Threads (1984 film) (English Wikipedia)

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Clark, Kenneth R. (11 January 1985). "'Threads': Nightmare After the Holocaust". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.

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Carlton, Mike (26 June 1985). "Clive has a certain appeal, despite the colonial cringe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Hutchinson, Garrie (27 June 1985). "Threads: A Devastating Piece Of TV". The Age. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.

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Mason, Zoe (15 July 2025). "Revisiting 'Threads' – Director and Star Reflect on the 1984 Nuclear Apocalypse TV Movie and Its Enduring Impact". Outrider. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

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Molina-Whyte, Lidia (7 April 2025). "Threads reboot confirmed as Adolescence team adapts cult hit for TV". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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Galgana, Michele "Izzy" (29 January 2018). "Blu-ray Review: THREADS Still Destroys". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

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Wray, Daniel Dylan (23 August 2025). "Threads and the making of the Sheffield mind". The Tribune. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

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Rogers, Jude (15 September 2024). "The most horrific, sobering thing I've ever seen': BBC nuclear apocalypse film Threads 40 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
Whitelaw, Paul (21 November 2013). "Threads – box set review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Bradshaw, Peter (20 October 2014). "Threads: the film that frightened me most". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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Rogers, Jude (18 September 2024). "Surviving Threads: Why Are People Drawn To The World's Most Harrowing Film?". The Quietus. Retrieved 1 July 2026.

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Ritman, Alex (7 April 2025). "'Adolescence' Producer Warp Films Adapting Apocalyptic 1984 Feature 'Threads' Into TV Drama". Variety. Retrieved 7 April 2025.

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"THREADS (Mick Jackson, 1984) on Vimeo". 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

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"THREADS (Mick Jackson, 1984) on Vimeo". 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
"Film and the Nuclear Age: Representing Cultural Anxiety" By Toni A. Perrine, p. 237 Archived 12 March 2023 at the Wayback Machine on Google books.
Kibble-White, Jack (September 2001). "Let's All Hide in the Linen Cupboard". Off The Telly. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
Binnion, Paul (May 2003). "Threads" (PDF). Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies. University of Nottingham. ISSN 1465-9166. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
"End of the world revisited: BBC's Threads is 25 years old". The Scotsman. 5 September 2009. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Hall, Kevin (21 January 2013). "Threads – Select References and Bibliography". Fallout Warning. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
Rogers, Jude (17 March 2018). "Here come the bombs: the making of Threads, the nuclear war film that shocked a generation". New Statesman. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
Young, Taras (23 September 2019). "Threads – the film 35 years on". Nuclear War in the UK. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
Crace, Jim (22 September 1984). "Acting Armageddon". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2025 – via coldwar.org.uk.
"Nuclear fallout in Sheffield". BBC South Yorkshire. 22 April 2005. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
"Threads served up a bleakly British depiction of our impending nuclear doom". The A.V. Club. 10 October 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
"Sheffield film 'Threads'". sheffieldforum.co.uk. 14 March 2003. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
Clark, Kenneth R. (11 January 1985). "'Threads': Nightmare After the Holocaust". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
"WTBS introduction Threads 1985". YouTube. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
"Threads on CKVU 1984". YouTube. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
"CKND - Introduction to Threads (1985)". YouTube. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
Carlton, Mike (26 June 1985). "Clive has a certain appeal, despite the colonial cringe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
Hutchinson, Garrie (27 June 1985). "Threads: A Devastating Piece Of TV". The Age. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
"Threads Review (Severin Films Blu-ray)". Cultsploitation. 15 February 2018. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
Galgana, Michele "Izzy" (29 January 2018). "Blu-ray Review: THREADS Still Destroys". ScreenAnarchy. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
Whitelaw, Paul (21 November 2013). "Threads – box set review". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
Bartlett, Andrew (2004). "Nuclear Warfare in the Movies". Anthropoetics. 10 (1). UCLA. ISSN 1083-7264. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
"Threads". metacritic.com. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
Bradshaw, Peter (20 October 2014). "Threads: the film that frightened me most". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
Toy, Sam (1 January 2000). "Threads". Empire. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
"Threads remastered DVD review: this is the way the world ends". SciFiNow. 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
"Discover the post-apocalyptic nightmare of this landmark social drama". Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
Moss, Alex (16 May 2024). "Threads: Film's traffic warden found after plea by documentary makers". BBC News. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
"Awards database". BAFTA. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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Hines, Barry (1990). "Threads". In Mangan, Michael (ed.). Threads and other Sheffield plays. Critical Stages. Vol. 3. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press. pp. 158–235. ISBN 9781850751403. ISSN 0953-0533.
Binnion, Paul (May 2003). "Threads" (PDF). Scope: An Online Journal of Film and Television Studies. University of Nottingham. ISSN 1465-9166. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
Bartlett, Andrew (2004). "Nuclear Warfare in the Movies". Anthropoetics. 10 (1). UCLA. ISSN 1083-7264. Archived from the original on 28 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
Bradshaw, Peter (20 October 2014). "Threads: the film that frightened me most". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2019.

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"When Sheffield saw a nuclear holocaust". The Yorkshire Post. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2025.

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QED: A Guide to Armageddon. Nuclear war facts from the 1980s on YouTube
"WTBS introduction Threads 1985". YouTube. 17 July 2015. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
"Threads on CKVU 1984". YouTube. 11 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
"CKND - Introduction to Threads (1985)". YouTube. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.

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Jackson, Mick; David Gregory; Kier-La Janisse (10 March 2023). "Threads DVD Audio Commentary Full Movie". YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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