alternative3 DVD release

Originally scheduled for April Fool's Day 1977 but delayed until June due to industrial action, Alternative 3 was a controversial (hoax) documentary in the vein of Orson Welles's radio broadcast of War of the Worlds. Purporting to be the final episode of Anglia Television's weekly science series, Science Report, it was an investigation into the alternative courses of action following pollution-fuelled environmental catastrophe on Earth. Three courses of action are considered: cut the population, cut consumption, or get off the planet.

Alternative 1

To construct vast underground complexes to shield against the effect of the sweltering heat. This was dropped because sooner or later the Earth would become a cauldron where nobody could live.

Alternative 2

To launch nuclear missiles into the Van Allen radiation belt to blast holes in the belt to allow the carbon dioxide to escape the Earth’s atmosphere, but this proposal was dropped because putting massive holes in the belt would allow deadly cosmic rays to enter our atmosphere

Alternative 3

Then came the third option which was to become known as alternative 3. This was the accepted alternative. It was decided that the only possibility of saving the human race from extinction was to bring together the World’s top scientists in every field of endeavour and to strive to colonise another planet so that small numbers of highly qualified personnel could start again to build up the human race. The best hope for this was to colonise Mars.

Now this cult classic is available for the first time on DVD. This alone is a cool addition to any ufo/conspiracy library but the additional 30 minute featurette with the creative team behind Alternative 3; Stills and original press clippings gallery, make this a fantatsic addition.

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