When the Wind Blows
Artist
Raymond Briggs
Date1985
Dimensions30 x 28 in. (76.2 x 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPoster
Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection
Object numberPH.7873
DescriptionWhen the Wind Blows is a 1982 graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, famous for his beloved children’s book and subsequent film The Snowman. It was turned into a full-length animated film in 1986, featuring music by David Bowie and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. After watching the Panorama program on Protect and Survive, Briggs created the characters of Jim and Hilda Bloggs, a retired couple who attempt to cope with a nuclear winter by following government guidelines in the aftermath of a bombing. It is a heartbreaking story in which they soon realize the futility of their efforts and succumb to radiation sickness. This poster is for a play based on the graphic novel held at Liverpool’s celebrated Everyman Theatre. On View
Not on view
1987
