The Great Girona Gold Hunt

Synopsis

Forty years after discovering the wreck of gold-laden warship from the Spanish Armada on Antrim's treacherous north coast, Robert Stenuit dives the site again and reveals the intrigue behind the recovery of the greatest haul of Armada treasure ever made. On a wild autumn night in 1588, the warship was wrecked and the Girona lay undiscovered for nearly four centuries, until treasure hunter Robert Stenuit found her wreck site and secretly began to salvage its golden hoard.

Broadcasts

1. Mon 28 Apr 2008
   21:00
   BBC One (Northern Ireland only)
2. Mon 25 Aug 2008
   22:35
   BBC One (Northern Ireland only)