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The final part of this Halloween special series on BBC's controversial and influential show 'Ghost Watch'. We discuss the fallout of the broadcast and the legacy of the show.

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Ghostwatch - Part 2 of our Halloween special series of the story of one of the most infamous TV programmes in British history - this episode we discuss the origin and production of the idea before Tom (who has never seen it before!) watches it for the first time.
How does it hold up as a first time viewer decades later? Enjoy!!

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Halloween night. 1992.
Britain was settling down for an evening in front of the television.
There were only four channels.
And the BBC was the one you could trust.
A national treasure. A beloved children's presenter.
And a perfectly ordinary house in suburban London.
What followed would become one of the most notorious nights in British broadcasting history…
It was called Ghostwatch.
A ‘live’ investigation into the supernatural.
Or at least... that's what millions of viewers thought they were watching.
But as the cameras rolled...
The noises grew louder. The children became terrified.
And something... began to emerge from the darkness.
Families watched in horror. The BBC's switchboard was overwhelmed.
And across Britain, viewers began to ask the same question...
Was this really happening?
By the time the credits rolled, the damage was done.
There were complaints. Newspaper outrage. Accusations that the BBC had betrayed its audience.
And a television programme that would become a broadcasting legend.
But how did a fictional ghost story convince a nation it was real?
Who was the mysterious figure hiding in plain sight?
And how did one Halloween broadcast become a nightmare that haunted British television for decades?
This is the story of the programme that terrified Britain.
This is Ghostwatch

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The final part of the infamous, and at times unexpected and bizarre story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome.
Will the gang get away with their audacious diamond heist?
And what happens to the dome in the ensuing years?
And we look at other millenium based failures across the globe..... enjoy!

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Part 4 of the infamous, and at times unexpected story of one of modern Britain’s greatest folly’s turned success stories - The Millennium Dome.
The millenium is here and the dome is finally open. But it's safe to say the illfated project has not gone well as visitor numbers are poor and multiple financial bailouts are required.
And soon news of an audacious diamon heist reaches Scotland Yard...

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