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Unexplained

Season 09 Episode 23: We All Fall Down

Unexplained

iHeartPodcasts

History, Science, Society & Culture

4.49.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

On a warm summer afternoon in 1980, hundreds of children gathered on the grounds of a quiet village school fair in the English countryside. There was music and laughter.

Then, without warning, one by one, the children began to collapse...

Written by Diane Hope and produced by Richard MacLean Smith.

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0:00.0

This is an I-Heart podcast.

0:02.5

Guaranteed Human.

0:04.4

Hello, it's Richard McLean Smith here.

0:06.2

Very excited to announce that this May I'll be heading to Crime Con 2026 in Las Vegas,

0:11.2

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0:13.4

And I'd love to see you there.

0:14.8

From May 29th to the 31st, thousands of true crime fans, investigators,

0:19.6

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0:23.2

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0:27.6

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0:31.5

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0:35.3

And if you'd like to join me for my live session,

0:37.6

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0:40.2

the Ted Binion Mystery.

0:41.6

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0:44.8

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0:47.8

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0:50.0

I hope to see you there.

0:53.9

Music I hope to see you there. It was early morning, Sunday, July 13th, 1980, as a coach full of excited children dressed in majorette uniforms rummalled

1:13.4

along the M1 in central England.

1:16.8

The Zingari's, a junior marching band from Claycross in Derbyshire, were on their way to

1:21.7

the Hollandwell annual show to take part in a marching band competition.

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