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Fool's Gold

BBC Radio Wales

True Crime

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 9

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

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Introducing... Fool's Gold

Episode 1

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 • Duration 01:22

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

1. Buried Treasure

Episode 2

Thursday, March 20, 2025 • Duration 27:27

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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2. The Middleman

Episode 3

Thursday, March 27, 2025 • Duration 26:04

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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3. The Cover Story

Episode 4

Thursday, April 3, 2025 • Duration 22:19

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 Edwards

Contributors: Peter Reavill, Simon Wicks, Dr Gareth Williams

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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4. The Two Emperors

Episode 4

Thursday, April 10, 2025 • Duration 28:35

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 Edwards

Contributors: Dr Gareth Williams, Nigel Cleeton, 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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5. Gollum Syndrome

Episode 6

Thursday, April 17, 2025 • Duration 25:13

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 Edwards

Contributors: Tim Hoverd, Nigel Cleeton, Peter Reavill, Simon Wicks, Gareth Thomas, 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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6. History on Trial

Episode 7

Thursday, April 24, 2025 • Duration 26:38

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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7. Follow the Money

Episode 8

Thursday, May 1, 2025 • Duration 26:48

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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8. The Herefordshire Hoard

Episode 9

Thursday, May 8, 2025 • Duration 27:06

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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