# The Paranormal Peep Show : How Marconi suffered from the Black Goo - with David Griffin

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Published: 2026-03-19T15:23:08+00:00
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## Resource

Was a mysterious but dangerous alien technology secretly recovered from the South Atlantic after the Falklands War of 1982? In this episode of The Paranormal Peep Show, Exopolitics researcher David Griffin joins us to explore one of the most unsettling Cold War mysteries. UFO abductee Alec Newald claimed that a strange sentient black liquid or black goo was allegedly discovered in the South Atlantic—possibly near Southern Thule Island—following the conflict around the Falkland Islands. According to these theories, the substance may have been left long ago in the frozen wastes by an unknown alien race, remaining dormant in extreme cold environments but “waking up” or becoming active when exposed to warmer conditions. Was the Marconi defence company tasked with investigating the mysterious but deadly material? But it took a darker turn when, in the 1980s, more than two dozen engineers and scientists working for Marconi in secret projects died in very unusual or unexplained circumstances—an episode often referred to as the GEC-Marconi scientist deaths controversy. Coincidence? Cold War espionage? Or something far stranger hidden beneath the ice? In this episode, we explore: • Claims of alien technology hidden in frozen regions • The mysterious sentient black goo and why it was placed in the frozen wastes of the South Atlantic • Marconi’s involvement in advanced defence research • The unexplained deaths of defence scientists. Hosted by Neil Ward, Andrew Chaplin, and Ben Emlyn-Jones. Part of the Paranormal UK Radio Network. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/paranormal-uk-radio-network--4541473/support .

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