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The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax

Postby David Entwistle » Fri Jan 22, 2016 12:59 pm

I 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....
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Re: The Meteorite and the Hidden Hoax

Postby Bryan Drummond » Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:17 pm

Thanks for the heads up. I've just listened to the programme on a podcast. Very interesting and controversial subject....
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