Raiders of the Lost Past
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1:10:00Raiders of the Lost Past
Hear about the quests for legendary relics. Clayton Hart was obsessed with cracking a code that would reveal the location of a vast gold hoard.
1:10:00The 19th-century expeditions of John L Stephens and Frederick Catherwood altered our view of the Maya civilisation. Hear about their amazing adventures.
October 2019
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1:00:00Mysteries from history. US writer Janice Bennett investigates claims that the Holy Chalice of Valencia is in fact the Holy Grail - and she is soon convinced.
1:00:00Rumours of a shipwreck in the Mojave Desert inspired prospector Charley Clusker to search for this fabled vessel in 1870. Discover what he found.
50:00Mysteries from history. US writer Janice Bennett investigates claims that the Holy Chalice of Valencia is in fact the Holy Grail - and she is soon convinced.
1:10:00Rumours of a shipwreck in the Mojave Desert inspired prospector Charley Clusker to search for this fabled vessel in 1870. Discover what he found.
1:10:00In 1881, a German adventurer embarked on a treasure hunt on a Costa Rican island. His quest, revisited here, inspired the novel Treasure Island.
50:00Hear about the peculiar fraud behind the myth that spawned Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code. An odd tale involving a priest and a saint.
2:00:00Many people thought the Nazis had hidden gold in Lake Toplitz after WWII, but an underwater probe turns up an even bigger surprise. Tune in to find out what.
50:00Hear about the peculiar fraud behind the myth that spawned Dan Brown's book, The Da Vinci Code. An odd tale involving a priest and a saint.
1:10:00Many people thought the Nazis had hidden gold in Lake Toplitz after WWII, but an underwater probe turns up an even bigger surprise. Tune in to find out what.
1:10:00In the early 1900s, Dave Arnold used a cryptic map to track down Spanish gold in Texas. Hear about the daring exploits of a real-life treasure hunter.
50:00Paul Badde embarks on a quest of Biblical proportions to prove that an image of Jesus found in Italy is in fact the Veil of Veronica, a long-lost Catholic relic.
1:05:00The 19th-century expeditions of John L Stephens and Frederick Catherwood altered our view of the Maya civilisation. Hear about their amazing adventures.
1:10:00Hear about the quests for legendary relics. Clayton Hart was obsessed with cracking a code that would reveal the location of a vast gold hoard.
1:10:00The Incan city of Machu Picchu was mostly unknown to the outside world until Hiram Bingham discovered its location in 1911. Hear about his intrepid quest.
50:00Paul Badde embarks on a quest of Biblical proportions to prove that an image of Jesus found in Italy is in fact the Veil of Veronica, a long-lost Catholic relic.
1:10:00The 19th-century expeditions of John L Stephens and Frederick Catherwood altered our view of the Maya civilisation. Hear about their amazing adventures.
50:00Hear about the quests for legendary relics. Clayton Hart was obsessed with cracking a code that would reveal the location of a vast gold hoard.
September 2019 50:00
50:00In 1881, a German adventurer embarked on a treasure hunt on a Costa Rican island. His quest, revisited here, inspired the novel Treasure Island.