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(Full Lenth Version) When the Wind Blows depicts a nuclear attack on the UK by the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of a retired couple, Jim and Hilda Bloggs. The Bloggs live in rural Sussex and are confused regarding the nature and seriousness of their situation. This confusion is sometimes used to generate gentle comedy as well as darker elements. As the film progresses, things become steadily more hopeless as the couple suffer from the effects of radiation sickness. The film ends on an extremely bleak note, with them praying in their fallout shelter as death approaches.

At the very end of the closing credits, a morse code can be heard, spelling "MAD".

Home media releasesThe film was released on VHS in the United Kingdom by CBS/Fox Video after its theatrical run, and later on laserdisc. After a short theatrical run in the United States in one theatre and grossing $5,274 at the box office in 1988, it was released on VHS by IVE and on laserdisc by Image Entertainment. It was released on DVD in 2005 by Channel 4, with 0 region coding: the official UK DVD is still PAL format. The film was recently re-released on DVD in September 2010, again by Channel 4, and is available on Amazon.com, it is formatted in NTSC and All region coding.

Track listingAll tracks written by Waters and performed by Waters and The Bleeding Heart Band except where noted. On some versions of the album the Roger Waters tracks are all put into one 24:26 minute song. The lyrics to the closing song, "Folded Flags", feature a reference to the song "Hey Joe" in the lines "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand?" and "Hey Joe, where you goin' with that dogma in your head?"[5]

1."When the Wind Blows" (Bowie, Erdal Kizilcay) -- 3:35
Performed by David Bowie
2."Facts And Figures" (Edgar Sampson) -- 4:19
Performed by Hugh Cornwell
3."The Brazilian" (Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford) -- 4:51
Performed by Genesis
4."What Have They Done?" (Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook) -- 3:39
Performed by Squeeze
5."The Shuffle" (Hardcastle) -- 4:16
Performed by Paul Hardcastle
6."The Russian Missile" -- 0:10
7."Towers of Faith" -- 7:00
8."Hilda's Dream" -- 1:36
9."The American Bomber" -- 0:07
10."The Anderson Shelter" -- 1:13
11."The British Submarine" -- 0:14
12."The Attack" -- 2:53
13."The Fall Out" -- 2:04
14."Hilda's Hair" -- 4:20
15."Folded Flags" -- 4:51
PersonnelThe Bleeding Heart BandRoger Waters -- bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals on "Towers of Faith" and "Folded Flags"
Jay Stapley -- guitar
Snowy White -- guitar
John Gordon -- bass guitar
Matt Irving -- keyboards, organ
Nick Glennie-Smith -- piano, organ
John Linwood -- Linn programming
Freddie Krc -- drums, percussion
Mel Collins -- saxophone
Clare Torry -- backing vocals on "Towers of Faith"
Paul Carrack -- keyboards and vocals on "Folded Flags"