The Last Broadcast [Complete]

A radio play which reflects the chilling possibility of what could have happened if the superpowers of the world decided to go nuclear during the Cold War. The events described in this recording take place in the early 1980s after a large-scale Soviet invasion of West Germany.
I have no idea who originally made this recording but as far as I can tell it it was for a class project and all credit should go to the original creators, whoever they may be.
For those of you who are unaware, this is at least the 3rd iteration of this radio play uploaded to KZbin. To my understanding, all preceding copies of this recording have been removed from the internet and I felt this recording was just too good to be forgotten. For this reason, I am uploading this recording so those interested may have the ability to listen to it. I hope this copy will not suffer the same fate as the others, but if it does get removed I will make a video explaining why.

[@cantsayimsurprised]

I'm stoked this got saved and reuploaded. Shoutout to the students that put this project together.

[@wlsmojo]

Those cheery advertisements peppered throughout the news broadcasts were unnerving. Very effective.

[@russellharrell2747]

Yes, Chrysler and Burger King are very disturbing

[@wlsmojo]

Lol 😝

[@waarthog]

@@russellharrell2747 kiddy

[@mr.pavone9719]

The really funny thing is there were civil defense films from the early 50s about how people would continue to be paid for their work following an atomic attack.

[@lolroflroflcakes]

Do you think something as insignificant as nuclear detonation would save your radio station from the legal teams of the faceless corporations when they decide you failed to uphold their advertisement contracts?

[@jayfeather31]

For those wondering about the context of the sudden invasion, given the dates mentioned, this likely takes place in an alternate timeline where Able Archer 83 in November 1983, a NATO military exercise that simulated a DEFCON 1 approach, is interpreted as a prelude to a NATO attack by the USSR, something that almost happened in our own timeline. Additionally, this is likely on November 9th, which was the height of the exercise and the moment most likely for the Soviets to intervene.

[@thecaveman1755]

Agreed jayfeather 31. I'm also subscribed to you and I love your stuff too. Keep it up man. I love scenarios like this. I wish I could make my own but I'm too poor to afford any equipment lol 🤣🤣

[@modernaudioplays7325]

I can imagine that a sudden invasion during an exercise simulating the exact thing would cause a great deal of confusion in the higher ranks of NATO Leadership.

[@dennissvitak148]

At around the time of Able Archer, I was an Air Force Meteorologist, on worldwide mobility. Oddly, weirdly, my Weather Wing Commander, a full colonel, called me into his office, and gave me a thorough and detailed briefing on the Oplan (Operations Plan), to be exercised in the event of deployment. It was classified Top Secret, and detailed what actions I would need to know to deploy to the - classified - location. Frankly, it freaked me out. Not a problem sir, yes sir, shot records up to date sir, yessir, mobility bag squared away sir, aaand will made up. This was 37 years ago, and I remember the entire surreal experience very clearly.

[@martianshoes]

I find hard to believe that Reforger would fail that fast. This all says worse things about Andropov than it does Reagan. I pity Canada and present Wombat PM.

[@Visitor2Earth]

I participated in Able Archer 83, as an HF radio operator. My "fun" job was to send an "EXERCISE" transmission to the Pentagon informing them that Little Rock, AR, had been nuked! I pity the poor SWL's who knew nothing about military exercise protocols and overhead that! (It was kinda kewl, I have to admit)!

[@leglessinoz]

"Dig a hole and get in it". "This will save the survivors having to dig your grave."

[@TheAutisticKeybladeWielder]

Dig a hole, and get in. You hungry? Eat dat corn.

[@WTFoolproof]

people will be told to gather supplies and to place them next to their door, so they can be evacuated in just a few minutes. of course this is just to make looting supplies from the dead that much easier.

[@sjuas690]

How will the survivors survive if not in a hole?

[@jacobirving8999]

What’s that quote from, m8?

[@craigdraper2215]

At 6.35pm this morning?

[@LaPeppercorn]

Anyone else sometimes click this video just to listen to the immortal Chubby Checker and the classic "Let's Twist Again"?

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

I have to admit I do this several times a year. Anytime “Let’s Twist Again” is on you can be sure I’m listening to it.

[@Jeffrey-iq7op]

#FACTS!!!!!

[@WG-tt6hk]

The best part is the first 6 min (2 great songs).

[@augurcybernaut4785]

Better than Rubin Rochello

[@tempest5077]

@@augurcybernaut4785 And his orchestra

[@MMbrown7532]

I lived in Germany from 1986-2016, 30 years. I was in the U.S. Army and worked for D.O.D the whole time. My first duty station in Germany was Fulda. Fulda is famous for the "Fulda Gap". If the Soviets ever did a land invasion of West Germany - this is where it would have started. I am grateful this event never happened and I can share this with you all.

[@Matt-fs1yy]

And I've always read that the region you're talking about would have been quickly lost to the Soviet bloc because there would have been no way to stop their advance (except for nukes, but even then it's kind of an L )

[@jduff59]

Soldiers in the Fulda Gap are expected to be sacrificed to maybe slow down the Russians/Soviets, for the NATO generals to plan out a proper defence. Talk about sacrificial lambs!

[@davidcox3076]

Thank you for serving. The 6th, 11th and 14th Armored Cavalry Regiments kept an eye on the Fulda Gap during most of the Cold War. They would have been the first to alert V Corps that eleventy bazillion Warsaw Pact tanks were swarming over the inner German border through the gap.

[@Stable_Genius]

The Fulda Gap defense scenario is still taught in Army ILE to this day.

[@deadfish4836]

Ichbin Frome dusclund

[@sgtpaw03]

By the time news about a nuclear attack reaches the public, it’s already too late

[@seecanon5840]

Just stick your head out the door then you'll know for sure.

[@lindaterrell5535]

@@seecanon5840 Wait long enough, and there will be no door.

[@JonathonShell77]

Assuming you're told at all.

[@dylandarko1803]

Well that wouldn’t make for a good video now would it! 😂

[@L_mattox]

"Strange game.... The only winning move is not to play." - WarGames, 1983.

[@WarringPacifist]

"How about a nice game of Chess?"

[@alanmackie7012]

Always wondered if Michael Madsen tried to shoot John Spenser. I'm assuming their guns had blanks but it it would've made a future working relationship kinda awkward.

[@junnichie]

Mate, I did not have any expectation when I started watching this, I’m speechless. Whoever did this, good job, it goes hand in hand with The Final Minutes with their mock EAS videos.

[@roygoodhand1301]

Highest praise possible within the EAS mock scenario community, to compare one's work to that of The Final Minutes.

[@jamesmcfear6534]

They did this in the 60s with the Cubans when the Soviets try to have a nuke missiles in Cuba and it could've been a act of war if president Kennedy didn't get a blockaid around the country and if they was successful it would have been declared war by president Kennedy they released this in the 80s around the time abc did a movie called the day after you might be able to find it on KZbin

[@ThunderFist1978]

The amazing thing is that this was a college project! It was put together by a group of students in 2006 as I understand. I can only imagine they must have gotten the highest marks!

[@alexmuenster2102]

>>when I started watching this

[@rc59191]

I will defend Burger Town with my life.

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

Expats Foundation “Ramirez! Defend the Burger Town”

[@wrestlingpurist9784]

Ramirez! Do everything!

[@bengard18]

*RAMEREZ*

[@UnknownSpectre5]

Ramirez! Protect the Burger Town! Eating a burger is faster than reloading...

[@benwalker4660]

@@UnknownSpectre5 wheres Bannon. Bannon come in Bannon !!?

[@theholonet522]

I just listened to this, it’s currently 1:40 am, and I ain’t getting no sleep tonight. But on a more serious note, this broadcast is absolutely terrifying, and very well done

[@altfactor]

Given the young-sounding voices of most of the actors and actresses in this program, I suspect this was either a class project of a college drama department or maybe this program was done by a college drama club. In either case, very well done.

