Pssst... Have You Heard About That Top Top Secret Space Program?
(From Ray X X-Rayer #137. http://efanzines.com/RXXR/index.htm ) A distraught woman called into the late night radio program. She was upset, feeling sorry for the people who wer e abducted and taken to Mars to work on a secret project. For me the story causing her distraught was obvious: Alternative 3. Back in 1977 Anglia Television in the UK produced a factual series called Science Report. But for the April 1st broadcast the company decided to become fanciful, creating a mockumentary called Alternative 3. Distinguished newscaster Tim Brinton went along with the gag, serving as presenter-narrator for the program. Everyone else involved in the production were actors pretending to be reporters and interviewees. Brinton's participation led to some viewers assuming the story was real, not fiction. The program, Science Report: Alternative 3 , [1] has been compared to the War of the Worlds radio broadcast in 1938. Each broadcast h...