CalRobertMar 2022Recommends
There's a pretty well-done War of the Worlds-style film where a local conflict escalates in to nuclear war at ▶ this video
in “Threads (1984) – Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect” · View on HN
Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited)
Ben Marking's Fake BBC Nuclear Attack Broadcast (Full Resolution, Uncut, Unedited) on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2022–2025.
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A 56-minute fake BBC nuclear attack news broadcast originally made by Ben Marking, re-uploaded in full resolution.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.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.
- people recommended it
- 2
- separate months
- 2
- strong recommendations
- 0
- discussed on HN
- 2022–2025
“I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.”
What HN commenters said
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
sillysaurusxFeb 2022Recommends
Thanks to HN user eswat, you can: ▶ this video I recommend waiting till nighttime and turning up the volume for extra effect.
in “Ask HN: Is anyone else genuinely scared that this is the start of WW3?” · View on HN
JoshTriplettJul 2025Cites it
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
in “Ask HN: Why isn’t Hollywood producing WWIII films in these perilous times?” · View on HN
sillysaurusxMar 2022Joke
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.
in “Ask HN: How do you cope with possible nuclear threat?” · View on HN
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