[@holden426]

Hey, wanna listen again? Things are fun over in Europe these days!

[@xyz-tn3pl]

Just turn on the TV....

[@johnglad5]

Every day with (power) and no mushroom clouds is a good one nowadays. Blessings

[@kencarney6667]

It was done by a Canadian college student known to early KZbinrs as 1Rebel one as part of his schoolwork in radio and telecommunications. He must have learned his lessons well as this video took on a life of its own after being posted here in 2012. It was also offered in an extended play CD in 2014. It is indeed a great radio play and I listen to it any time I can find it.

[@rgarito]

I sure hope he got a good grade on this!

[@Ozymandias1]

They mention prime minister Trudeau, this refers to Pierre Trudeau, Justin's father.

[@cheddar2648]

@@Ozymandias1 Yeah, the current P.M. would probably be a member of the Warsaw Pact.

[@felixleiter5092]

This is probably how it would have happened, but it didnt...

[@acmenipponair]

@@cheddar2648 His father was a socialist too, just not a intersectional communist (in fact, his father can be called an "antifeminist" how he behaved towards women)

[@megaben99]

"Mankind must put an end to war, or war will put an end to mankind." - JFK

[@dwightstewart7181]

That despite JFK being a total warmonger, who came into office claiming Eisenhower (former Supreme Allied Commander in Europe) was weak, placing nukes in Turkey & Italy, invading Cuba, starting the Vietnam war, and so on. The incompetent bastard almost got us all killed. Based on that, I don't give a damn what he said.

[@samueladams1775]

@@dwightstewart7181 actually JFK was not a warmonger. He recognized the dangers of the Soviet Union and believed in the idea of peace through strength. He was against the Vietnam conflict as just one of several examples.

[@dwightstewart7181]

@@samueladams1775 .. Are you kidding? JFK ran against Eisenhower, claiming Eisenhower (former General of the Army & former Allied Commander in Europe) was weak on military matters. Kennedy invaded Cuba, placed nuclear missiles in Turkey & Italy prompting the Cuban Missile Crisis (damn near getting millions killed), authorized combat in Vietnam, and sharply increased troop numbers in Vietnam. By every definition, that's a warmonger, not a peacenik or a dove.

[@dalethelander3781]

@@dwightstewart7181 Kennedy ran against Nixon. Eisenhower had termed out. Kennedy was going to pull all U.S. "advisors" out of Vietnam. This incensed the Joint Chiefs. Kennedy was against the Bay of Pigs invasion and wanted to stop it, but was powerless to. Eisenhower greenlit the invasion in the last months of his presidency. JFK pulled air support for the ground invasion, that's all he could do and it was enough. The ground attack failed without air support. Part of what incensed Kennedy was that CIA chief and founder Allen Dulles had hired soldiers of fortune to augment U.S. Army Special Forces. Kennedy called Dulles and his deputy, Charles Cabell, on the carpet. Kennedy fired Dulles and ordered Cabell to tender his resignation. Then he told Dulles he was going to "splinter the CIA into a thousand pieces and cast it to the winds." (As we know, that didn't happen.) Kennedy wasn't popular with Israeli premier David Ben Gurion. He was going to pull the advisors to Israel's nuclear program. Kennedy was making peace, not war. The warmonger was Lyndon Johnson, who was easily manipulated by the Pentagon and SecDef Robert MacNamara. Following Kennedy's assassination, Johnson escalated Vietnam and took funds from NASA's Moon landing program and forked it over to the DoD. I don't know where you get your information and opinions, but the nation thrived during the Kennedy administration. He was making peace and depriving the warmongers of their capabilities to make war. This made him the object of some powerful people's anger. His dissolution of the Federal Reserve Bank (Executive Order #11110) and the replacement of Federal Reserve Notes as U.S. currency with silver-backed U.S. Notes the week after returning from Dallas (Thanksgiving week) was not acceptable to many in Congress. (My Dad took me to our bank and I saw the new red bills being readied for distribution.) The last straw was his announcement that he was going to address the nation after Thanksgiving in regard to "powerful threats to democracy." November 22, 1963 is referred to as "the day freedom died" for a reason. Now, get educated from real sources that only want to smear JFK. He was doing great things. And he got us to the Moon.

[@paulsullivan1650]

@@dalethelander3781 Don't bother Dale. He has no idea what he's talking about. He's just another Kennedy hater that just repeats what others say. We both know that JFK saved us all from a nuclear holocaust by rejecting the demands of his military hawks. General LeMay was insane and wanted Kennedy to melt the entire island of Cuba. If Jack had listened to his advisors, we wouldn't be here right now discussing this. If he hadn't sent his brother Bobby to make that final deal about removing our Jupiter missiles from Turkey six months later, it would have been lights out! The blockade (quarantine) was the correct choice. Thank God for the Kennedy brothers...

[@corajallen9471]

The Commercial breaks in between broken pieces of news is incredibly eerie. It's terrifying to think this could have been real. What an outstanding quality this is.

[@zombiedodge1426]

I think that's what really sets this firmly in the mid-eighties and (along with the oldies music) makes it sound like a real radio broadcast. I was in elementary school around the time this was made and/or set (1983-84) and was convinced nuclear war between the US and USSR was inevitable. What a difference just a few years would make.

[@MichaelSheehy75]

If you see news broadcasts from around 8:50 AM on 9/11/01 that is exactly what happened. A quick news report, then back to ads, then news for several days straight.

[@BrianMcClure-b7z]

Whoa, dude! Toronto gotten baaad.

[@ITILII]

When President Kennedy was assassinated, the networks in America kept up with regular programs and commercials for quite awhile, too

[@rudra62]

@@zombiedodge1426 So was I in the early 80s - and it almost did! By accident in 1983. Now, I'm convinced again that nuclear war between US and Russia is inevitable. I'm glad to be living near ground zero. For me, it'll be quick.

[@isaacpadilla640]

I know this is supposed be about nuclear war... but I ain’t gonna lie that 50’s music is 🔥

[@gravityblack9355]

I agree

[@mikiepower6843]

Let’s twist again 😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@blueberry6036]

@@mikiepower6843 like we did last summer

[@ericzerkle8486]

One of the songs came out in 1961.

[@dennissvitak148]

At 14:30, the lady references "Bonn" as the target of the attack of the first Soviet nuclear response. Prior to 1989, Bonn was the governmental center for West Germany, prior to being moved back to Berlin.

[@dorkf1sh]

Scratchy radio is the retro equivalent of shaky cam. Believe it or not kids, we had nice clear FM stereo broadcasts wayyyy back in the 80s

[@grahamfisher5436]

*SHOUT OUT * RADUO CAROLINE ...... HOY HOYYYY

[@grahamfisher5436]

And kids.... Proper music in the 80's too

[@grahamfisher5436]

Dam??!!!!!!! I've just used the phrase.. "kids'... Now.. if I try to write something?, trying to be witty and claw back some street credibility ... I'll just make myself an even bigger dick.... DAM.DAM DAM.. cant believe I used kid..

[@dorkf1sh]

@@grahamfisher5436 Well, I'm old enough to have stood a post in the early 80's, and called Ronald Reagan my CIC, so I can say kids without any self-consciousness at all. And dat music...and hair spray...and spandex...damn we had a good time waiting for the nukes to drop on our heads`!

[@greggc8088]

Back when a GMA-120 and a pair of 6906's with AC/DC screaming was the shit.

[@johncampbell1191]

Just found this and find it an excellent work. I was listening to it while working in the garage and my wife came in thinking it was real for a second until she heard "president Reagan" stated in the broadcast. With today's situation overseas i can see why she thought it was real. Overall great work.

