Original version

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Radio

World Service Radio

Witness History

Podcasts

Factual: Life Stories

Factual: History

History as told by the people who were there

History as told by the people who were there.

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

BBC World Service West and Central Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

Witness History: The Truth About Crop Circles

Documentaries

News

The Truth About Crop Circles

14/09/2018 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The Truth About Crop Circles

Thought to be left by UFOs the phenomena was resolved when two men came forward in 1991.

In 1991 two English men claimed responsibility for the creation of crop circles. The huge patterns had scientists puzzled with explanations ranging from UFOs to whirlwinds.

In 1991 a mystery was solved when two English men claimed responsibility for the creation of crop circles. The huge patterns had been appearing on farmland across England for years and had scientists puzzled, with explanations ranging from whirlwinds to UFOs. Despite this admission of guilt, many people still refused to accept this simple explanation.  So what is the truth about crop circles? Claire Bowes has been speaking to John Lundberg who knew Doug Bower one of the men who came forward in 1991.

Photo: (BBC) 1999 A crop circle made for the BBC TV programme Countryfile.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Witness History

The Truth About Crop Circles

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service

About BBC World Service