LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Richard Branson’s UFO hoax

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

31 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:46

Description

Angus Moorat reports on Richard Branson’s trial run for an April Fools’ Day flying saucer hoax, which resulted in the police being called to deal with a UFO. Inspector Andrew Neilson says it could have caused a serious accident on the M25 motorway in Surrey; Branson talks about the police officers’ real fear of aliens. Broadcast on Radio Mercury.

Contributors

Richard Branson; Radio Mercury; Angus Moorat; Andrew Neilson

Keywords

Unidentified flying objects; Police; UK; Great Britain; England; Surrey; Road safety; Balloons; Richard Branson

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