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When the Wind Blows (1986) – Nuclear Fear, Blitz Spirit, and Britain’s Last Illusion

When the Wind Blows (1986) – Nuclear Fear, Blitz Spirit, and Britain’s Last Illusion

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Raymond Briggs’ When the Wind Blows (1986) is one of the bleakest animated films ever made. Behind its watercolor charm lies a devastating story about nuclear war, misplaced trust in government advice, and a generation shaped by the Blitz spirit. In this episode, we unpack the film’s cultural and historical weight: Britain’s civil defense failures, Cold War nuclear anxiety, and how nostalgia for WWII left ordinary people dangerously unprepared for a very different kind of conflict.

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