[@paulchristiansen7014]

it's crazy smelter,just different country and NATO going for war today

[@D.M.S.]

“The parliament is dead.“ “How was this news received?“ “Mostly good.“

[@clearingbaffles]

Swamp problems across the pond too? We should connect yours to ours via the sewer system and flush twice AND there should be term limits intelligence and senility test as well

[@shinzankuro]

Hmm, I think I understand: "Just how this news was received?" in the sense of "How and who gave you that information?"

[@papslap6495]

As long as it was the Tories Ant P Uk teacher

[@graywolfyoung7628]

Lol parliament that funny

[@taydrabrookshire347]

Bruh

[@CharlesB9496]

WWIII: Literally starting Commercials: Want some B U R G E R K I N G

[@ericadender4069]

Did you get the feeling that Burger King was trying to brain wash you with that commercial where people in the background chanting "switch" over and over? Made me uneasy even though I'm too strong willed to be brain washed by anyone let alone a fast food joint. On a side note do you know what time they open? It's not for me it's for a friend.

[@will.a.benjamin]

@@ericadender4069 Yeah that was a weird ad. Definitely a brainwashing tactic for the stupid...they didn't even mention food lol

[@KingThrillgore]

I mean, i'd be craving a whopper and some whiskey if I knew the end was minutes out.

[@Tris289]

@@will.a.benjamin Oh, they had some whoppers for ads back then. *Pun intended*

[@pfdrtom]

If ya gotta go...go with a full stomach!

[@lukeguy6091]

43:53 "The entire British parliament is dead" Britain: HORAH!

[@garymessano2669]

Same thing for Congress!!

[@Mathadar]

Remember Remember the 5th of November, the gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot.

[@mikegallant811]

@@Mathadar Tell me, Do you like music Mr. Finch?......

[@gilmoyes2590]

@@Mathadar, should have asked a Scotsman to do the job. He would have got the job done on time, under budget and right.

[@Mathadar]

@@gilmoyes2590 I am Johnston clan actually, heck even my wedding all the men were in kilts and the women in kilted skirts.

[@pjshutout3480]

Pfft...that's nothing. You should've seen my divorce last year.

[@Mike-pl1el]

Hahaha

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

pjshutout Well played but more importantly... were you able to make it to Black’s or Burger King before it went down?

[@graywolfyoung7628]

lol if its like the one i just had im sure you heard the words ok bend over

[@stacymonk4041]

LOL. Horror divorce stories make thankful mine was quick and painless

[@graywolfyoung7628]

@@stacymonk4041 count your blessings. lol

[@elikirkwood4580]

The part right after they got confirmation of the bombing of London was absolutely chilling. This is probably one of the best depictions of nuclear war I've heard

[@druunderwood5602]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXZop6gfsedjJo

[@mattvermillion6062]

I listen to this weekly. For some reason I find it comforting. Even after all my listening time it's still a favorite. Thank you to the creator and uploader for this.

[@TomBarrister]

This was often deleted because songs in the beginning are copyright-protected. Since that happened, KZbin has reached agreements with various copyright holders for alterntive solutions. My guess (simplified) is that the copyright holders agreed to allow this to remain, in return for monetization rights. This was a radio-play made by high school-age students in (I believe) 2006. It's based on a "what-if" during the autumn of 1983 (as pinpointed by various things during the play), during the height of the Cold War. There are errors and factual mistakes, but for an amateur production, this is excellent.

[@DiMeo22221]

Awesome

[@hotelmario510]

The only thing that clued me into it being a student production is that the presenter for some reason pronounces "Soviet" as "Sovet".

[@corripiocruo]

honestly I think the errors and factual mistakes add to the realism. the radio broadcaster would likely be playing a game of telephone with various sources and information will likely be lost or misinterpreted, especially in the confusion of the moment

[@nikkic36]

I was a child in the early to mid 80s and the town I lived in the siren was tested on a weekly basis. I’ll never forget it still brings chills to me now

[@mikegeorge5354]

I was I'm my late 20s at the time this was supposed to have happened

[@TomBarrister]

Where I live, and in most of the United States, the sirens are still tested every Tuesday , promptly at 10 a.m.

[@sigsin1]

@@mikegeorge5354 me too.

[@johnglad5]

First Tuesday of the month at 10am.

[@bigbadlara5304]

In the Netherlands every first Monday of the month at 12:00 sirens are tested.

[@nickel2442]

I've watched it many times, and this is really really realistic. The voice acting is excellent and it rivals the 1 hr long BBC one. Much more effective than most other EAS scenarios.

[@airbusman5514]

I can't watch the BBC one. The depiction of Warsaw's strike is nerve-wracking

[@scootermom1791]

What BBC one?

[@zild6426]

@@scootermom1791 kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIjUiHSflK2Sb9E

[@razormc954]

Which one is that?

[@nikkic36]

Threads was the bbc one

[@XstickbuddyX]

I worked at a radio station for a while, during the cold war all stations were required to have bomb shelters so they could keep broadcasting after the bombs fell. Our shelter is where we ran our rock station from.

[@MHG790]

I guess the EMP would have made that really difficult.

[@Unsujetoquecomenta]

@@MHG790 no because the EMP travell with air no so far from the blazt site, so maybie if the station was in the suburbans areas of Chicago maybie the equipment of the station will survive from the EMP and the nuke blazt.

[@altfactor]

"Underground Rock"!

[@iandelcid7254]

@@altfactor únder rated

[@asahutchinsonsuckslittledi1056]

It's only a matter of time I mean it's best to go ahead and jump start it now get it over will and see who will come out top dog I'll tell you though I will miss those Saturday morning cartoons

[@jrlehfeld6442]

Excellent broadcast format! Was in England from May 84 to May 86. Saw how everyone reacted to Chernobyl then. Props to those who put this together.

[@druunderwood5602]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXZop6gfsedjJo

[@ju5t1ce33]

As the reporter started panicking and those sirens started ringing at the end, I could literally hear this quote in my head. "And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts. And I looked, and behold a pale horse. And his name that sat on him was death, and hell followed with him."

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

That wasn't a reporter, it was a local radio DJ.

[@ju5t1ce33]

Details, details.

[@WarringPacifist]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp A DJ-turned-news anchorman...!

[@JohnSmith-zw8vp]

@@WarringPacifist For not even a hour though... :(

[@WarringPacifist]

@@JohnSmith-zw8vp Too bad, so sad. Oh well, que sera, sera...

[@cloudtx]

As a fan of nuclear war fiction, this one's a favorite. As others have said, this has been uploaded and taken off youtube several times but the fans will always bring it back. Thanks for the upload!

[@dwightstewart7181]

That despite it's incredible inaccuracy? For example, 40k Russian ground troops "overwhelming" the 200k American troops (not counting German forces, British forces, etc) in Germany at that time. Sheer nonsense.

[@cloudtx]

@@dwightstewart7181 That's a valid criticism but this wasn't by a studio or some company, I believe this was made by a fan (obviously with some help) for some post apocalyptic website. Considering that, I'm willing to overlook that type of mistake since I can enjoy the 80's atmosphere and the fear that was so well portrayed here.

[@grahamfisher5436]

I've heard..................not even Chuck Norris could completely eliminate this from YT

[@icurnvs776]

Dwight Stewart they invaded in a spearhead. The 200k American troops are spread out and not ready for the whole damn Russian front headed their way in a blitzkrieg.

[@dwightstewart7181]

@@icurnvs776 .. Lol. Guy, I don't care what attack formation they use, those 40,000 Russian soldiers are not going to "overwhelm" the 400-500,000 (American, British, French, etc) troops in Germany at the time. It's sheer nonsense.

[@beverlybradford6725]

I had this originally on my videos list. I'm so glad it is re-uploaded again. When my mom was still living I used to ask her questions about this. Thanks again for bringing this program back.

