The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:59 pmI missed this when broadcast on Wednesday 20th January, but see it's now available on the BBC iPlayer. The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax
In 1864 a strange type of rock fell from the sky above Orgueil in rural France. Shocked and frightened locals collected pieces of the peculiar, peaty blob from the surrounding fields, and passed them on to museums and scientists....