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When the BBC Shocked Viewers With Threads

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In 1983, ABC aired The Day After, a stark portrayal of the effects of nuclear war on small-town America. It was praised by President Ronald Reagan and watched by more than 100 million people, who were rattled by the ravages of atomic weapons and the suffering survivors would endure. Many thought it was the most chilling made-for-television film ever produced.

Before making that pronouncement, it might be necessary to see Threads, the BBC television movie that followed The Day After in 1984 and seemed to up the ante when it came to an unrelentingly grim depiction of life after nuclear destruction.

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When the BBC Shocked Viewers With <em>Threads</em>