Blurring the lines between fiction and reality, Ghostwatch caused huge backlash from unsuspecting viewers at home who were fooled by the dupe
On October 31, 1992, viewers at home tuned into the BBC to watch what they thought was a live broadcast investigating a series of disturbing poltergeist events at a house in Greater London. The "broadcast" was hosted by the legendary Michael Parkinson, alongside TV couple Mike Smith and Sarah Greene.
The show, which was created by horror writer Stephen Volk, was pioneering and ahead of its time. It even asked the public to phone in with their own experiences with ghosts and offered a message explaining the show wasn't real. In Nottingham, April and Percy Denham watched the programme with their two sons, Martin, 18, and Gavin, 14 when their eldest became agitated throughout the broadcast.
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