Season 09 Episode 23: We All Fall Down

About this episode

The episode recounts a mysterious incident in 1980 where children began to collapse at a school fair in the English countryside.

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.

People in this episode

Host: Richard MacLean Smith

Topics covered

• children's health
• mystery
• collapse
• 1980s events
• school fair
• English countryside

Keywords

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

Mentioned in this episode

Places: English countryside

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