Politically Controversial TV Progammes

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

I saw The Day After when I was 20 and it gave me chills for weeks afterward.

I didn't see it when it first came out. I think I was about 15 when I saw it. Seriously chilling stuff.

Did you ever see Threads or The War Game?

Both of those gave me bona fide nightmares. Watched The War Game when I was about 13 or 14 I think. I'd heard all about it being banned in the 60s and with it being black and white and very old fashioned, I figured it wouldn't affect me all that much. Bloody hell, it really got under my skin. Threads was also very chilling. Made even more so, I think because it showed a Britain I recognised very much as my home.


Threads



The War Game: a stunningly directed docudrama for the times.






[eta] my mistake, The War Game wasn't banned - it was commissioned by the BBC and they decided not to show it on tv for fear of causing panic - they did give it a short run cinema release in the 60s but it didn't get shown on tv til much later. Also, I think I may be mixing it up with The Day After and Threads as to when i saw it - I was probably quite a bit older, maybe in my late teens.