Protect and Survive - Make Your Fallout Room NOW

[Cannibal713]

The main pourpose of these films is to quell civil panic. Give people a sence of security when the end it nigh. In America, everybody and their dog would be heading to the hills. In these films they dont even mention evacuation as a posibility. If English population were targeted, it wouldnt take many 70's era thermonuclear weapons to cover the U.K. These programs were to tell people to Dig in and "Be British" to the end.

[kman7271]

3:05 at least i would have an excute to play fort

[beastgunner1]

A cupboard under the stairs? Well then, I guess Harry Potter is ready.

[DancingMadRB3]

The Bloggs followed this to the letter, but I have not heard from them in a while.

Oh there goes my ear off again

[TheMaggotmasher]

In the event of a nuclear attack.

We recommend that you stick your head between your knees

and kiss your arse good bye.

[TheMoonPower]

"If you live in a bungalow it will not give you much protection."

Well shit, I'm screwed.

[RoyFan33]

@TheMoonPower Do you have a yard? Rent a baco, buy a shipping container, bury it, instal an NBC filter, and stock up. :) Don't forget the guns.

[drinkmorepetrol]

Back in the days when doors were DOORS and not two bits of hardboard and pine spacers. Oh yeah, and walls actually had bricks in them.

[ol987986]

guess who just got told off at for removing all the doors in his house and tieing up all the cushions? apparantly saying that i had offended some russians on facebook didn't mean that there would be nuclear war. and now i'm grounded. stupid government...

[newtspidwing1]

He sounds quite cheerful

[RoyFan33]

All right kids, who wants to play LUGGAGE FORT! 8D

[MrDevilzman666]

@RoyFan33 *childish yay*

[nephildevil]

‎:D i remember as a kid i already decided that our fallout room would be in our cellar under the stairs :p yeah i was obsessed with this stuff as a kid too

[simsvoiceauditions1]

@nephildevil Im obsessed :P I'm having a secret basement in my house and then i'll be ready!

[hotelmario510]

Haha, this appears in Threads.

Just before everyone dies.

Yeah.

[ReverendParasite]

so dry, so unsentimental, so stoic... so british it hurts.

[miniroll32]

2:45 - Getting 3 doors should be no problem.

"Honey... I'm just popping next door. Heh hehhh...."

[MrFarklefreak]

I forgot that gamma rays can't penetrate porus material.

[chikkiboo]

the dursleys were just trying to keep harry potter safe from fallout! it's not fair for them to have gotten such a bad rap for keeping him in the cupboard under the stairs :C

[ChocolateChad127]

I kinda wanna make a fallout room now...

[SarevokRegor]

Well if you loaded all of the pillows and luggage with books or dirt (and factoring in the house), then that thickness would cut down the radiation down by 80-90%. But that only has the effect of it only killing half of the affected people at 60 km , rather than at

160 km. Although that would reduce the 50% killzone area by 7 fold.

[AniRemi]

Still, who has that much luggage in the house?

[AniRemi]

Really, I'm more disturbed at you commenters. No, I most certainly will not kiss my ass goodbye if there is an attack. If I or my loved ones have a chance of surviving, I will do whatever it takes to make sure we do, even if it means making a shelter like this. And I bet you would, too.

[NotHomelessAnymore]

@AniRemi Do you really think whitewashing your windows and hiding under some mattresses will protect you and your loved ones from an excruciating death from radiation poisoning, malnutrition or infectious diseases? Even if you did survive, civilization will be dead. No law and order, no basic healthcare, no sanitation, no literacy, sub-third-world food supplies and a generation born with physical and mental handicaps. What sort of a "life" is that?

[AniRemi]

Y'all can say "LOL if it were a real nuclear attack we'd be screwed" all you want, but really, these suggestions are better than nothing if you don't have time to evacuate. I'd rather try these and have a chance at survival than shrug and say, "Meh, that's a stupid idea so goodbye world!"

[iamwhoiamwhoiammark2]

I remember this guy up the road from us building an underground nuclear shelter in the earlyish 80s.I always really wanted to see inside...it apparently was like a house underground and is apparently still there.

[Oliver5893]

Tough luck, bungalow dwellers.

[mancity1000]

I don't get the cupboard below the stairs refuge as he says "if the stairs are on an outside wall, stack up earth and sand". What? So you are meant to go outside during the fallout to "make a refuge" to guard from the fallout.

[clerlic]

@mancity1000 No, I think you're meant to do all that after the bomb warning but before the bomb comes.

[Professor6871]

Yeah a couple of doors and pillowcase would of protected you from hydrogen bombs why didn't I think of that?

[Professor6871]

'The safest room in the house is the ground floor or the basement.' Well at least you'd have a ready made grave.

