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The Boldest Hoax
January 11, 2005
55 min
Season 32 - Episode 10: The Boldest Hoax
00:00 / 45:00
Overview
For decades, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England, was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Entire careers were built on its authenticity. Then in 1953, the awful truth came out: "Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who done it? In "The Boldest Hoax," NOVA gets to the bottom of the greatest scientific hoodwinking of all time.
Episode Information
TV Show
NOVA
Season
Season 32
Episode Number
10
Air Date
January 11, 2005
Runtime
55 minutes
Guest Stars
Richard Donat
Narrator
Crew
K
Kate Bartlett
Producer
K
Kate Bartlett
Director