Protect and Survive was adapted for television as a series of twenty short public information films. The films were classified, intended for transmission on all television channels if the government determined that nuclear attack was likely within 72 hours.

The films were produced by Richard Taylor Cartoons, who also produced the Charley Says child safety films and children's animation Crystal Tipps and Alistair. They are similar in content to the booklets, detailing the same instructions using voiceover narration, sound effects, and a combination of simple stopmotion and illustrated animation. Patrick Allen was chosen to narrate.

This video contains all 20 episodes in one.
List of episodes

0:00 Nuclear Explosions Explained
1:33 The Warnings
4:42 What to Do When the Warnings Sound
7:20 Stay at Home
9:11 Choosing a Fallout Room
11:23 Refuges
15:25 Materials to Use for Your Fallout Room and Refuge
17:30 Make Your Fallout Room and Refuge Now
22:15 What to Put in Your Fallout Room
25:25 Action After Warnings
29:45 Water and Food
32:35 Sanitation
34:15 Fire Precautions
36:20 The Importance of Your Radio
37:50 Life Under Fallout Conditions
40:50 What to Do After an Attack
43:25 Sanitation Care
46:10 Water Consumption
47:45 Food Consumption
49:30 Casualties

Influenced by the media, and reinforced by every retelling, a myth developed around Protect and Survive which has created a distorted, parallel version of the campaign. It has even led to false memories – people who claim they were frightened out of their wits by the pamphlet’s arrival in their letterbox, even though it was never actually distributed like that; people terrified by the broadcast of the animated films on TV (of which only extracts were ever shown). Of course, the myth built up around Protect and Survive is often quite far removed from the reality.