BBC EAS Scenario - The Sun Vanished (2002)

In the year, 2002 humanity suffered the worst ever fate possible. This emergency broadcast is how the BBC responded.

This EAS scenario may contain topics that may be sensitive to some people.
Viewer discretion is advised. Any future events that are similar to this are purely coincidental.

Do not play this in public or broadcast this as it will cause mass panic. I am not responsible for your actions.

[Ocleg]

I really was not expecting this video to get this amount of views, thank you so much!

Sorry about how the voice pronounced “scheduled” and other stuff. That’s mainly because of the tts software I used. I will try and fix it next time!

[YubelMalevolent]

"It's 2:30pm and the sun hasn't risen"

All of Scotland: "...and?"

[Jmcinally]

I love that in this narrative, the BBC waited until 14:30 in the afternoon to address the fact the sun hadnt risen that day. Like they were sitting there, thinking "we'll give it a little longer, you never know... Oh screw it, it's time to do the emergency announcement"

[t_ub]

imagine if at the end they just said "oh shi nvm false alarm our clock were just buggin its 2:30am"

[Pineaple]

Fun fact: If the sun disappeared then we wouldn’t know for 8 whole minutes, thats how much time it takes for light to travel to the sun and back

[Mikenzosh]

Imagine people on the opposite side of the earth wondering why it's 3am and the sun just rose.

[RetroActiveGM]

Telling the British people they're going to die and signing off with the national anthem is the most BBC thing I've ever seen, I'm convinced this happened in a parallel universe.

[mayra]

I love how calm the BBC is in every single EAS scenario, including in actual movies. If I actually thought the world was ending I'd turn on BBC just because I'd rather hear 'keep calm and carry on to your nearest atomic shelter' than panicked broadcasters.

[tamhaswoods]

This was literally one of my worst fears around my pre-teen years (about 8-10 years old). I went camping with my cub group once, and I remember it still being dark at 7am. I started to well up with fear. But I saw a slight paling of the sky and was then relieved :D

[HyperSuck]

Imagine being at school or in a hospital during this. People just start leaving and not caring about eachother. No security guards or doctors. Just sheer panic and the students/patients are stuck inside worrying about their families and knowing that they all have so little time to live.

What’s really scary about this is imagining what the world would look like if this was real. Rioting and the apocalypse in pure darkness. The only people you can maybe trust is your family and close friends. If you were out and about before the announcement, you were probably being chased or killed by a neighboring dog or bird. Everyone at home is surrounded by darkness, trying to fight off rioters, looters, and wild animals. Household pets become your worst enemy. Little Timmy has to see his beloved pet dog be killed for the sake of his survival. The government has neglected to help anyone. No one sees the point in trying to help anyone else. All your life’s hopes and dreams are gone. You simply sit and take it all in before you’re either beaten, eaten, or die a slow painful death from lack of sunlight and nutrients. Fantastic video

[boatbrain]

"every living being needs sunlight to thrive" how does the radio station of the country forget about their own country

[justwhytho_omg]

“Every animal on earth has become aggressive and the sun has disappeared, please remain calm.”

[dawnkilla]

Fun Fact: This scientifically cannot happen, every planet in the solar system orbits the sun so even if the sun would have moved, the planets would still be orbiting with it.

[PHXNTM_AYK]

England: it’s 2:30pm and the sun isn’t up!? WHAT THE FUCK??

The entirety of Scandinavia: first time?

[Chromoxylograph]

If this occured, countries on the side facing the sun would immediately report this to everyone. They would see the sun go away.

[Jakepearl]

I love how half of these comments are genuinely terrified and the other half are cracking jokes

[RaysGamingChannel]

I know the sun randomly disappearing is scientifically impossible but nice EAS alert scenario

[Ducklolly]

The sun never sets on the British Empire, and now it doesn't rise either

[YellowHatMario]

This has to be *the* scariest and most downright emotional analog horror-like video I have seen yet. The passion and work put into this was stunning. All I can say is wow. I could only imagine what would’ve happened, should this be real. Great job, you did amazing with this one.

[sicksickBacon]

plot twist: it's actually 12 am and the clocks are just messed up