AudioBlog: PART II The Rise and Fall of Interest in the British Crop Circle Mystery

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Host: Martin Willis

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🗓️ 25 December 2025

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In last week’s blog, we looked at the beginning of the modern crop circle phenomenon that first got the attention of the media and UFO researchers in 198o. This was described in the 1986 report compiled by Paul Fuller and Jenny Randles (written by Randles) for the British UFO Research Association titled Mystery of the Circles. According to Randles, the idea that UFOs had something to do with the mystery came from the fact that the first circles appeared in the West Country in the area of Warminster, which had become famous in the 60’s as a UFO hotspot. When we left off, that idea was falling out of favor with researchers, particularly Ian Mrzyglod of the newly formed organization, PROBE, who is quoted from the March 1982, Vol. 2, No. 4, PROBE Report: “…even to suggest that the flattened circles were UFO landing nests is wildly speculative wishful thinking, without any foundation.” After a lull in attention in 1982, things picked up after eight sets of five circles appeared that were made up of one large circle surrounded by four smaller circles at equidistant locations. Prior to this, there had been only single circles or two or three in a row.Playing a large part in the media attention was the fact that the circles appeared in the summer, often called the silly season due to the fact that stories of a less-than-serious nature are used as filler in the midst of what is traditionally a slow news period. And, it did get silly. One example presented by Randles is Daily Express columnist Jean Rook being sent to one of the sites “to come up with a lovely, poetic ode to ‘E.T.,’” the titular alien from the movie. According to Randles, Rook “found physical evidence of his presence in the midst of one of the rings – a poppy.”Randles emphasizes that “serious UFO investigators refused to get involved” and notes that she, herself, refused to appear on BBC and ITV television, even though she had a new book to promote, The Pennine UFO Mystery. Read more →

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0:00.0	They keep telling you that the Jeffrey Epstein story is finished, that it was investigated,
0:04.8	that it was handled.
0:06.1	But here's the part that they never explain, why the charges were so narrow, when the conduct
0:11.4	was so broad.
0:13.1	How does a man with multiple properties, private aircraft, international travel, and a documented
0:18.2	pipeline of victims get treated like a lone offender.
0:22.1	Why were logistics treated as background noise instead of evidence?
0:26.0	Why were facilitators reduced to footnotes instead of defendants?
0:29.8	Well, that's where we come in.
0:31.7	The Epstein Chronicles exists because those questions were never answered.
0:36.3	This podcast breaks down what the public record actually shows,
0:40.1	the deals that capped exposure, the decisions at limited scope,
0:43.5	and the moments where prosecutors chose restraint overreach.
0:47.1	If you ever wondered why this case feels unfinished,
0:49.7	why accountability stopped at the perimeter,
0:51.5	or why so many names remain officially invisible,
0:54.5	you've come to the right place. Welcome to the Epstein Chronicles. The Rise and Fall of Interest in the British Crop Circle Mystery, Part 2, by Charles Lear.
1:16.9	In last week's blog, we looked at the beginning of the modern crop circle phenomenon
1:21.3	that first got the attention of the media and UFO researchers in 1980.
1:26.7	This was described in the 1986 report compiled by Paul
1:30.5	Fuller and Jenny Randalls, written by Randalls for the British UFO Research Association
1:35.5	titled Mystery of the Circles. According to Randalls, the idea that UFOs had something to do
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