Fool's Gold

By: BBC Radio Wales
  • Summary

  • How the luckiest treasure hunters on earth became Newport’s most wanted

    (C) BBC 2025
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Episodes
  • 2. The Middleman
    Mar 27 2025

    In the close-knit detectorist community, secrets don't stay secret for long. With rare Anglo-Saxon coins in their possession, George and Layton turn to coin dealer Simon Wicks. But as coins start appearing at a Mayfair auction house, whispers of an undeclared hoard begin to spread.

    Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards

    Contributors: Peter Reavill, Simon Wicks.

    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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    26 mins
  • 1. Buried Treasure
    Mar 20 2025

    June 2015, Herefordshire. Two Welsh detectorists - George Powell and Layton Davies - stumble upon a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to £12m.

    They could have become very rich and been celebrated as heroes in museums across the land. But instead, they began to hatch a criminal plot. Narrated by Aimee-Ffion Edwards (Detectorists/Slow Horses), this is the story of how to go from the luckiest treasure hunters on earth, to Newport's most wanted.

    Narrator: Aimee-Ffion Edwards

    Contributors: Holly Morgan, Dawn Chipchase & Simon Wicks

    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
  • Introducing... Fool's Gold
    Mar 11 2025

    Two Welsh detectorists dig up a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to £12m. This is the story of how to go from the luckiest treasure hunters on earth, to Newport’s most wanted

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    1 min

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