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Hoax Episodes

    5. The Pursuit of Parrots

    Australia's Night Parrot has driven birders mad for decades.

    4. The Forever Fly

    How did a single specimen come to undermine scientists?

    3. The Toad Kisser

    A scientist with a toad collection is embroiled in a global scientific culture war.

    2. The Wizard of Sussex

    A body is discovered and an eccentric solicitor takes a surprising chance.

    1. The Planted Plants of Rum

    Could the Isle of Rum miraculously have escaped the Ice Age? Tori Herridge investigates.