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Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

By: BBC Radio Wales
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How the luckiest treasure hunters on earth became Newport’s most wanted, as told by Aimee-Ffion Edwards

(C) BBC 2025
True Crime
Episodes
  • 8. The Herefordshire Hoard
    May 8 2025

    George Powell is on the run from police, but trainee reporter Holly Morgan manages to track him down. She’s hoping he’ll finally reveal the truth about the missing coins, but George won’t make it easy.

    As the pieces of treasure that have been recovered go on display in Herefordshire, the biggest question remains: with hundreds of coins unaccounted for, is the hoard gone for good – or is someone sitting on a fortune?

    Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards

    Contributors: Holly Morgan, Sarah Chedgzoy, Peter Reavill

    Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews

    Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini

    Additional Research: Holly Morgan

    Associate Producer: David James Smith

    Producer: Aron Keller

    Exec Producer: James Robinson

    A BBC Studios Audio Production

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    27 mins
  • 7. Follow the Money
    May 1 2025

    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 Edwards

    Contributors: Holly Morgan, Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth Williams

    Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews

    Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini

    Additional Research: Holly Morgan

    Associate Producer: David James Smith

    Producer: Aron Keller

    Exec Producer: James Robinson

    A BBC Studios Audio Production

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    27 mins
  • 6. History on Trial
    Apr 24 2025

    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 Edwards

    Contributors: Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth Williams, Kevin Hegarty KC

    Sound Design: Peregrine Andrews Production Co-ordinator: Dan Marchini Associate Producer: David James Smith

    Producer: Aron Keller

    Exec Producer: James Robinson

    A BBC Studios Audio Production

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    27 mins
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