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Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)

Name: Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)
Description: A 56-minute fake BBC nuclear attack news broadcast originally made by Ben Marking, re-uploaded in full resolution. It is a fictional breaking-news special depicting nuclear war, and the uploader states it is not real.

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2 HN users recommended this video2 months2022–2025 score 2

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Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.

A 56-minute fake BBC nuclear attack news broadcast originally made by Ben Marking, re-uploaded in full resolution. It is a fictional breaking-news special depicting nuclear war, and the uploader states it is not real.

“I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.” (HN, 2022)

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@sillysaurusx Feb 2022 Recommends

on HN thread Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the start of WW3?

Thanks to HN user eswat, you can: [this video] I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.

Chilling fake BBC nuclear attack broadcast

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@CalRobert Mar 2022 Recommends

on HN thread Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect

There's a pretty well-done War of the Worlds-style film where a local conflict escalates in to nuclear war at [this video]

Well-done fictional news-style film of conflict escalating to nuclear war

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@JoshTriplett Jul 2025 Cites it

on HN thread Ask HN: Why isn’t Hollywood producing WWIII films in these perilous times?

A very detailed fake BBC "Breaking News" special was produced a while back. The original seems to have disappeared, likely because people were sending it around without clear labeling as being intentionally fake, but here's one copy of it: [this video]

Detailed fake BBC breaking news special about nuclear war

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@sillysaurusx Mar 2022 Makes a joke

on HN thread Ask HN: How do you cope with possible nuclear threat?

By watching this on repeat: [this video] Though that’s probably not a super useful coping mechanism. Still, the ending is 11 out of 10.

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