Craig Charles- UFO Conspiracies, Episode One

 

Craig Charles is best known for playing the character David Lister in the TV sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf, and his fame in that role has led to others related to space, both fiction and non-fiction. The latest dish of the latter is the eponymous Craig Charles- UFO Conspiracies from Sky History, the same channel that brought us Project Blue Book. His co-host is Sarah Cruddas, a space science journalist. The two are clearly acting the as a typical Mulder and Scully of believer vs skeptic that we see repeated in many documentaries on the unexplained; here's another example: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2020/08/scarlett-moffatts-critics.html. This episode is of particular interest because it covers a subject which I myself was one of the first researchers to take seriously, the Pentyrch incident. The story of how a gigantic tetrahedral or pyramidal object appeared one night above a village in Wales is told in the background links below. I also recommend the book by Caz Clarke and Gari Jones, see: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pentyrch-Incident-Greatest-Cover-up-Modern-ebook/dp/B09DZRX2TF/. The programme is short and covers the basics. Unfortunately because this is terrestrial TV there are regular advert breaks and so short "coming up" and recap segments are inserted at the beginnings and ends of these breaks. Some shots are repetitively overused, especially close-ups of the presenters faces responding to something a witness says. This indicates the show has quite a small budget or that it was made in a hurry. Maybe it's a product of this new Covidocracy we live under, but the entire programme is anchored in their research hub, which is at an "undisclosed location", in other words, the History studio's address. Craig and Sarah never visit any of the sites or speak to the witnesses and researchers face-to-face. Just when you thought it was finally possible to make a UFO programme without him, they wheel in the inevitable and omnipresent Popester. Nick Pope vanished from the UFO scene in 2012, at least in Britain; but since 2017 he has returned to the fold. He pops up now all over the place. Source: https://www.history.co.uk/shows/craig-charles-ufo-conspiracies.
 
The programme is succinctly factual. It covers the basic points reasonably well. However it lacks the scope and depth necessary to get to grips with the richness and controversy of the case; partly because it is such a short programme. For instance, Sarah claims that if the red jacket people were part of a crash-retrieval team, nobody would have been allowed close enough to take photos of them. Not necessarily. They had a cover story instead and that setting up cordons is not always possible in a populated area; and can add to the attention levelled at the event. Pentyrch may not be a big city, but it is not rural New Mexico either. The cover story they gave locals changed as well; but the fact is they were armed. How many Vodaphone engineers go about their business tooled up? The fact that there are other witnesses is omitted. I've interviewed one of them. A third one has come forward with interesting photographs and a video. Craig and Sarah interview Caz and Gari, and also Emlyn Williams of the Swansea UFO Network. Emlyn talks about the EMF survey he did in Smilog Woods and Sarah dismisses it, saying Emlyn didn't do it properly. However, I'm sure Emlyn's interview is edited down. We know the mainstream media do this to confuse and mislead. Also, when it comes to EMF surveys, why did they not mention Gari's project in the Pentyrch fields? He has the whole report published in his book, along with a description in his interviews with me on HPANWO TV and Radio. In the closing credits, there is a statement: "Since the filming of this programme Emlyn Williams no longer has confidence that the Pentyrch incident occurred as described". I'm speaking at a SUFON meeting in a few weeks, see: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2021/11/ben-emlyn-jones-live-at-swansea-ufo.html. I might have a chance to talk to him about it then. Craig Charles- UFO Conspiracies was not bad. It might have been better if it had been longer, probably at least twice as long. It would have had a chance to explain why the Pentyrch incident could not possibly have been Operation Chameleon, which is what a lot of skeptics claim. There are far more informative sources in the alternative media. I don't hesitate to blow my own trumpet and direct you to my own productions on the subject in the background links below, but also this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJTGpxOqzjA. I am sure that the Pentyrch incident cannot be explained by any conventional phenomenon. It was something artificial and not caused by human activity. On that I stake my reputation.
See here for background: https://hpanwo-voice.blogspot.com/2019/03/pentyrch-ufo-third-anniversary.html.
And: https://hpanwo-tv.blogspot.com/2019/02/facing-danes.html.
And: https://hpanwo-radio.blogspot.com/2021/10/programme-436-podcast-caz-clarke-gari.html.