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1. Buried Treasure

Two detectorists stumble upon a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to 拢12m. This is the story of how to go from the luckiest treasure hunters on earth, to Newport鈥檚 most wanted.

June 2015, Herefordshire. Two Welsh detectorists - George Powell and Layton Davies - stumble upon a Viking hoard estimated to be worth up to 拢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鈥檚 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

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Mon 30 Jun 2025 09:30
麻豆社 Radio 4

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