[SmrsinusCZ]

Imagine... You are in your fallout room for 14 days, and whole time you can't smell it, you can't see it, but you hear that fuc*in sound like "woul woul woul"

[jonewer]

Read the graphic novel "when the wind blows"

[dantheman1432]

The Russians are coming!! Hide under the stairs!!

[ronalda3132]

The "music" - it's horrible! It loops in my head (especially after watching the movie, Threads!)

[SmrsinusCZ]

@ronalda3132 I saw Threads too. Very strong movie...

[loonmaniac]

The part in "Threads" when even news broadcasts are curtailed and 'Protect and Survive' is on all BBC channels all the time is freaky.

[TheUstinovich]

I dont think everyone could fit in my bathroom.

[RavenholmHunter]

Francis (Me) : Spit* lets get some ducktape !

[dystopianlover]

The good thing about a Nuclear Holocaust is that it's family friendly!

[LuigiGodzillaGirl]

Some of this advice could save lives in nations with more land area, like the US or Russia. Those thick forts in the fallout room could actually provide somewhat effective protection for families far enough away from a blast radius. Extra points if you have a basement or storm cellar. Of course, that doesn't change the fact that families living too close to a military or societal target are fucked no; or that survivors experiencing severe radiation poisoning/sickness will envy the dead.

[danthompson1m]

With the combined thickness of the outer walls, an inner room shelter is not bad, and certainly more attainable for most people than digging a pole shelter in the back yard. It would save many lives. Despair in this situation, as in all others, is gutless and unworthy of humanity. Promoting despair for political reasons, or out of misguided pacifism, is criminally stupid. We are in a predicament. We must deal with it in the best way we can, to save the greatest amount of lives.

[Kirtev]

@danthompson1m Well said!

[attackakeyboard]

@flupmakintosh

Nonsense. All of these things COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE if you live outside the blast zone. The problem was not the advice given in this booklet, but peoples' understandable feeling of hopelessness. As for Britain? It would have been on the front lines of a nuclear war, and would have actually been more badly damaged than the USA or the USSR.

[alondrav123]

if you see a nuclear bomb set of you might as well kiss youre ass

[NikThaStik22]

Why is it so scary? I like Burt the Turtle better!

[PoisonInc]

At last, I have an excuse to build a pillow fort! "What are you doing?!" "There's a nuke coming, I'm making a fallout shelter."

[bez1211]

Makes me grin how everyone agrees how inadequate the refuge plans are whilst completely missing the elephant in th room. They would make reasonable tombs which was the real intention!

[keithc1977]

I find this film highly disturbing. Were was this shown? BBC? ITV? Cinemas? How realistic was the risk of a nuclear attack on Britian at this time. I find all comments welcome.

[Pandemian]

@keithc1977 It was never shown, but it was intended to be broadcast on every channel in the event that nuclear war looked 'inevitable'. The risk was fair, but not as great as during the Cuban Missile Crisis, say, when no civil defence preparations were put into action at all.

[keithc1977]

@Pandemian Interesting. Thanks for your response, :)

[speedybill47]

@Pandemian where did you get these films?

[manhattan85]

@keithc1977 In 1983 specifically, the danger of US/Soviet nuclear war was high, perhaps moreso than the Cuban missile crisis. Reagan, Thatcher and Andropov were a dangerous combination and you had incidents like Able Archer and KAL 007 that almost sparked it. The anti-nuclear movement at this time was a byproduct of this, and in turn, movies like The Day After and Threads.

That said, this is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Cover doors with pillows and suitcases to prevent radiation?

[Professor6871]

@manhattan85 But the public didn't know about Able Archer or KAL was going on in 1983 but in 62 they definitely knew that the Cuban Missile Crisis was happening. The Cuban Crisis was much closer to war because the Russian commanders in Cuba, on the ground, with missiles, were given the freedom to launch them, if they were attacked by US bombers. Able Archer and the Soviet's parnoia over it was very dangerous but I think that's was exaggerated by the Channel 4 documentary for drama purposes.

[craigkbryant]

@manhattan85 Pillowcases and suitcases full of _dirt_, yes. Not three inches of lead, but better than nothing. Although I doubt that white paint on a window pane would ever make much of a difference.

[themanfromutopia1]

@keithc1977 I remember these protect and survive adverts on Television.You would be sitting watching T.V and during the break this would come on,not all the time but every now and then, it always made me feel like they knew something we didn't.And the booklets were always at the counter in the post office.I did hate it when they came on your T.V screen.

[Cssfiend]

Sorry bungalow owners, your fucked.

[DopedUpMonkey]

My fallout room is the pub.

[hitlersucks101]

oooooooh i've got a plastic sliding door under the stairs

[umahuma4]

The only productive use of your fallout room is a private space for you and your girlfriend/boyfriend to spend some "alone time".

[miniroll32]

I'm sure living in a wasteland for the rest of your life is much better than playing snooker up there with God

[KOLSARNIT]

who wrote that booklet, fucking ali bongo?

