Starring
Martyn Mayger
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
History's Greatest Hoaxes Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
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About
History's Greatest Hoaxes looks at some of the most spectacular hoaxes that show that you can fool some of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time. It looks at remarkable hoaxes including the Hitler Diaries, the Piltdown Man, the War of the World broadcast, Papillon, the Loch Ness Monster, and the Alien Autopsy film.
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Season 12016
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| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Hitler Diaries | 6.4 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Loch Ness Monster | 6.2 | 17 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | The Alien Autopsy | 6.5 | 17 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | War of the Worlds | 6.8 | 16 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Piltdown Man | 6.1 | 14 | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Papillon: Fact or Fiction | 6.7 | 13 | 44 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tom Ward Self - Narrator
Guy Walters Self - Author & Historian
Linda Papadopoulos Self - Psychologist
Alex Boese Self - Author, The World's Greatest Hoaxes
Marcus Brigstocke Self - Author & Comedian
Joe Nickell Self - Columnist, Skeptical Inquirer
Nick Pope Self - UK Ministry of Defense
Martyn Mayger Magnus Linklater [Times Editor], Mercury Theater Radio Actor
Gerd Heidemann Self - Former Reporter, Die Stern
Miles Russell Self - Archaeologist & Charles Dawson Biographer
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