from the Special Branch, and the time Mick Jackson swapped two Christs and one bugger for a f**k. 

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