[neilam6]

i made one when i was bored it was pretty cool i slept in it haha

[Relugus]

Funny how Switzerland can afford to build bunkers for its entire population, yet the British government spent next to nothing on civil defence (except of course for those massive bunkers for our rulers, plenty of money for those).

[tw555555]

and dont forget you must do all of this in 4 mins

[shortyzan]

When were these broadcast untill? were they still around in the 80s?

[Professor6871]

@shortyzan Yes! They were shown in the BBC nuke docu drama 'Threads made in 1984.

[geobay11]

I think the government wanted people to build all these things so that they could recover the bodies easier, rather than to protect people from fallout and radiation that will kill you through anything other than thick lead.

They wanted the bodies intact so they know who has died for documentation, thats why they wanted people to bury the dead quickly so they are preserved better.

[amiganutter]

Tune in next week for "Surviving the collapse of society by forming a road gang... in Australia !!"

[Professor6871]

@amiganutter or tune in next week for "Surviving without food or water once all your supplies have been used up lets say 14 days. Should you eat your dead granny start away or should the pet dog or cat go first?

[corky7ca]

I suppose they were assuming that the roof and walls would still be standing after an attack? I guess they knew none of this would really work but they wanted to make people feel better.

[mentalbro01]

wtf how do u get up the stairs then

[Elzebub666]

yes .. lets not forget that all of this will save your life ....... IFFFF YOU DON:T GET INCINERATED BY THE BLAST FIRST

[waveali]

Can we get a clear answer if these videos were ever broadcast on UK TV? From the comments there are those who say they remember them and those who say they were never broadcast.

[waveali]

Damn if you live in a bungalow you are basically screwed.

[brigeboy95]

this was on spooks

[jacksiin]

makes me laugh how people believed this crap thought up the goverment

Bottom line!

Mass nuclear explosions=FUCKED!

[Professor6871]

@jacksiin A lot people laughed at this when this first came out. We weren't all dumb arses you know. CND was about them demonstating so without them this might have come true.

[FeygeleGoy]

I can't do make one NOW! I have to gather tools and supplies first, jerk!

[umahuma4]

Panic and Die is what it should of been called

[RoozleRay]

I think I must've seen this as a child, because I've always felt unnaturally uneasy around bungalows... and who owns that many suitcases?!

[chimeraseven]

Wow, this is very interesting following "When the Wind Blows"...thanks for posting all of this!

[cardwitch91]

I'm glad I don't live in a bungalow! :)

[myrnaloysboy]

Join all the drug dealers and people who urinate in the central corridors of flats to escape attack....

[loganduke]

I'm gona Post Office first thing Monday for my booklet, they are way cool!

[fireball01e]

This is bull, your house and what ever shelter can not protect you from radiation from a nuclear bomb, you would need to first line the walls with lead (at least half a foot thick), then cover with concrete with steel reinforcement. On the outside you would need to install a layer of fire brick or asbestos and cover that with cement & steel. Then you need fit an advanced filter system, anti radiation drugs, a shower fitted by the door and lots of food, cause fall out lasts upto 2 years.

[foxchase313]

who has that much luggage? and also, you are supposed to to all this in how much time...? god this is so bad! hahaha

[myrnaloysboy]

OK, enough wasting time on youtube..... I'm off to do my fall out room NOW >> DO IT NOW! lol

[ranchero07]

My inner refuge is where i go when people hurt my feelings...

[DudeWithTheBling]

u can use the space under ur stairs

[FeygeleGoy]

YES! That was exactly what I was thinking!

[Pedgerow]

Yay, you get to make a fort out of cushions! Man, nuclear holocaust sounds like so much fun...

[LoneSoldier9]

lol the refuge looks like a hiding/camping place.

[Danchenko11]

How Many Suitcases and stuff do u need to make that shelter! U may as well go on holiday away from it all with that much luguage! haha

[esnBHA]

If you live in a bungalow - wtf are you doing - MOVE NOW OR YOU WILL DIE!!!

[samkirbhead]

What about a shed?

[neilam6]

ive got a day off 2moro im going 2 make one of these lmao

[GayGeisha]

I just feel sorry for the poor buggers in bungalows!

[DJgaZman]

...and tower blocks. On the top floor!

[Siggey3]

Why build a fallout shelter if your going to die from radiation i would just walk into the light

[MrAppleby56]

The whole point of this campaign was to keep the public from panicking. A leader of a country doesn't need the stress of millions of people knowing that they're fucked.

[AppleOfGlasgow]

This stress's people more.

[stevoingo]

Well iam fooked i live in a open plan top floor flat. might have to use my coffee table as my inner refuge lol

[Professor6871]

@stevoingo Could it be used as a parachute your coffee table? 

[Need4Mario]

How is a couple bags and tables gonna protect you against a nuclear blast???

