About this podcast
How the luckiest treasure hunters on earth became Newport's most wanted.
Episodes
- 8. The Herefordshire Hoard · 27 min · Episode 9George 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…
- 7. Follow the Money · 27 min · Episode 8George 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…
- 6. History on Trial · 27 min · Episode 7George 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…
- 5. Gollum Syndrome · 25 min · Episode 6Four 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…
- 4. The Two Emperors · 29 min · Episode 5The 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…
- 3. The Cover Story · 22 min · Episode 4History 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…
- 2. The Middleman · 26 min · Episode 3In 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…
- 1. Buried Treasure · 27 min · Episode 2June 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…
- Introducing... Fool's Gold · 1 minTwo 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
