The Derbyshire Mummified Fairy

Up there with The Fiji Mermaid, the Area 51 Alien Autopsy film and The Cottingley Fairies, the Derbyshire Mummified Fairy is considered to be one of the greatest hoaxes of modern times. Still ‘going viral’ and stirring people’s imaginations globally, the hoax creator Dan Baines gives a full account of what he did, why he did it and the strange repercussions that followed.

Those expecting a talk on the non-existence of fairies and how he fooled millions of believers think again. Dan’s cautionary tale presents a modern account on what can happen when one unexpectedly opens a door to a long forgotten world and the secrets it can uncover.