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Taken in [[1917]], the '''Cottingley fairy photos''' showed frolicking [[Fairies]]. The creators sounded so convincing that, despite all the experts declaring the pictures as "fake", many people believed them. When the girls were old ladies, they admitted that the fairies weren't real after all: they were actually just [[paint]]ed [[cardboard]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') | Taken in [[1917]], the '''Cottingley fairy photos''' showed frolicking [[Fairies]]. The creators sounded so convincing that, despite all the experts declaring the pictures as "fake", many people believed them. When the girls were old ladies, they admitted that the fairies weren't real after all: they were actually just [[paint]]ed [[cardboard]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Iceberg (novel)|Iceberg]]'') | ||
[[Gwen Cooper]] did a school project on the photos as a child. | [[Gwen Cooper]] did a school project on the photos as a child. Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] and [[Harry Houdini]] believed that they were real. One of these photos showed [[Jasmine Pierce]], a formerly [[human]] [[Chosen One]] from [[2007]], now transformed into a Fairy herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Small Worlds]]'') | ||
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Soon after playing the [[Eighth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', [[Paul McGann]] starred in the 1997 film {{wi|FairyTale: A True Story}}, another fictionalised account of the photos which portrayed them as genuine. | Soon after playing the [[Eighth Doctor]] in ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', [[Paul McGann]] starred in the 1997 film {{wi|FairyTale: A True Story}}, another fictionalised account of the photos which portrayed them as genuine. | ||
[[Category:Earth history]] | [[Category:Earth history]] | ||
[[Category:Alien artefacts]] | [[Category:Alien artefacts]] | ||
Revision as of 15:04, 22 January 2018
Taken in 1917, the Cottingley fairy photos showed frolicking Fairies. The creators sounded so convincing that, despite all the experts declaring the pictures as "fake", many people believed them. When the girls were old ladies, they admitted that the fairies weren't real after all: they were actually just painted cardboard. (PROSE: Iceberg)
Gwen Cooper did a school project on the photos as a child. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini believed that they were real. One of these photos showed Jasmine Pierce, a formerly human Chosen One from 2007, now transformed into a Fairy herself. (TV: Small Worlds)
Behind the scenes
In reality, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle did believe in the authenticity of the photos, having accepted the existence of the supernatural by that time in his life.
One of the fairies in the photo shown in extreme close-up in Small Worlds and on the Torchwood website was retouched to make it appear to have Jasmine's face.
Soon after playing the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who, Paul McGann starred in the 1997 film FairyTale: A True Story, another fictionalised account of the photos which portrayed them as genuine.