[@noahletwinski6955]

The nuke over Britain sounds like an Homage to Threads

[@druunderwood5602]

Britain had this before Red Dawn, kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXZop6gfsedjJo

[@mikegallant811]

I know. In that one Sheffield got FUCKED UP BAD. Tinsley Viaduct was the Ground Zero for the nuke that hit Sheffield.

[@LordZontar]

Unlikely. Threads came out the year after this student project was produced.

[@tsar3906]

@LordZontar It did? I just thought it took place in 1983. I heard from another comment that it was made in 2012.

[@LordZontar]

@@tsar3906 Nope. Threads premiered on the BBC in 1984. This project was made the same year as The Day After. The commercial for the pending premier of Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom in theatres is a dead giveaway. The video here was first posted in 2012 and apparently has gotten taken down and put back up several times since.

[@tracycarmack9714]

This is one of the best scenarios out there. Fantastic job. I come back to it over and over again.

[@spanglelime]

I don't remember the last time I've been this emotionally invested in a work of fiction. This was absolutely terrifying.

[@greyfishbed8774]

Broadcast this on the radio but with a few changed words, and we'd have ourselves another orson wells incident

[@marccharboneau4463]

EXCELLENT IDEA!

[@kencarney6667]

Not likely. There are just too many safeguards in the broadcast industry to keep that exact thing from happening. As for a reboot, I'm surprised that some of those EAS video makers like Shelter 345 haven't tried it yet. The only real way you could do this on the radio would be to download the reboot and then play it with a ton of disclaimers thrown in.

[@KingThrillgore]

@@kencarney6667 Using the actual EAS tones will throw on the CAPs at other broadcast stations. Using or interfering with the EAS in an unauthorized manner gets you 5 years in the fed.

[@AaronSkone]

This is probably my favorite radio play of all time and I’m so glad that it continues to be reuploaded

[@robertflores7819]

Holy crap! This is the first I've heard about this radioplay. Super chilling.

[@thatontariofarmer]

Suddenly this is even more relevant than it has been in the last 30 years

[@HuplesCat]

One month ago it was relevant. Now it is preparation :-(

[@borealacrobat3998]

@@HuplesCat Indeed But very scary too.

[@closedproject4708]

The armed conflict in ukraine will not lead to nuclear war, atleast not in the forseable future.

[@HuplesCat]

@@closedproject4708 you know nothing John snow

[@closedproject4708]

@@HuplesCat Can you explain to me why the armed conflict in ukraine would lead to nuclear war?

[@StarchildMagic]

It threw me off when I heard the Prime Minister's name was Trudeau when this was supposed to be the Reagan administration. But yes, the Prime Minister of Canada in the early 1980s was Pierre Trudeau. I love this story and the effort that went into it. Thanks for the reupload.

[@captaintrips2980]

You made me laugh a little. I remember the old man well. He was sort of a playboy too.

[@migmadmarine]

Yes. We had bush and bush. Now its your turn

[@cfinley81]

​@@migmadmarineFacts! Lol

[@SurnaturalM]

It was supposed to be nov 1983. Brian Mulroney arrived in 1984.

[@spockslot]

Let me guess he proposed a carbon tax too..lol😂😂😂😂

[@davelordy]

Finally, London house prices become affordable.

[@johnparker4538]

I can think of nothing that would annoy me more than some government official sitting in a bunker telling me not to panic!

[@ranaskip]

Wasting valuable seconds telling you not to panic, then more valuable seconds telling how studies show that panicking causes injuries and death, oh sorry, now I have wasted your seconds now you don't have time to get to the shelter,.....NOW YOU CAN PANIC!

[@grahamfisher5436]

I can......... stuck down there . . . . . ..... with them

[@gspendlove]

As Stephen King wrote in _Storm of the Century,_ "When they tell you the world's ending, they're trying to sell you cereal. When they tell you not to panic, it's serious."

[@williambishop2384]

"When they tell you not to panic, that's when you run!!"

[@johnthemachine]

Its like the flu, it will go away with the heat, you dont need masks. Send your kids to school!

[@jerryrichards8172]

In preschool we had 3 things to train for. The fire drill the earthquake drill and nuclear attack drill. The difference between earthquake and nuke drill was while hiding under your desk you had to face away from the windows dont look at the windows and move your hands from the back of your head and neck to cover your eyes. The 60s for a preschooler.

[@jerryrichards8172]

@@Zawmbbeh no did get that 1 but was conected to a milatary base

[@mrsuns10]

Duck and Cover

[@jerryrichards8172]

@@mrsuns10 lol yep

[@mistaduval]

one of the best things I've ever seen or heard on KZbin. I literally got chills at parts. great work! very well done.

[@TheSteveBoyd]

Whoever did make this definitely knew a little something about the broadcasting business. Come hell or high water, you had better get those ads on the air!

[@octavianschaefer7294]

The horrific descriptions of the war intercut with the cheerful ads was just… something else

[@patriciayoung3267]

What a blast from the past in the earlier part of this soundtrack. The commercials were so spot on for the time period. I loved the photography store and car ads. The era of the early 1980's were accurately depicted.. This is how the news would have reached most people in North America. There was no CNN, no 24 hour news channels .No Internet, no cell phones. Television would have broken in to regular broadcasting but radio would have still been a major player in spreading information. The horribly tense wait for news updates was all that could be expected for the time.

[@zombiedodge1426]

CNN was founded in 1980 but I don't think it was widely available in Canada around the time this broadcast was set (1983-84). We didn't get it on our cable package in Newfoundland until around 1988.

[@PhilNightmareBrutality]

I love this radio play but there's a discrepancy the song let's twist again by chubby checkers wasn't released till 1961 not 1959 as Bob Henderson claims so this means that someone didn't do any research into a nice 1950s song or bob Henderson is suffering from early onset dimientia

[@misterstock5602]

And that is why all vehicles need to have AM radios in them. The proposed removal by many manufactures should be made illegal.

[@adema1978]

In many European countries, there was no all day Television service. In 1983 there would be no tv before 6pm in the Netherlands. So radio was still very important.

[@OldFossil]

Here is a time stamp of when events start happening: First major development of conflict begins 6:16 Soviets take control of West Germany 8:15 Nuclear Bombs hits East Germany WWIII begins 11:05 London is hit by nuclear bomb (unknown at this time) 16:58 Press Statement from Defence Department regarding conflict in Europe 20:53 First European Nuclear Target revealed 22:46 Second European Target revealed 23:32 CBS report from Tony Blackmore regarding Canadian emergency meeting 24:13 Toronto tests the Emergency Alert System 27:18 Scott Hunter CKFD news segment begins 28:13 Ted Wilson report in London audio revealed before London detonation: 31:30 Peggy reports at the British Embassy in Toronto 38:47 Public unrest in Nathan Philips Square 39:39 London explosion confirmed 43:31 Inspection of London from an aircraft 47:35 Nathan Philips Square Riots 50:39 Update on damage and casualties on ABC 52:44 Emergency Alert System is activated in Toronto 53:29 Special Instructions for Toronto citizens for Nuclear Attack 59:24 Bob Henderson reads locations for public evacuation 1:00:39 Bob repeats locations 1:03:33 Siren is heard in the background 1:04:27 Toronto is hit by a nuclear bomb, Bob Henderson is killed off air 1:04:49

[@OrangeYTT]

Rip Bob, he tried.

[@johncronin9540]

Thanks for the summary. One note. The PM of Canada in the early 1980’s wouldn’t have been Justin Trudeau, but his father, Pierre Trudeau. I’m an American, so I don’t know, off the top of my head when Brian Mulroney was elected.

[@OldFossil]

@@johncronin9540 thanks for letting me know about the slip up!

