When the Wind Blows,1983 BBC Radio Drama stars Peter Sallis and Brenda Bruce

This radio adaptation of Raymond Briggs's book "When The Wind Blows", originally broadcast on 6th February 1983, directed by John Tydeman, stars Peter Sallis and Brenda Bruce. and received the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the most outstanding radio programme of 1983. When the Wind Blows' tells the story of a nuclear war between the UK and the Soviet Union from the perspective of an elderly couple named Jim and Hilda Bloggs. The story follows their futile attempts to survive the nuclear exchange through their homemade shelter - doors leaning against a wall - and the advice given in the government's useless 'Protect and Survive' leaflet. It's both warmly amusing as the pair reminisce about their experiences in WWII and devastatingly sad as the effects of the blast take their toll.