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1. Buried Treasure

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

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