[@OrangeYTT]

@@johncronin9540 lol im an American too and was wondering how old justin Trudeau is 😆

[@OldFossil]

@@OSMDRG91TA ???

[@K-OnTheCase]

I grew up in the 1980’s. An era where our President was better known as “Ronnie Ray-gun!” and “don’t mess with the West!” was a common statement. The movie “The day after” was aired my sophomore year in High School, and became a part of our required curriculum in history that year. Anyone else here remember that? The fear of just such an event was something that loomed over everyone and certainly caused more than a few nightmares. Thanks much for the upload! It is exceedingly well done! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

Actually, although I’m too young to have been alive when “the day after” aired, I have seen it many times and believe it to be an important movie that I think most people should watch even today. That’s why in high school for one of my projects I have a presentation on it and showed the class a couple clips of it. It’s a chilling movie, but I do think it really sends the message.

[@nigelft]

@@peaceisourprofession3677 If you thought 'The Day After' was bad, you should see the BBC docudrama, called 'Threads', which is about an all-out nuclear attack on England. First broadcast in 1984, when I was 10, many reviewers have said, in comparison, '"Threads' makes 'The Day After' look like a Disney movie ...''. Having seen bot, I agree: 'Threads' is utterly brutal in its depiction of a post-nuclear attack world, and the final five, or so miniutes, will burn itself into your brain for a very long time ...

[@gauloiseguy]

Kept me up many nights as a child. That clear and present danger looming over our heads. In 1989 it seemed to take a turn for the better. Now? Don't know. Tensions seem high enough.

[@muttley8818]

@@nigelft For the UK equivalent, Threads is brilliant. Much more horrific than The Day After. That's good, but you always get the feeling it's a movie. Another UK option is The War Game. Made in 1964, with the Cuban Missile Crisis still being in everyone's minds. That was so realistic to what the UK would be like after an attack, it was banned by the BBC.

[@flyjet787]

I was also a Sophomore in High School that year. I remember my body shaking while watching the movie - I was THAT terrified. I, like many, lived in fear every moment from age 8 to 22 (at 22 the Soviet Union fell). It was tough growing up between 1950 and 1990. We were all just operating in a state of constant high anxiety.

[@ShikataGaNai100]

Well, I guess Toronto is a Burger King town, because in this scenario, they sure got "Flame-Broiled."

[@TheAutisticKeybladeWielder]

Take my like and get the f out. 😂

[@waarthog]

🎉🎉🎉😢 27:23

[@nursemarn]

Well done to whoever put this together. It most definitely invoked some of the fears that those of us that lived in those times had. Living under the shadow of the mushroom cloud (Queen) was a constant. On a side note I loved the music. Reminds me of car shows. We show a 73 Javelin AMX. Just not this summer. I didn’t realize how much I missed them until I heard Chuck Berry. Thanks for the memories.

[@kingfisherman9830]

Waiting for that hammer to fall...

[@avery1912]

the explosion at the end is truly terrifying. hearing the panic in the reporter's voice brought me to a state of panic i didn't know i could achieve through a video. amazing storytelling and an amazing way to capture what could've been.

[@DeadlyRamon]

That part especially is very well done. I end up having to turn down the volume to avoid panicking myself.

[@guru3c0x1]

Give it more time. It’s coming.

[@cheddar2648]

Pandora may have her way yet.

[@makthnife]

@@cheddar2648 Damocles sure has!

[@xMilkManDanx]

I just bought a Chrysler with an extended warranty! I’m covered for every eventuality!

[@EddieLeal]

And who is going to be around to use it much less honor it? 😉 🤣

[@johnsonbeckenelly2026]

xMilkManDanx if it’s a Chrysler product (made in Mexico) you’ll need that extended warranty

[@teresawright4454]

Yeah. We survived the terrorist scientist who set off that nuke in Charleston. And the Alien invasion of 1994

[@jimzivny1554]

Except rust 😂

[@grahamfisher5436]

Oh dear???!!! Someone's not watched *The day after* ??!! I have That's why a The day after Man is a.. white Volvo man.. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHH

[@johnsonbeckenelly2026]

I live on Kauai, January 13, 2018 @ 08:07, my cell phone produced a heart stopping emergency alert tone and this message “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER, THIS IS NOT A DRILL”

[@marianstroup1]

WHOA

[@gkagara]

Unlike Russia US has very little shelter your best bet is basement somewhere or subway tunnel.

[@ZENmud]

I remember that 🤔

[@WH6FQE]

G Kagara true, however, there are no basements or subways in Hawaii. The situation caused a couple heart attack deaths that I am aware of on Oahu. There are absolutely NO fallout shelters left in Hawaii, they were all closed down years ago. Some people were lifting up manhole covers and climbing down in the sewer pipes with the methane gas, not a smart move at all.

[@brownro214]

@@WH6FQE Manhood covers?

[@Generik97]

I don't know how I came across this but it's the most interesting thing I have listen to in a while, it's really well done

[@w7lves]

I remember watching this years ago, and it just gets better every time I listen to it. 1Rebel was a master at his work.

[@serraramayfield9230]

can you find the original CD?

[@gordieparenteau6555]

I love that in 1983, $4 Million for the Leafs was considered "staggering".

[@Trailbreaker206]

I dont even know how to put this in words. Props to you for reloading this masterpeice of a project. And to the people who made this, you better have passed that class. Dang this was an amazing experience

[@RichardMNixon-zh6uz]

"Kelly's Stereo City. We're baked beyond repair!"

[@BlueBirdsLullaby]

Thank you so much for uploading this :) I have been searching for this Broadcast for years after it was deleted... :D I just really love this one. It's quite well made and quite realistic and shocking on the other half.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

I distinctly remember the early-1980's of my youth, and yes, we seemed to be going ever closer to an imminent nuclear Armageddon. This sounds like a pretty accurate depiction of what could have happened. It was *indeed* fortunate for those of us who were alive back then -- and for us today -- that the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact allies feared retaliation had they decided to initiate a first strike.

[@izdigi25]

I remember the duck and cover drills in school, along with the fear of a nuclear holocaust falling over the world

[@Nine-Signs]

In 1982 (when I was born) the soviets adopted a no first strike policy. The rest of the world is still waiting for America to do so unfortunately.

[@chetpomeroy1399]

@@Nine-Signs NATO and the U.S. government were reluctant to sign on to a no-first-strike policy because they didn't believe they had a sufficient deterrent of conventional forces to forestall a Soviet invasion. Such a policy would be appropriate now, however.

[@Nine-Signs]

@@chetpomeroy1399 much obliged for the historical reasoning. I very much enjoy learning something new. Does kind of boggle the mind though as USA had thousands of nukes at the time yet as you've started some thought it still wasn't enough. Now I realise such thinking was around, it is a small wonder we are all still here.

[@copperheadh1052]

Oh the soviets “adopted a policy”….well all is good then.

[@PapaiUrsolino]

1:04:40 - "I'll try to keep you going as long as youSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH"- damn, that's scary!

[@BullsMahunny]

@ALIRO LOVE Not necessarily. The US maintains satellites in orbit who's specific purpose is to watch for signs of missile launches. We'd know when they were launched, their direction and their projected path. We also have the means to shoot them down. Honestly, despite the types of weapons we have nowadays, we're actually as safe as we ever could be with nuclear weapons. Technology has progressed just that far. I suppose we should all be happy someone didn't develop a stealth missile but that really isn't physically possible given how they work.

[@andrewread154]

Don’t need nukes to destroy a country any more...genetically modified disease, gas, shutting down utilities remotely will take care of all of that...

[@Chad_Thundercock]

18:05 The radio station's callsign is CKFD. That might be the most sly, well place bit of dark humor I've seen yet. Unless I'm just reading to far in to a random coincidence, but it's easily an anagram of FCKD, as in what we're all about to be.

