George and Layton are jailed, but where are all the missing coins? Gareth Williams helps police bust a new coin-selling operation in Durham. Could these coins be from the Herefordshire hoard? The mystery of the missing hoard is far from over. Narrator: Aimee-Ffion EdwardsContributors: Holly Morgan, Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth Williams Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini Additional Research: Holly Morgan Associate Producer: David James SmithProducer: Aron Keller Exec Producer: James Robinson A BBC Studios Audio Production
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6. History on Trial
Four men stand in the dock, accused of trying to hide and sell a Viking hoard worth millions of pounds. But there’s no honour among thieves. As the trial unfolds, George and Layton’s defence – that the hoard never existed – starts to unravel. Can justice recover what history has lost?Narrator: Aimee-Ffion EdwardsContributors: Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth Williams, Kevin Hegarty KC Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews
Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini
Associate Producer: David James SmithProducer: Aron Keller Exec Producer: James Robinson A BBC Studios Audio Production
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5. Gollum Syndrome
The net tightens as police arrest George and Layton and search their homes. But when the missing treasure is nowhere to be found, investigators start to wonder: is the hoard even real?Meanwhile deleted photos offer a new lead.Narrator: Aimee-Ffion EdwardsContributors: Tim Hoverd, Nigel Cleeton, Peter Reavill, Simon Wicks, Gareth Thomas, Dr Gareth Williams, Kevin Hegarty KCSound Design: Peregrine AndrewsProduction Co-ordinator: Dan MarchiniAssociate Producer: David James SmithProducer: Aron KellerExec Producer: James RobinsonA BBC Studios Audio Production
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4. The Two Emperors
History is written by the winners – but in the ground beneath our feet, lie secrets someone has tried to bury. We travel back in time to 878AD, a world of warring Anglo Saxon kingdoms and Viking invasions. Historian Gareth Williams reveals how the coins found by George and Layton could rewrite the story of King Alfred’s reign and of Britain itself. Narrator: Aimee-Ffion EdwardsContributors: Dr Gareth Williams, Nigel Cleeton, Peter Reavill
Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews
Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini
Additional Research: Holly Morgan Associate Producer: David James SmithProducer: Aron Keller Exec Producer: James Robinson A BBC Studios Audio Production
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3. The Cover Story
Trying to throw authorities off their scent, George and Layton hand in precious pieces of gold jewelry to a museum in Cardiff, spinning a story about how and where they were found. But archaeologist Peter Reavill isn't convinced - and as the true scale and value of the hoard become impossible to ignore, so do George and Layton's lies.Narrator: Aimee-Ffion EdwardsContributors: Peter Reavill, Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth WilliamsSound Design: Peregrine AndrewsProduction Co-ordinator: Dan MarchiniAssociate Producer: David James SmithProducer: Aron KellerExec Producer: James RobinsonA BBC Studios Audio Production
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