Fogarty, Y; Morrison, F; Fulton, J D (12 March 1994). "The terror of television. Made worse by family stress". British Medical Journal. 308 (6930): 714. doi: 10.1016/S0378-7206(96)01068-3. PMC 2539415. PMID 8142802. https://web.archive.org/web/20101214115633/https://www.stephenvolk.net/31-10.pdf PDF file of '31/10' – the sequel to Ghostwatch

Where Was 'The Gilded Age' Filmed? All About the Newport Mansions and Upstate New York Towns Bringing the HBO Show to Life Ghostwatch has never been repeated on UK television. It has been repeated internationally, on stations such as the Canadian digital channel Scream for Halloween 2004, and the Belgian channel Canvas in 2008. From 2017 to 2019, Ghostwatch was available on the American streaming video service Shudder, [3] [4] and was made available on the Internet Archive in 2017. There have been three UK home video releases. In 2002, the British Film Institute released a 10th Anniversary edition on VHS and DVD, and 101 Films issued a DVD release in 2011 and a 30th Anniversary Blu-ray release in 2022. In 2016, BBC Store made the film available as part of the Frightmares collection, marking Halloween. Noel Fielding Almost Chokes Up Sending Two Bakers Home on 'The Great British Baking Show' "Pastry Week" Decider's Scary Movie Challenge For Scaredy-Cats: 7 Horror Films Ranked From Goofy Ghosts To Full-On Gore Fest More recently the creative team behind the 2020 British Zoom-based computer screen horror film Host have credited Ghostwatch as an influence. Co-writer Jed Shepherd, who had appeared on a podcast with Volk prior to working on Host, stated in an interview that he and his collaborators considered Host to be their version of Ghostwatch, and noted that the film has "a lot of Ghostwatch references", including displaying a Zoom caller ID of 31101992, referring to the date of Ghostwatch's broadcast. [25] Sequel ('31/10') [ edit ]Friends' Star Jennifer Aniston Breaks Down In Tears Over The Thought Of Matthew Perry Dying In Resurfaced 2004 Interview The first article to be published was written by the documentary's creator, Rich Lawden, in which he revealed the idea to make a retrospective first originated at a Cineformation screening held at the Watershed in Bristol. At first, the broadcast seems harmless, but supernatural phenomena occur in the house, until Suzanne is exposed making noises, convincing Parkinson that the whole affair is a hoax. Suzanne then speaks with a demonic voice and develops scratches across her arms. The public share their ghost stories, but numerous callers mention they have seen Pipes lurking in the house, and that paranormal incidents are happening in their own homes. The film's producers argued that Ghostwatch had aired during a drama slot, that it was recognisable as fiction to a vast majority, and that running disclaimers or other announcements during the programme would have ruined its effectiveness. They also stated that, had they anticipated the audience reaction, they would have made its fictional nature clearer. However, after the BSC ruling, they issued an apology. [13] In its ruling, the BSC stated that "The BBC had a duty to do more than simply hint at the deception it was practising on the audience. In Ghostwatch there was a deliberate attempt to cultivate a sense of menace." They ruled that the programme was excessively distressing and graphic–referring to the scratches on the children and the reference to mutilated animals–and that it had aired too soon after the 9pm watershed. They further stated that "the presence in the programme of presenters familiar from children's programmes ... took some parents off-guard in deciding whether their children could continue to view." [13] [14]

Now, what I want to talk about now is this book of yours..." Ghostwatchbtc.com. 23 October 2013 . Retrieved 31 October 2017. We'll be here with updates right through the... year?". Ghostwatchbtc.com. 1 October 2013 . Retrieved 31 October 2017.It's the most wonderful time of the year..." Ghostwatchbtc.com. 24 October 2011 . Retrieved 31 October 2017. What is a Dauphinoise Potato Pithivier? How Dana Accidentally Aced 'The Great British Baking Show' "Pastry Week" Technical Challenge The story itself centres on Volk taking part in a fictitious, 10th anniversary edition of Ghostwatch in 2002. Venturing into the previously sealed-off BBC studio space where the original show took place, he is accompanied by a small team of individuals whose lives were somehow affected by the broadcast, ten years previously.

Shudder – On Halloween 1992, the BBC aired GHOSTWATCH as a..." Facebook. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022 . Retrieved 31 October 2017. Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club’ on Netflix, The Origin Story of Bong Joon-ho Stream It Or Skip It: 'Mayflies' On Acorn TV, Where A Man With Cancer Asks An Old Friend To Help Him Die On His Own TermsOn 31 October 2011, the first official production still was uploaded to mark both Hallowe'en Night and the conclusion of National Séance 2011. The image features cast members, Sarah Greene and Mike Smith sitting with an interviewer, and two additional crew members, in an aircraft hangar. A quote beneath the picture reads, "Stay tuned for 2012, Ghostwatchers". [30]

Southern Charm' Alum Chelsea Meissner Confirms The Birth Of Her First Child: "One Month Postpartum" Ghostwatch was originally conceived by writer Stephen Volk as a six-part drama (similar to Edge of Darkness) in which a fictional paranormal investigator and a TV reporter investigate poltergeist activity at a North London housing estate, gradually discovering more elements of the mystery each week. This would have culminated in the final episode in a live TV broadcast from the property, in the vein of Nigel Kneale's The Quatermass Experiment and Quatermass and the Pit, in both of which "all hell breaks loose". However, when producer Ruth Baumgarten doubted the viability of an entire mini-series and recommended instead a 90-minute TV special, Volk suggested that they "do the whole thing like Episode Six", portraying it as an actual "live" broadcast fronted by well-known TV personalities. Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtains DVD – NOW AVAILABLE". Lawmanproductions.co.uk. 31 October 2012 . Retrieved 31 October 2017.A false rumour persisted that Sarah Greene had advertised the programme on her Saturday morning children's show Going Live, including a visit to the location of the "haunting," and gave the impression that she was taking part in a "reality show." This rumour was debunked via the Ghostwatch: Behind the Curtain blog (which gathered information for a documentary about the show). After acquiring the three most likely episodes of Going Live (the week before, the day Ghostwatch was shown, and the week after) the blog's editors found no reference to the show. [9] Greene did however appear on the following Monday's Children's BBC strand to reassure younger viewers the show was not real. Former Olympic Gymnast And ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Contestant Mary Lou Retton Says She’s “Staying Very Positive” After Recent Hospitalization Country Singer Jason Aldean Continues Defending His Controversial Music Video For "Try That In A Small Town," Claims It "Did Not Shine Light On One Specific Group"