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

Good eye! I've listened to this video the whole way through at least 5-6 times but it wasn't until recently that I noticed the Call sign is an anagram of FCKD. Although it could just be a coincidence, something leads me to believe that this was made for some college class and, knowing college students, I wouldn't put it past them to try and sneak that into their project.

[@timperry6948]

They refer to the city of Toronto and all Canadian stations start with a C. I assume this was produced by some student at one of the many universities in the city. kzbin.info/aero/PL3FE829727727A30F Just looked it up. There is a description at the top

[@herestoyoudoc]

Using call signs is not common on Canadian radio or TV stations. Either they're referred to by their national affiliation like "CBC Radio One Toronto" or some other name like "Wildcat Radio".

[@JeffMcDuffie72MeridianGate]

I took a giant shit listing to this.

[@ssbohio]

@@herestoyoudoc Yeah, the call letters are normally only used at the mandatory hourly ID. However, if this is a small, community station (Evidence: Oldies format, owned by a foundation, etc.), it's entirely possible that they don't do "branding" in that way. Still, there's not enough information to say either way. I just wanted to offer a plausible explanation for the use of their calls.

[@viper4274]

Living in the Uk as a teen during the 80s and being taught and shown what to do in the event of war , I only had one thing on my mind how I would spend the last few minutes of my life.......

[@Corey_Brandt]

Pierre LeDouche My grandpa actually taught me and my mother the procedures for surviving a nuke. You don’t look at the blast, get away from buildings and get in a ditch, the last part is fuzzy but it involved waiting 3 weeks in a Basement I think, for the fallout to settle

[@pspicer777]

80's ? Best of times. Was in London then.

[@viper4274]

pspicer777 ; no , we were in the triangle of death, RAF brize Norton, usaf upper heyford and RAF croughton ,surrounded by all three , so I’m pretty sure they would have been targets

[@pspicer777]

@@viper4274 Know what you mean. I was in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Pretty sure I would have been nuked in an all out war. I understand what you mean - the cold war was in full swing - lots of protests against the deployment of cruise missiles etc. Arguments between Heseltine and Kinnock etc. I was thinking more of Disco / Punk and the social movements. 501 I hope you and yours remain safe during these challenging times.

[@viper4274]

pspicer777 Cheers 777 you to ,very troubled times , sorry miss read your text, yes the 80s was more into the rock / punk scene best years of my life, apart from the fact you didn’t know if you were going to die that day, but great times, lived and played hard, also we had RAF Fairford just across the county,another target, anyways my friend cheers for the reply and stay safe👍

[@andybaker6936]

19:56 "To those of you who have been calling our offices here in Toronto, we request that you refrain from doing this..." Aww, but I was going to be the fourteenth caller and score those sweet Indiana Jones tickets...

[@spongeboymebob771]

"If I'm about to die in nuclear war, I at least wanna win those damn tickets!"

[@derekmason1881]

I was in Kindergarten back in 1983. I'll never forget watching " The Day After " on tv and our class having assemblies discussing it. I loved being an 80s kid, but that movie took my innocence and made me realize how terrifying that time was, especially 1983. This broadcast is terrifying. Thank God it never came to this.

[@izziewolf2834]

If you thought The Day After was scary, you should watch Threads

[@MKSBEMA]

What business does a kindergarten kid have watching The Day After?

[@drfunk444]

Welcome to 2022

[@cheddar2648]

@@MKSBEMA In 1983, they taught civics, not gender queer perversity.

[@druunderwood5602]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fnXZop6gfsedjJo

[@maureenkramanak7003]

As a survivor of the Cold War I have to agree that was much more frightening. I remember being 8 years old and thinking I was going to die.

[@hinoki01]

I was born in 1971, so I saw the tail end of the cold war and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union. I remember being a young pre-teen in 1980.. all of 9 years old.. wondering where or even if I would be in the year 2000. As children did back then, we didn't talk to our parents about our fears.. we talked to our friends. I remember making plans with my friends to go outside and get as close to a city as we could so that at least the end would be fast. None of us wanted to see what kind of world would result from the horror. We didn't know how bad it would be, of course. Children rarely do. But we did know it would've been -bad-.

[@TheGhungFu]

It ain't over yet. If you feel safe, you be stooopid.

[@bendobbs6044]

@@hinoki01 yes scary times, I was with BAOR 1978 to the end in 91. Never thought we would make it.

[@jacilivengood9653]

@@TheGhungFu exactly. It was best said at the end of "Blast from the Past". Right... ended without a shot, then proceeds to start mapping out a new bunker. LOL. That mad me think... dam it he has a point. It ain't over...

[@davidcokeley2918]

The cold war didn't end till 1985 70's was when it was really bad!

[@historyteachergonerogue6280]

"We apologize for interrupting today's musical programming"! And make sure you get down to Burger King before the bomb goes off

[@xMilkManDanx]

I like my whopper with mushroom (clouds)

[@KermitTheFud]

we interrupt the apocalypse to bring you Raid Shadow Legends

[@terrybardy2848]

@@xMilkManDanx Yum yum.

[@dougbennett8592]

Use those free Whopper coupons while you can!

[@WarringPacifist]

The current crisis between Russia and Ukraine brought me back here. Anyone else feel the same way, or is it just ME?!

[@Frankya92]

Nope you’re not alone. It’s just after the super bowl, and about one week into the Winter Olympics and I’m back here too after finding this many years ago. This EAS mock video scared tf out of me then, scares me more now…

[@WarringPacifist]

@@Frankya92 No s**t, Sherlock!

[@rgarito]

You are far from alone.

[@SaintPatrick1970]

@rgarito : here with you guys……Damn, we survived the Cold War; are we really doing this again?? Say it ain’t so. 😎

[@adrinathegreat3095]

And the destruction of mankind under the guise of peacekeeping. The desire for military gains far outweigh the regard of human life. No matter who shoots first in a nuclear war, once the other side retaliates that ends human life on earth by making sure it's inhospitable. What do you do.. not fire back and kill the other half of the world

[@stephenclark6499]

As a teenager in the 1970's and in my twenties during the 80's this broadcast represents the sum of all my fears during that time. Because of the international situation many of my generation feared deeply that we would ever see college, marriage and family. This may seem to many of the younger generation as silly overdramatize pulp, but it was very real and this simulation presented here represents the nightmare of all nightmares.

[@Michael-rg7mx]

It didn't help that we did drills every 3 months. Going to the assembly area. Duck and cover. I remember teachers getting way too serious. Kids were crying while hiding under their desks. I was so impressed by the power of that desk. It could save me from a nuclear blast at the nearby Airforce base. It was about 5 miles down the road.

[@user-lp3cf5yn5b]

So far nobody believes Russia will do it, but as they get more desperate, especially with the Belarusian Wagner situation playing out near Poland, we could get dragged into article 5 before you know it, and very possibly once that happens the nukes are going to start flying. I'm still debating on whether I should find some old CD books and build something, or stand out and welcome the first unnatural sunrise I see. Not sure surviving a total nuke war is going to be near as fun as fallout suggests...

[@Michael-rg7mx]

@@user-lp3cf5yn5b Would you trade a few US cities if they attack Warsaw? New York for Moscow? It would clean up SFran.

[@nopcshere6097]

​@@user-lp3cf5yn5bI think you're right. Anybody who dies in the initial stages of the attack - from heat or blast - will be the lucky ones. Radiation poisoning would be a hellish way to expire.

[@user-lp3cf5yn5b]

So far I'm glad to say today I'm still here. Nobody has launched. Yet. I'm scared that as we've gotten further away from the last use of nukes that someone is gonna do something stupid one of these days.

[@spongeboymebob771]

"Radio sign CKFD" Oh. Ha. FCKD. We're "fucked".

