The BBC tried to get into the spooky season with a spoof documentary about the spirit world, but the effects caused by 'Ghostwatch' left kids terrified and others spiralled out of control View 5 Images Mike Smith, Michael Parkinson and Sarah Greene were the stars of the controversial Ghostwatch programme in 1992 (Image: Publicity picture)

A spine-tingling television programme that aired on Halloween left an entire generation of viewers so deeply disturbed that the BBC has never dared to show it again.

The standalone broadcast triggered such widespread alarm amongst audiences that the BBC's telephone system became completely overwhelmed, with broadcasting watchdogs later condemning the programme. The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) later declared that 'Ghostwatch' de

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