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Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

5. Gollum Syndrome

10 April 2025

25 minutes

Available for over a year

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