[@OldFossil]

Why do I find listening to these oddly addicting, wish we could get a sequel or something similar to this because this is amazing

[@kylepmore2842]

There was a written sequel where the peace treaty was signed in Vancouver, BC and the 17th in line to be president signed it with the like 33rd in line to be ahead of the Soviet Union who was pro capitalism

[@jonraybon8582]

Well, a sequel could be happening soon, IRL though 💀

[@OldFossil]

@@jonraybon8582 sadly :(

[@outstretchedwings]

Does anyone know where I can find a transcript of this or the written sequel you just mentioned? Tried looking it up but only found this and stuff about a movie unrelated to this video

[@spongeboymebob771]

The sequel is called Fallout lol

[@davidmatheny1993]

I love this radio play and have heard it a dozen times, but I do have two nitpick things: 1. I would hope the attack sirens would start sooner than 30 seconds before said attack for those that don"t pay attention to warnings. 2. I would hope the Burger King and discount tire ads would cease after the first nuke is used and not after several exchanges.

[@peaceisourprofession3677]

Well how else would I be able to enjoy a mouth watering sandwich from Burger King, home of the flame grilled whopper?

[@cramer4506]

A bit late of a response, but I imagine that was sort of like putting the broadcast "on hold" as it were, like how companies can put a call on hold with a pre-recorded message.

[@eddievhfan1984]

1. While it was mostly done for dramatic effect as far as Toronto is concerned, the short warning time is not entirely without justification for the UK-while the "four-minute warning" was the most common time frame for IRBMs in the 1950s-60s, it was also known that if Soviet subs managed to take up a close enough stand-off position of the British Isles, the warning could be as low as 30 seconds. (The Soviets could even launch SLBMs right from their home ports, if need be) 2. Until the Canadian Emergency Broadcast System kicked in, that may have been all they had available to fill coverage gaps (since they still needed to stay on the air), especially if they're a smaller radio station that doesn't typically cover news stories of this scale, and doesn't have the machinery in place for minute-by-minute coverage. This is all supposed to be happening so fast that it's not until practically the last minute that any proper emergency broadcasting kicks in.

[@TheToddFather1969]

The bills don’t stop just because a nuclear war shows up.

[@davidcox3076]

@@TheToddFather1969 Damn right! Don't piss off the advertisers, even if the nukes are falling.

[@joshuasmith6439]

I remember the first time listening to this, as I got involved a storm was rolling in outside and as the explosion in the broadcast happened there was a big clap of thunder outside and it scared me to death haha. Fantastic play... wouldn't know that it was made in 2009!

[@PercyPruneMHDOIFandBars]

Still amazes me, you've got a serious nuclear exchange going on and still playing adverts!!

[@fishernz]

Capitalism has to keep going until the end.

[@Generik97]

You have to keep up some sense of normalcy to try and reduce panic and presumably it's probably the best way to fill empty air between broadcasts during an emergency since advertisements are like a minute in length max where as songs are 3 - 5 mins.

[@heresthadude1080]

Truly a postmodern masterpiece

[@jerrodbroholm4338]

Really, incredibly well done. Entirely too easy to picture happening even now.

[@erictalkington5674]

This is really good, very well done. Thanks for posting it! I've listened to the War of the Worlds and it's really cool and interesting when playing it like it's really happening. This is even better because we know nuclear war is possible. Alien invasions may or may not be. This is so cool. I was born in 1981 too so this is what it would've been like if it happened when I was a kid. Wild.

[@iana6713]

This was made by college students as a project? Impressive (and downright scary in places!) Whoever they are, well done. And may nothing like this ever play out in reality... Edit: Returned to this nine months later as Mr. Putin tears up the rule book in Eastern Ukraine. Who knows what is coming next? Interesting times.

[@thecommunistdoggo1008]

Hello, I'm from the future it gets worse in Ukraine, alot worse

[@starwindamada5313]

@@thecommunistdoggo1008 Please tell me something happens to Biden

[@paulchristiansen7014]

​@@starwindamada5313if only something too..

[@mr.pavone9719]

I love that you can hear the print-through from the original tape recording

[@ShikataGaNai100]

"It's not good, Bob!"

[@clemteetonball1250]

Anybody else listening to this in late January 2022 with a dread sense of foreboding ?

[@ertugciftci]

I know right, kind of stressing about the whole Russian-Ukrainian situation… more concerning why is no one talking about this?!

[@tjmick1992]

This didn't age well

[@MariekeLisette]

Thank you so much for uploading this video again! I like the realistic approach on the fear of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Let us hope that that fear won't become reality someday!

[@gkagara]

We are due for another major conflict though in average two major conflict will happen in one century meaning one in each 50 years. Just saying in historical standpoint.

[@Michael-cf9cj]

This was really well done. It was sped up obviously, events happening far more quickly in sequence than is realistic, but that's easily understood to get the show into a roughly 1-hour format. Otherwise, it's a completely realistic situation. The Soviet Union invades West Germany (in 1983 it was plausible). Depending on how the military actions turn out, NATO may not have been able to stop the Soviet advance. The logical place to use nukes is against stages bases in East Germany to prevent follow-on waves of reinforcements. Massive riots break out across the US and other western nations protesting the nuclear strikes break out. The Soviet Union responds, but instead of hitting military targets, they hit cities for maximum impact, hoping to shock the west into surrender. The reporting is also reasonably accurate. Information comes in haphazardly, unconfirmed reports get confirmed later, reports get repeated over and over. 'Experts' are requested to fill in dead air. Special reports and emergency messages would take over at times, eventually taking over the air completely as required by the government.

[@wanderslostify]

The most chilling moment for me is when it is announced that Britain and Italy have unloaded their arsenal. They say many of those missiles have likely already hit their target. The vast majority of the listeners have been doomed for several minutes.

[@Red-ei9qx]

Thank you for uploading this! It is truly chilling!

[@natheria4933]

It really is frustrating how every generation tends to forget the biggest mistakes of the previous one, and how certain actions led up to them.

[@glennmaloney4962]

O no I'm gonna miss Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

[@anthonygriggs2985]

Glenn Maloney lucky I got it ondvd

[@luisarias6520]

The reaction of the host right after finding out London was nuked is bone chilling, you can tell he is in shock but trying to remain calmed and keep the audience from panicking

[@cleverhardy5230]

"My god..." (Composes) "To reiterate what Peggy said, it is our worst fear come true. London has been hit with a nuclear weapon. We will now take a minute's silence for Britain, the royal family and its citizens." Definitely scared me. The radi lo host realised that he has to confirm the terrifying news for Canada, knowing it would mean his country was next.

[@Raider0075]

@@cleverhardy5230 It's more than that. IMO, he said that also b/c he knew the destruction of London would not be accepted by NATO. NATO would retaliate. The Russians would respond and that's it. The end of humanity as we know it.

[@defineboredom]

I've listened to this three or four times now. A+ work. I do get a chuckle each time when the announcer flips out about people calling the station. it's just funny AF.

[@thirdwheel1985au]

Announcer: Please don't call the station, we need our lines open in case of an emergency. People: [keep calling] Announcer: DID I F*CKING STUTTER?

[@Skiskiski]

HOW WILL THIS WORLD COME TO AN END? SHOCKING things will soon happen on earth. We can believe this because Bible prophecies prove this to be true. So we need to keep on the watch. What will help us to do that? The apostle Paul encourages us to “keep our eyes, not on the things seen, but on the things unseen.” We need to remember that Jehovah will give us everlasting life, whether in heaven or on earth. Paul wrote these words to encourage Christians at his time to focus on the reward they would get for being faithful to God. Doing this would also help them to endure trials and persecution.​-2 Corinthians 4:8, 9, 16-18; 5:7. FIVE EVENTS TO COME: World leaders say “Peace and security!” Nations attack and destroy “Babylon the Great” Attack on Jehovah’s people War of Armageddon Christ throws Satan and his demons into the abyss

[@zombiedodge1426]

@@thirdwheel1985au The most realistic part of the broadcast.

