DESCRIPTION:
There is a timeless saying that bad things happen in threes. Some believe the superstition originates from the wartime phrase ‘Three on a match’ — which refers to three soldiers using the same match to light a cigarette. It was said that the light of the match would be seen by an enemy marksman, and by the time the third soldier lit their cigarette, they would be shot by the gunman who had them in their sights. While there is no scientific proof to support the notion that tragedies continue to happen three times in a row, there are certain stories where the belief rings true...
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, audio editing assistance, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Bamburgh by Stephen Keech
Woven by Alice In Winter
The Diary by CJ0
Intercept by Cody Martin
Storms Coming by Cody Martin
Strangers by Craig Allen Fravel
Dark Hour by Falls
Growing Pains by Featherland
Gravity by Caleb Etheridge
Hot Doggin by J B Good
Constant Surveillance by JCar
A Time Will Come by Jordan White
What You Do Not Know by Joshua Spacht
Mind Over Matter by Chelsea McGough
Unexpected Turn by Moments
Cocoon Of Light by Phillip Mount
Steadfast by Moments
Distances by Salon Dijon
St Mary by Chelsea McGough And Stephen Keech
Back In Town by Trebulance Ahead
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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