NOVA · SEASON 32
The Boldest Hoax
Episode 10 · 2005-01-11
- Documentary
Episode 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.
55 minutes
Season 32 episodes
1. Origins: Earth is Born2004-09-28
2. Origins: How Life Began2004-09-28
3. Origins: Where Are the Aliens?2004-09-29
4. Origins: Back to the Beginning2004-09-29
5. The Most Dangerous Woman in America2004-10-12
6. America's Stone Age Explorers2004-11-09
7. Great Escape2004-11-16
8. Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land2004-11-23
9. Welcome to Mars2005-01-04
10. The Boldest Hoax2005-01-11
11. Supersonic Dream2005-01-18
12. The Viking Deception2005-02-08
13. Saving the National Treasures2005-02-15
14. A Daring Flight2005-02-22
15. Wave That Shook the World2005-03-29
16. Hitler's Sunken Secret2005-11-08
17. Newton's Dark Secrets2005-11-15
18. Storm That Drowned a City2005-12-14