[GriefTourist]

Quite evil really. Start building your refuge now!

[Professor6871]

@GriefTourist Or in truth start building your tomb.

[phuturephunk]

Stuff like this is chilling and amusing at the same time. Its like the videos were produced to just keep people calm and keep them in one place while they wait to die.

That's pretty eerie.

[3ir0]

LOL I saw this in Chemistry. It was something about Nuclear Power, or somefin like that. We just watched this for fun... lol lol lol lol

[1970ferret]

im fooked, theres no way i have THAT many suitcases lol

[piepeepes101]

how about you dig REALLY deep pit and hid there

[adam14212]

@piepeepes101 i would dig one about 6 foot deep 6 foot long and foot wide and reinforce it with a large wooden box

[koosk41]

Watching this makes the old "What to do in the 4-minute warning"..."Grab a woman and shag her brains out" look like sound advice!

[brwhizz]

What if you don't have a room placed conveniently in the middle of the house?!

[TrueJew1912]

Your fucked!

[AppleGeekOnline]

Yes Exactly

[fergus080]

I think this advice basically amounts to 'in the event of a nulcear attack, hide behind the sofa'

[andymerrett]

As you don't have time to construct this when the warning sounds, you have to do this ahead of time. I Wonder if anyone did this? Nailing doors to the floor and living like that. What a joke.

[EnvelopeGenerator]

These programmes would only have been broadcast if nuclear war became very likely. Thankfully that never happened and the films were never seen by the public, so I doubt anyone would have nailed doors to the floor and covered them with mattresses.

[myrnaloysboy]

Obviously not covered on changing rooms...

[Kapricorn1]

You have got to laugh at the absurdity of this otherwise you'd cry, I'm just shaking my head in disbelief at this heh.

[richardmark561]

I have this collection on VHS & it's brilliant after a bottle of wine. Wonderful British governement crap, meanwhile they are 100ft under ground in re-enforced bunkers

[ThunderMage]

Sign here if you actually had a fallout room back in those days.

[KarenEngelhardt]

My parents have one. Still.

[carmichaelsj]

I was a kid when these films came out and i was in NZ at the time so i really didn't comprehend the risk. If however i was an adult in the UK at the time and saw these adverts i would be bricking it. That amount of fear would be a hard thing to overcome.

Still on another level it is quite funny, but remember we are all doomed to become our parents!

[eman3199]

really......what what does it look like

[mediamadman747]

I guess being a pack-rat has its advantages - just dive under all the junk.

[neilam6]

i love this guys voice especally when he says NOW!

[miniroll32]

The house they used in these vid's is like a dolls house lol

[Dig4Music]

Now I know what to do when nuked! I'm so happy!

[animatetime]

How beautifully amateurish. Take off the door, lean it against he wall and don't forget a bucket to shit all that tinned food into.

"Get your guide from the post office now." Priceless.

[DJgaZman]

how the hell can you do all that in 4 minutes???

stupid PIF

[cheesyguy0]

if ther was a randon attack and u heard a siren, and you don`t have already a bomb shelter and surplies i wud do this...grab all food in frige and cuboards..... and hide, il be ok!

[mubd1234]

I would stay in my fridge for 14 days!

[newplanet]

I love the Protect and Survive series. They are absolutely terrifying and the advice contradicts itself countless times. I also like how the films get progressively more bleak and eerie in tone. This is the first one where it's obvious that the hypothetical war situation is getting worse. "This does not mean that war is bound to come, but there is a risk of this and we must all be prepared for it. Don't waste time. Start now". Chilling!

[indyandsam]

Completely right. The advice about extinguishing fires throughout the house, (in the "action after warnings" part) starting from the roofspace and working your way down, would be kind of tricky considering they'd just advised me to under no circumstances leave the shelter. Do you think the governments brushed up on the public information now? Me neither. The music is chilling

[LocoMiguel]

I think that's because there is a delay between the time of the explosion and subsequent blast wave and the time that fallout arrives, the delay being longer the farther one is from ground zero (and winds and whatnot being a factor as well), so there may be some time to fight fires before the fallout lands.

[jaystewart1]

If you live in a bungalo your screwed LOL

[mrpfct]

Well done posting this...I've seen threads but it didn't show all these films. Bit random, but not sure it'd be on my list of things to do on Xmas Day though. We're the in-laws round? lol

[mullikrk]

Awesome... thanks for posting. This is a real time capsule

[Greyson15]

gamma rays can penetrate nearly everything but lead, however alpha and beta can be stopped by simple paper.

the point is not to stop the radiation completely but to weaken it.

[Katers17]

Watching in class. Oh my.

[AverageCamino]

This is pretty frightening to contemplate, if it had come to pass...At least then people tried to give themselves a chance, nowadays apathy reigns and people would just let it all hit them.