Episode 4 - The Hitler Diaries

Episode 4 of Bunkum & Ballyhoo looks at one of the most notorious hoaxes of the 20th century - the Hitler Diaries; how a clumsy forgery fooled the world's press and one of England's most respected historians, why sometimes a lie only needs a particularly enthusiastic believer to take flight, and how these phony diaries connect to a notorious Holocaust denier, and to a broader world of conspiracy theory.
Audio Sources:
Witness History: The Hitler Diaries Hoax - BBC World Service

Selected Sources:
Selling Hitler by Robert Harris
Telling Lies About Hitler by Richard J. Evans
The Last Days Of Hitler by Hugh Trevor-Roper