The World's Hardest Puzzle
Archive is an investigative documentary series hosted by Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson. Following the success of The Interruption, listeners can expect another captivating story from Season Two: The World's Hardest Puzzle.
In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself on the message board, 4chan. The cryptic post appeared online, seeking 'highly intelligent individuals.' What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on the internet. One that took players across the internet and into real-world locations. After two years of enigmatic posting, it disappeared - and was never seen again. The final puzzle was never solved.
Nearly a decade later, Tommie Trelawny and Nicky Anderson decide to take on Cicada 3301 for themselves. Who was behind these mysterious puzzles? And what did they want to achieve?
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Ultimate Truth is the Ultimate Illusion | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 7
The Key is All Around You | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 6
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Patience is a Virtue | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 5
We Shall Await You There | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 4
It’s Dark Outside | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 3
We Want The Best | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 2
The complexity of each set of Cicada 3301’s puzzles astounded everyone. Even the minute details seemed forensic... All we know is they wanted ‘highly intelligent individuals.’ But why did they want t…
Good Luck, 3301 | The World's Hardest Puzzle – Episode 1
The World's Hardest Puzzle | Trailer
In 2012, a mysterious organisation known as Cicada 3301 announced itself to the world with a cryptic post seeking ‘highly intelligent individuals.’
What followed became known as the hardest puzzle on…
Epilogue | The Interruption – Episode 9
On a freezing January evening, Tommie and Producer Nicky wait in a carpark for a stranger.
The Interruption is solved. They know who was behind it. So why are they here?
What can this stranger tell th…
The Gadget Guru (Part Two) | The Interruption – Episode 8
Forty-five years later, Tommie has gone on a journey through UFO Religions, talking to alien impersonators, psychic illusionists and travelling to alien churches.
He’s found out who was behind The Int…
The Gadget Guru (Part One) | The Interruption – Episode 7
Two days after a massive dead end in their investigation, Tommie sends his producer a voice note: “That man is Vrillon, that man is Vrillon…”
And with those words, the 45-year-old case has been solved…
Take Me to Your Leader | The Interruption – Episode 6
Out of a converted shop front in Fulham’s High Street lies the Aetherius Society – Britain’s oldest UFO religion.
A large, life-like painting of George King, the founder and prophet, hangs above the E…
Operation Space Pirates | The Interruption – Episode 5
We have explored the motive, but what about the method?
Tommie hears from some of England’s most well-known pirate broadcasters.
These pirate radio DJs weren’t messing around, they took their craft se…
Close Encounters | The Interruption – Episode 4
In the last episode, we met two amateur investigators, StarDoG and AP Strange.
Like Tommie, the duo had fallen down the Interruption rabbit hole and had been working on this incident for years – with …
First Contact | The Interruption – Episode 3
Many UFO movements believe aliens can take control of humans and use them as their mouthpieces.
Many of these “contactees” are still around today and some offer their psychic services online.
It gave u…
The Father, the Son, and the Flying Saucer | The Interruption – Episode 2
As The Interruption took place over the airwaves, we don’t have any physical evidence left behind. But we do have one thing: the message.
You see, at the time no one really listened to what the alien…
A Breakthrough in Sound | The Interruption – Episode 1
For Southern Television, a TV station based in the south of England, November 26th 1977 was a day like any other.
Until 5:00pm, when this happened.
“This is the voice of Vrillon. Representative of the …
The Interruption | Trailer
This story is not a work of science fiction. Everything you’re about to hear is true.
On 26th November 1977, a mysterious alien voice calling themself “Vrillon,” broke onto the Five O’Clock News.
Vrill…