Cult

this is the bbc home service here is the

this is the bbc home service here is the news

news moscow radio has just announced the

moscow radio has just announced the successful launching of another rocket

successful launching of another rocket railway modernization

railway modernization as you may have heard in the national

as you may have heard in the national news a big search is going on

news a big search is going on present in the forest - thousands of

present in the forest - thousands of britons gaze to the stars last night to

britons gaze to the stars last night to what's the celestial passing of june's

what's the celestial passing of june's comet - pieces of wreckage have been sighted

comet - pieces of wreckage have been sighted

in 1999 me and a small documentary crew

in 1999 me and a small documentary crew lived amongst friends at the end

lived amongst friends at the end a mysterious religious group based in a

a mysterious religious group based in a remote village in cornwall

remote village in cornwall in the four person team it was myself

in the four person team it was myself camera operator max sigurdsson

camera operator max sigurdsson stephen long on secondary camera and

stephen long on secondary camera and kieran binks

kieran binks my cousin who doubled as sound recordist

my cousin who doubled as sound recordist and runner who i hired as a favour to my

auntie

since their formation fate have become

since their formation fate have become infamous for their strange beliefs

infamous for their strange beliefs involving

involving aliens comets and being linked to the

aliens comets and being linked to the disappearances

disappearances of former members friends at the end

of former members friends at the end were probably the most controversial

were probably the most controversial church in britain

church in britain

are you stuck in a routine which makes

are you stuck in a routine which makes you yearn for something greater?

you yearn for something greater? well we may have the answer for you fate

well we may have the answer for you fate stands for friends at the end we're a

stands for friends at the end we're a family of like-minded people

family of like-minded people all striving towards the same goal. you

all striving towards the same goal. you may have heard some misconceptions about

may have heard some misconceptions about fate

fate but these are unsubstantiated lies.

but these are unsubstantiated lies. don't take my word ask this legitimate

don't take my word ask this legitimate scientist - fates beliefs are grounded in

scientist - fates beliefs are grounded in science

science every 40 years a short period comet

every 40 years a short period comet passes over the earth

passes over the earth and we know through science that this is

and we know through science that this is in fact a spaceship

in fact a spaceship where a society of highly intelligent

where a society of highly intelligent super beings travel the galaxy

super beings travel the galaxy waiting to take a select few souls on

waiting to take a select few souls on their interplanetary quest

fate were once the fastest growing religion

fate were once the fastest growing religion in britain but had been in steady

in britain but had been in steady decline for the last 40 years

decline for the last 40 years after what they claimed was a

after what they claimed was a miscalculated doomsday prediction

this documentary was made 20 years ago

this documentary was made 20 years ago and hasn't been shown until today

and hasn't been shown until today i hope this can finally shed some light

i hope this can finally shed some light on what happened

on what happened all those years ago

where are your robes? i couldn't find

where are your robes? i couldn't find them

them you can't be a part of the ceremony if

you can't be a part of the ceremony if you don't have your robes darren

you don't have your robes darren where did you see them last? i don't know

where did you see them last? i don't know maybe in the kitchen

maybe in the kitchen well go and check the kitchen

yeah i want a green tea please

don't touch it. come on. all right you're

don't touch it. come on. all right you're going to have to put the

going to have to put the clip mic on him. this is comet

clip mic on him. this is comet we didn't ask for an interview

we didn't ask for an interview

so we've just done our daily prayer. don't don't

so we've just done our daily prayer. don't don't speak into it

speak into it so we've just done our daily prayer to

so we've just done our daily prayer to the comet it's to remind them

the comet it's to remind them we're here waiting - now we have to get on

we're here waiting - now we have to get on with our daily chores

with our daily chores come on i'll show you around

come on i'll show you around

this is the lounge where we relax and

this is the lounge where we relax and have fun

have fun this is the kitchen where we cook our

this is the kitchen where we cook our food - this is beck our cook

food - this is beck our cook it's normally potatoes we'd like to have

it's normally potatoes we'd like to have other things but only potatoes grow for

other things but only potatoes grow for some reason

some reason isn't that right beck?

this is leaders room, we're not allowed

this is leaders room, we're not allowed to go in, he's been in there

to go in, he's been in there for years, he's working on a really

for years, he's working on a really important project

important project and we're not supposed to know what it

and we're not supposed to know what it is - this is the sheds

is - this is the sheds it's where we go whenever we break a

it's where we go whenever we break a rule you can spend up to six weeks in

rule you can spend up to six weeks in here depending on what rule you broke.

