Raymond Briggs When The Wind Blows


(4.5 stars; 10 reviews)

Saturday-Night Theatre Sat 6th Oct 1984, 20:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM When the Wind Blows by Raymond Briggs, based on his cartoon book of the same name.   Directed by John Tydeman With Brenda Bruce as Hilda and Peter Sallis as Jim In the event of the nuclear holocaust, an innocent elderly couple take all the advised precautions. Winner of the Broadcasting Press Guild for the most outstanding radio programme of 1983.  

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Reviews

Harrowing


(4.5 stars)

Puts into perspective what it would actually be like to survive (for a short time) a nuclear attack and consequently suffer from radiation.