{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/68f541e3842e1823ccfaf274?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AfterWyrd: Ghostwatch, The Synth-Prime Minister, & Bored Aliens","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/1763921077302-02d2aa3f-2a27-445c-9bb7-310c30c18a7b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>It's the finale of Season Two and the&nbsp;<strong>Wyrdo's</strong>&nbsp;are fitting in all the wyrd news, strange stories, and other bits they couldn't squeeze into the main episodes!</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>The Ghostwatch Deep Dive (1992)</strong></h3><p>We launch into a deep dive on&nbsp;<em>Ghostwatch</em>&nbsp;(1992), discussing how this unsettling BBC programme, inspired by the Enfield Poltergeist, masterfully used trusted presenters like&nbsp;<strong>Michael Parkinson and Craig Charles</strong>&nbsp;to blur the lines between reality and fiction.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore the tragic real-world aftermath, the&nbsp;<strong>30,000 complaints</strong>&nbsp;(including Michael Parkinson's own mother!), the show's undeniable influence on the found-footage genre (right up to the acclaimed film <em>Host</em>), and Craig's efforts to track down Stephen Volk's elusive sequel short story,&nbsp;<strong>\"31/10\"</strong>.</p><p><br></p><h3><strong>Wyrd News: Conspiracy, Contact, &amp; Controversial Parenting</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>The Synth-Prime Minister:</strong>&nbsp;Andy introduces the bizarre Daily Star headline based on an alleged Google AI theory: that&nbsp;<strong>Keir Starmer is a 'synth construct alien'</strong>&nbsp;sent to Earth to ensure Galactic Law.</li><li><strong>Bored Aliens:</strong>&nbsp;We look at a related story from&nbsp;<em>The Guardian</em>&nbsp;pondering if intelligent life has simply got&nbsp;<strong>bored of trying to contact our planet</strong>.</li><li><strong>Costume Controversy:</strong>&nbsp;Andy offers a quick-fire Wyrd item about a mother dressing her child as&nbsp;<strong>Ed Gein</strong>&nbsp;for a school bash.</li><li><strong>Ghostly Final Evidence:</strong>&nbsp;The episode wraps up with a ghostly final piece of evidence: eerie Ring doorbell footage that, in our opinion, definitely&nbsp;<strong>proves the existence of ghosts</strong>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>\"Don't blame the owls.\"</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/636d69e9466d3300118221cb/shows/689a1216880401ed579f58f3/www.wyrdwessex.co.uk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.wyrdwessex.co.uk</a></p><p><br></p><p>Buy our merch <a href=\"https://www.redbubble.com/people/saxonforageruk/shop?asc=u\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a></p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Craig Brooks &amp; Andy Stevens</p><p>Edited by Craig Brooks</p><p><br></p><p>Intro music by Exceptional_3D - Unexplained mystery intro/outro</p>","author_name":"Craig Brooks"}