NOVA

Season 32 Episode 10: The Boldest Hoax

For decades, a fossil skull discovered in Piltdown, England, was hailed as the missing link between apes and humans. Entire careers were built on its authenticity. Then in 1953, the awful truth came out: "Piltdown Man" was a fake! But who done it? In "The Boldest Hoax," NOVA gets to the bottom of the greatest scientific hoodwinking of all time.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

53

Episodes:

1020

Quality:

HD

Status:

Returning Series

First Air:

1974

IMDb:

7.0