here depending on what rule you broke. darren i brought the bucket

darren i brought the bucket

this is our garden and farm we are a

this is our garden and farm we are a completely self-sufficient community

completely self-sufficient community we make our own crops cultivate our own

we make our own crops cultivate our own water

water make our own manure

make our own manure

this is my bedroom i share with darren

this is my bedroom i share with darren it's

it's a bit empty now without him. i i love

a bit empty now without him. i i love painting

painting i find it cathartic

i find it cathartic i taught myself. uh this is the world

i taught myself. uh this is the world after our souls have been transported

after our souls have been transported onto june's comet

onto june's comet you can see people on fire

you can see people on fire buildings on fire, a lot of fire.

buildings on fire, a lot of fire. this is us safe on the comet we're not

this is us safe on the comet we're not on fire

on fire but if you look up here - fire.

but if you look up here - fire. this is a horse i saw one time, i thought

this is a horse i saw one time, i thought it was pretty cool

it was pretty cool and here he is again after the comet

and here he is again after the comet passes

passes he's on fire

comet these are really good uh do you

comet these are really good uh do you have any

have any which aren't about the end of the world

which aren't about the end of the world or have fire in them? um

or have fire in them? um no not really mother said i can't paint

no not really mother said i can't paint about anything else as it's a waste of

about anything else as it's a waste of time

time well they’re really good, really good - thank

well they’re really good, really good - thank you

you yeah so how long have you been in fate?

yeah so how long have you been in fate? i've been in fate since 1960. i met the

i've been in fate since 1960. i met the leader when i was at university

leader when i was at university he said he saw something special in me

he said he saw something special in me and invited me to join

and invited me to join he could see my qualities - and uh what is

he could see my qualities - and uh what is your qualities?

your qualities? i'm good with people, i'm a motivator

i'm good with people, i'm a motivator i lead by example, i may be harsh but

i lead by example, i may be harsh but it's for the greater good.

it's for the greater good. all things begin and end with the comet

all things begin and end with the comet all other things are trivial.

all other things are trivial. beck do you mind sitting down - yes

beck do you mind sitting down - yes can you take your hood off please just

can you take your hood off please just just for the interview?

just for the interview? i've been in fate for about two years

i've been in fate for about two years now

now before that i was in a few different

before that i was in a few different groups. there was the prism of light

groups. there was the prism of light before that there was jebodiah's temple

after that there was the church of

after that there was the church of aphrodite

aphrodite that was fun, then i fell in with the

that was fun, then i fell in with the benson family love - in

benson family love - in and that was before mr benson got

and that was before mr benson got arrested

arrested then somehow i started hanging out with

then somehow i started hanging out with the church of lucifer and his children

the church of lucifer and his children of the damned

of the damned they were intense.

they were intense. and then there was the paula abdul fan

and then there was the paula abdul fan club

yeah i kind of misunderstood that one

yeah i kind of misunderstood that one that was just a club for paul abdul fans

that was just a club for paul abdul fans freaks - well before this i was in a band

freaks - well before this i was in a band we're like a cover band

we're like a cover band um we would take famous songs and change

um we would take famous songs and change the lyrics ever so slightly so we get

the lyrics ever so slightly so we get around the copyright infringement

around the copyright infringement and then sell them to advert companies.

and then sell them to advert companies. we were living a semi-rock star life

we were living a semi-rock star life ‘i want to know what glove is’ it was a

‘i want to know what glove is’ it was a rubber

rubber rubber gloves advert. ‘don't stop bleeding’

rubber gloves advert. ‘don't stop bleeding’ that was for a tampon

that was for a tampon advert. there was also phil collin’s ‘in

advert. there was also phil collin’s ‘in your hair

your hair tonight’ - that was for a shampoo advert

tonight’ - that was for a shampoo advert and our greatest hit was

and our greatest hit was ‘i don't want a dessert i just want my

‘i don't want a dessert i just want my main’ like a ‘horse with no name’.

just want my main, it felt good to be

just want my main, it felt good to be eating my main

eating my main with a dessert everyone knows that

with a dessert everyone knows that they're lame

they're lame because you can't stop thinking about

because you can't stop thinking about when you just want another main

when you just want another main

so we end up splitting and that was

so we end up splitting and that was really hard for me

really hard for me i went into a tail spin i got really into

i went into a tail spin i got really into lsd and i think i

lsd and i think i got a bad batch because one day i took

got a bad batch because one day i took just

just a quarter of a tab and then i woke up