Movie Details
On DVD & Blu-ray:February 13th, 2018
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Movie Budget:$420,000
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:John Purdie,
Graham Massey
Production Companies:Western-World Television Inc., BBC, Nine Network Australia
Threads on the Web:WikiData
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Government Urges Calm Amid Growing Tensions
Tuesday 24 May: [...]
Nevertheless, people are alarmed about the lack of advice or information from the government. Well, the policy of the government is quite clear on the matter, we are urging to people to keep calm, use their common sense and to go about their business as normal. Panic can only make matters worse. We all know the situation is serious but we are in constant touch with our allies in Washington and have firm assurance that it's under control.Threads and other Sheffield Plays (1990), p. 184. proceed smoothly. Thank you Minister, and we've just had a newsflash from Bonn, that the Russians have cut the road links into and out of West Berlin. Radio and air communications with the city have apparently also been severed. Details are still coming in, but it seems an American army convoy bound for West Berlin has been turned back at {{w|Helmstedt–Marienborn border crossing|Helmstedt}} on the East German border. Unconfirmed reports say the Russians have offered a safe passage out of the city to the U.S., British and French garrisons. It's not clear if this move is connected with yesterday's riots in East Germany. We'll bring you more details on the story as soon as we have them.
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Government Urges Calm Amid International Crisis
Monday 23 May:
In response to today's news of the outbreak of hostilities between vessels of the United States and Soviet navies, a special session of parliament has this evening passed an Emergency Powers Act. There'll be a special announcement at the end of this bulletin, and details will be given then of how this affects you. The Prime Minister is expected to address the nation on the international crisis later this evening. A statement, issued earlier from Downing Street, said the government is optimistic that a peaceful, negotiated settlement to the conflict is at hand. In the meantime, the public is urged to remain calm, and to continue normally.
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