| Description |
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Note |
Note: Also known as "Britain's greatest hoax." |
| System Details |
DVD; Dolby digital, NTSC, letterboxed. |
| Performer |
Narrator: Richard Donat. |
| Credits |
Editors: Peter Norrey, Rick Widmer ; camera: Richard Ranken, Jeremy Humphries ; managing director: Alan Ritsko ; senior executive producer: Paula S. Apsell. |
| Note |
Originally produced by the BBC in 2003. |
| Event |
Original PBS Broadcast Date: January 11, 2005. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
For 40 years, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England, was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Then, in 1953, new scientific tests revealed the shocking truth - "Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who could have perpetrated the hoax? With more red herrings and false trails than an Agatha Christie whodunit, The Boldest Hoax digs into intriguing new clues from archives at the Natural History Museum, and delves into the skullduggery and national pride that led a handful of faked bones to hoodwink a generation of leading scientists. Go deep into the archives of Britain's Natural History Museum, where intriguing documents shed new light on this notorious case. |
| Contents |
The earliest Englishman -- Piltdown Man exposed! -- The cases against the amateur and the professor -- An inside job? -- The cover-up. |
| Note |
Special DVD-ROM features: teaching materials (PDF); link to Nova Web site (includes audio interview, teacher's guide, links & books, and program transcript). |
| System Details |
System requirements to access DVD-ROM features: Adobe Acrobat or other PDF reader; Internet connection. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned; audio described for the visually impaired. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Piltdown forgery.
|
| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
|
|
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
|
|
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
|
|
Documentary -- Television.
|
| Added Author |
Bartlett, Kate.
|
|
Glassman, Gary.
|
|
Donat, Richard.
|
|
British Broadcasting Corporation.
|
|
Providence Pictures, Inc.
|
|
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
|
|
WGBH Video (Firm)
|
| Note |
Subtitle on container: Story of Piltdown man |
| Added Title |
Nova (Television program)
|
| ISBN |
159375289X |
|
9781593752897 |
| Standard No. |
783421386693 |
| Music No. |
WG38669 WGBH |
|
