S09E23: We All Fall Down (The Holinwell Incident)

About this episode

The episode recounts a mysterious incident in 1980 where children began to collapse at a village school fair in England.

On a warm summer afternoon in 1980, hundreds of children gathered on the grounds of a quiet village school fair in the English countryside. There was music and laughter. Then, without warning, one by one, the children began to collapse... Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith. Find us at youtube.com/@unexplainedpod, tiktok.com/@unexplainedpodcast, twitter @unexplainedpod, facebook.com/unexplainedpodcast or www.unexplainedpodcast.com for more info. Thank you for listening. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• children
• collapse
• school fair
• mystery
• 1980
• English countryside

Keywords

• collapse
• children
• school fair
• mystery
• 1980
• English countryside

Mentioned in this episode

Places: English countryside

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