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"A phone number was shown on the screen so that viewers could "call in" and discuss ghostly phenomena (the number was actually connected to a local society for psychic research, who explained that the show was fictional)."

Wasn't the number 081 811 8181? If so, the 'local society for psychic research' thing can't be right, as 081 811 8181 was Going Live!'s number (and later became Live & Kicking's too). Thought I'd ask about it here, having not seen the show... BillyH 23:22, 12 May 2005 (UTC)

I think a lot of shows around that time used the same number at different times during the wek. It could always have been set up to redirect to wherever was necessary. Timrollpickering 10:32, 29 May 2005 (UTC)

I did find a source online which stated that the calls were answered by the Society for Psychic Research, whoever they are. I'll see if I can scare up -- er, sorry -- that reference. - Scooter 8 July 2005 21:28 (UTC)

The number definitely was 081 811 8181, which was the BBC's generic number at the time. Anyone who managed to get through on the line, was immediately told via a recorded message that the program was fictional, and then given the opportunity to record their own ghost story on to an answer phone.--Edward headwood 13:01, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] The DVD

Does somebody know whether the British released DVD plays in USA computer DVD drives? Jclerman 12:45, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] rm alleged spam

Tp User:Finlay McWalter's tag; it's spam; sharing the same title does not make it a relevant or useful link:

I find it useful since I couldn't get the video. I consider it relevant for my research since as far as I can tell the clip you are removing has audio from the program - LISTEN to the link. Jclerman 12:49, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

It's not the program. If it were, it'd be an illegal copy. Either way we shouldn't link to it. Links to the same site have been spammed by 62.173.101.85 (talk · contribs) and 82.46.101.149 (talk · contribs). -- Finlay McWalter | Talk 13:15, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Criticism

I've beefed up the criticism section which seems to absolve the BBC of any 'guilt'. There was no reference to Miss Greene's promotion of the film earlier on Halloween morning to children on 'Going Live'. I also removed the word 'supposedly' from the reference to the children reportedly diagnosed with PTSD which was POV. The Fat Contrator 11:27, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't suppose you have any reliable sources to add to the article, do you? The JPS^{talk to me} 11:32, 15 October 2007 (UTC)