[@dmitry4c996]

@@Skiskiski First of all, having come to this world again to judge us, He will pass through the street of some cities, look at these gay-prides, reads newspapers, see what people do, and what laws they live. He will go to schools and see what the children study there ... Then He will appear to Tsar Vladimir and say: In the name of My Immaculate Conception, I behest you: Burn that abomination! Burn their cities and villages! Burn them to the throne! And pour ruins with radioactive ash! For they forgot Me. For a long time... "

[@embercoral]

I was almost expecting the announcer to also lose his shit about civilians trying to enter the radio station after its location was mentioned later in the broadcast. Those damn listeners don't know what's good for them!

[@FranciscoHernandez-io9gw]

I would have gone for my last whopper and fries at a Burger King before we all get blown up. I think the Burger King commercial during the radio broadcast would have convinced me to that instead of seeking shelter

[@tproudboomer5965]

Burger King for your last meal? Don’t set your standards too high!😂

[@cleverhardy5230]

The entire play scared me. And I could definitely feel the panic in the DJ. "Listen, something may be happening now! FIND SHELTER INMEDIATELY! FORGET THE SUPPLIES! FIND SHELTER AND STAY THERE! WE WILL STAY WITH YOU AS LONG AS WE-- [dead signal]". And the EMP takedown. When the world ends, so do radio stations that help you with nuclear survival. And "forget the supplies" kinda indicates a huge rush. They had to prepare for war in a manner of minutes, as opposed to the few days in Threads.

[@cleverhardy5230]

@@gsesquire3441 Well, Toronto is a blast zone. Even the shelters could be destroyed. And I guess that proves that the four minute warning (attack siren) in Canada doesn't work for immediate protection, leading to more deaths than could be necessary.

[@Maddybreenofficial]

“We’ll be going straight to the news after these messages...” -Burger King guy- “are you hungry?”

[@littlebitlost]

For those who still read, "One Second After" was riveting.

[@sabrekai727]

I read it. Decided if we ever go there, I'm eating a bullet. Won't be worth living.

[@pogmothoin1342]

Funny I just read a engineering book on why the titanic sank, it was riveting .

[@OldFellaDave]

The first one was good ... but then it descended into Prepper Porn and fantasy in subsequent books, shame really

[@littlebitlost]

@@OldFellaDave I agree. I read all 3 books as well, and really struggled to get through the 3rd one.

[@suzannepatterson307]

Read all 3. The first riveted and horrified me! Next 2 not so much. 1st book was enough

[@mangoboba1322]

I love this radio drama. Whoever made this deserves an award. So well done 👍🏻

[@kaidenjl1027]

Like 4 people it cause it’s 900 USD budget movie and literal that’s the actual movie that photo

[@dwightstewart7181]

That despite it's incredible inaccuracy? For example, 40k Russian ground troops "overwhelming" the 200k American troops (not counting German forces, British forces, etc) in Germany at that time. Sheer nonsense.

[@gordieparenteau6555]

They were University Of Toronto students.

[@cbrown1232]

“Noo-koo-lar”. “British Embassy” (and in Toronto!)

[@RobertLocksley385]

@Andrew McCabe "An additional". That's at least four divisions, possibly the 28th Army in the Ukraine Military District that was ready for rail movement to the Inter-German Border within in seventy-two hours of notice, or one of the two Second Echelon Guards Tank Armies from the Belorussian Military District, fielding around seventy percent of first echelon units (with only thirty percent strength of reservists needed for a full activation within twenty-four hours). If one of those formations made it to the GDR without detection in fewer than three days after the first attack, we were stuffed as we couldn't put the equivalent in the field as fast.

[@Rosecoloredstitches]

The juxtaposition of the ‘80s-era commercials with the horrifying reports of the attacks is a jarring reminder of how normal, everyday modern life can be so suddenly disrupted and destroyed. We cling to our lives by a thread which is far more delicate than most are aware.

[@cherryb893]

This is my joint favourite EAS scenario/drama, along with "The Last War". The diference being that where this is set in the 80s, "The Last War" is contemporary. Both are equally excellent quality works which I enjoy more than any other. Thank you to the creator!

[@GeekMuscle]

whoever made this should make a modern day remake

[@tommytittle7383]

I’m thinking about recording a current day nuclear war with China and North Korea. I have got the music and commercials I would use - just need bumper music and news broadcasts.

[@MrMosebysLobby]

@@tommytittle7383 do it but do it around 2001 after 9/11 so you can use that fuckin chef boyardee commercial

[@captainvanhorn773]

There is, its a BBC broadcast from 2016

[@GeekMuscle]

@@captainvanhorn773 LINK!!

[@chriscarrigan1515]

@@GeekMuscle It's called "World War Three- Inside the War Room"...used to be on KZbin...the BBC had it removed because they're a bunch of left-wing money grubbers from what I've heard...Capitalism for them while espousing Marxism for the people...same as the lamestream media here in the US

[@genegeneish]

I was in Europe during the cold war. We never feared a Soviet invasion because we knew they would never attempt it.

[@mcpaplus]

Where were you at? How old were you? Student, worker, military?

[@genegeneish]

@@mcpaplus military.

[@mcpaplus]

@@genegeneishwhat country and years? US military? What unit? I was with the 3/11th ACR guarding the border between E/W Germany from 75-77.

[@genegeneish]

@@mcpaplus flew with the 36th tas on regular rotations in and out Europe, 78-81. Was a contractor in the middle east till 87. Was with southern air transport till my most dangerous stunt. Married a cosmo pole dancer. I MEAN NO DIS RESPECT. I might have flown you guys around in my c130's. WITH ALL RESPECT. We were in different but similar environments. 2 weeks after the aborted Iranian hostage rescue, I was in far east Turkey. Two Herks crashed suspected shot down. I dont mean any disrespect to you or our fellow troops. From my vantage point, and I speak from my experience around the "fly boys" and the "grunts", i never felt an overwhelming concern over a Soviet attack from most concerned. Of course there were times that emotions or tensions ran high, and I'm sure that you soldiered through as many of us did. Maybe i had a belief that the USARMY and their support Branch USAF were competent enough to deter a commie attack. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[@glennbrymer4065]

I was a crewman on a Hawk missile site, 69/71. We were 75 miles from a Soviet border. They could not invade as long as we held the air space. We won the Cold war.

[@zalibecquerel3463]

I kinda like how they keep playing the Burger King ads between the Emergency Broadcast Network tests and updates about total nuclear warfare. If this were on TV in the 2020s, I'd imagine you'd still get popups for upcoming episodes of reality TV shows in the corner of the screen.

[@rcknbob1]

As a former broadcasting student, my guess is that the student got hold of a reel of BK commercials and used them to make his project sound realistic. If I was doing it, I'd try to get some other ads, but maybe he thought Burger King, Black's and the others were enough.

[@philliphazell4211]

Scary , growing up in the 70s this scenario scared me , just the sound of a siren made me go into palpitations

[@gregoryhagen8801]

I was never worried about the Russians attacking. They didn't want to die anymore than we did. It was called M.A.D.

[@leodredge2451]

@@gregoryhagen8801 ooo your hard

[@leodredge2451]

@@gregoryhagen8801 I’m too young to feel it, however wasnt it scary during the multiple different crisis? did you trust your leaders? Or not?

[@gregoryhagen8801]

@@leodredge2451 I trusted them to a certain extent. All presidents lie.

[@hhairball9]

You have no idea how much the sound of air raid sirens affect me! When I was little, in the 1960s, we had to do drills once a month. The sound of those sirens fascinated and terrified me, Those duck and cover PSAs didn't fool me... I saw what happened to Hiroshima.