Henry Lincoln
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Henry Lincoln is an English author, television presenter, scriptwriter and former Supporting actor
. He co-wrote three Doctor Who
multi-part serials in the 1960s, and —starting in the 1970s— authored a series of books and inspired documentaries for the British television channel BBC2, on the alleged "mysteries" surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château
. This launched a series of lectures, and in 1982, Lincoln co-wrote the pseudohistorical
book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
, which became the inspiration for Dan Brown
's bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code
.
. Under his original name of Henry Soskin, he appeared in 1960s television series such as The Avengers
and The Champions
, and then moved on to writing. He was the co-writer, with Mervyn Haisman
, of three Doctor Who stories starring Patrick Troughton
: The Abominable Snowmen
, The Web of Fear
and The Dominators
and retained the rights to the recurring character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
.
Henry Lincoln was also a faith healer
. His son, Rupert Soskin describes himself as a "qualified healer" who has been "focusing particularly on energies and communication in nature" - his wife is Julie Soskin who in 1996 founded The School of Insight and Intuitions - Spiritual and Consciousness Studies.
In 1969, Lincoln visited a small village in southwestern France called Rennes-le-Château, and read Le Trésor Maudit de Rennes-le-Château (trans: The Accursed Treasure of Rennes-le-Château), a book by Gérard de Sède
about an alleged hidden treasure. The book reproduced copies of Latin parchments that had allegedly been found by a priest within a pillar of a local church. Inspired by what appeared to be secret codes hidden in the Latin text, Lincoln did some research about the parchments and a possible treasure, writing several books presenting his theories about the area, as well as inspiring a series of three BBC Two documentaries in the 1970s. He has also written and presented documentaries on other subjects such as The Man in the Iron Mask, Nostradamus, and The Curse of the Pharaohs.
One of the alleged parchments (which was later shown to be a forgery, since the writing was written in modern French and not in 18th or 19th century French) involved a series of raised letters throughout its Latin text, spelling out a message: À Dagobert II Roi et à Sion est ce trésor et il est là mort (trans: "This treasure belongs to King Dagobert II
and to Sion, and he is there dead"; or, "This treasure belongs to King Dagobert II and to Sion, and it is death"). This referred to the Merovingian king Dagobert II, who had been assassinated without a direct heir in the 7th century, thereby ending his branch of the dynasty. Later research, however, showed that de Sède's book had actually been written at the instigation of Pierre Plantard
as part of an elaborate hoax to promote a society known as the Priory of Sion
, and Plantard claimed to be descended from Dagobert II. Pierre Plantard died in 2000.
. During the mid 1970s, while Lincoln was lecturing at a summer school, he met Richard Leigh
, an American fiction writer. Leigh introduced him to Michael Baigent
, a New Zealand photo-journalist who had been working on a project about the Knights Templar
. The three discovered that they shared a common interest in the Knights Templar, and between them later developed a theory that Jesus Christ had started a bloodline that had later intermarried with the Frankish Merovingian royal dynasty. He presented three documentaries in the Chronicle
series for BBC2; "The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem" shown in February 1972, "The Priest, the Painter and the Devil" shown in October 1974 and finally "The Shadow of the Templars" shown in November 1979. Excerpts for the latter are still available online.http://wideeyecinema.com/?p=504 and http://www.rlcresearch.com/2008/05/18/shadow-of-the-templars/
The three of them took their theory on the road during the 1970s in a series of lectures that later developed into the 1982 book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, which became a bestseller and popularised the theory that Jesus had fathered a still extant and powerful bloodline (the true Holy Grail
), and was all tied together by a secret society
known as the Priory of Sion
. These ideas were later used as the basis of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
The book has been described as "a work thoroughly debunked by scholars and critics alike".
, were incorporated in the bestselling American novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.
In March 2006, Baigent and Leigh filed a lawsuit in a British court against Brown's publisher, Random House
, claiming copyright infringement
. On April 7, High Court
judge Peter Smith
rejected the copyright-infringement claim, and Dan Brown won the court case.
Lincoln was not involved in the proceedings, reputedly because of illness; however, in the Channel Five documentary, Revealed... The Man behind the Da Vinci Code, Lincoln stated that he did not wish to take part in the proceedings because the ideas brought forth in Holy Blood were not even original themselves, and Brown's actions could only be described as, "a bit naughty." An earlier novel had already used the theme of a Jesus bloodline
: The Dreamer of the Vine, by Liz Greene
, published in 1980. Greene is Richard Leigh's sister and was Michael Baigent's girlfriend at that time; she was not sued for plagiarism.
In 1993, Lincoln wrote and presented the four-episode TV-series The Secret which was produced and directed by Erling Haagensen. The series presented elements of Lincoln's lifelong research on Rennes-le-Château, such as an alleged link between the area and the painting Les Bergers d'Arcadie by 17th century painter Nicolas Poussin
. In 2000, Lincoln collaborated with Haagensen to write The Templar's Secret Island, linking their mutual hypotheses about geometry
being observed in the placement of medieval churches around both Rennes-le-Château and the Danish island of Bornholm
. These speculative findings led them to allege that the Knights Templar
had built the churches on Bornholm in a specific pattern, to be used as a series of medieval astronomical observatories.
Author Sharan Newman has noted that the history given in The Templar's Secret Island "is based on a few pieces of data and several assumptions that rely on inaccurate information", also adding that there are no records of Templar activity in Denmark.
Mainstream historians and specialists in medieval architecture believe that the four central-plan churches in Ny, Nylars, Ols and Østerlars in Bornholm were built as a result of the pilgrimages made by Sigurd I of Norway
to the recaptured Jerusalem between 1107 and 1111. Sharan Newman commented, "The idea of building a church in the form of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem wasn't new. A hundred years before the Templar order was founded, the Benedictine
church at Saint-Bénigne
at Dijon was built with a round nave in imitation of the Holy Sepulcher. Even the Hospitallers
built round churches."
Honorary Knighthood in the self-styled
Militi Templi Scotia order, at Newbattle Abbey
in Scotland, in recognition of his work in the fields of sacred geometry
and Templar
history. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511110/bio A description of Lincoln's knighting ceremony can be found in Rat Scabies and The Holy Grail
by Christopher Dawes, a gonzo
-style book about Rennes-le-Château in which Lincoln appears as a central character.
Henry Lincoln now lives permanently close to the village of Rennes-le-Château, and can often be seen in the village showing visitors around.
Supporting actor
A supporting actor is an actor who performs roles in a play or film other than that of the leads.These roles range from bit parts to secondary leads. They are sometimes but not necessarily character roles. A supporting actor must also use restraint not to upstage the main actor/actress in the...
. He co-wrote three Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
multi-part serials in the 1960s, and —starting in the 1970s— authored a series of books and inspired documentaries for the British television channel BBC2, on the alleged "mysteries" surrounding the French village of Rennes-le-Château
Rennes-le-Château
Rennes-le-Château is a commune in the Aude department in Languedoc in southern France.This small French hilltop village is known internationally, and receives tens of thousands of visitors per year, for being at the center of various conspiracy theories, and for being the location of an alleged...
. This launched a series of lectures, and in 1982, Lincoln co-wrote the pseudohistorical
Pseudohistory
Pseudohistory is a pejorative term applied to a type of historical revisionism, often involving sensational claims whose acceptance would require rewriting a significant amount of commonly accepted history, and based on methods that depart from standard historiographical conventions.Cryptohistory...
book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail is a book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln....
, which became the inspiration for Dan Brown
Dan Brown
Dan Brown is an American author of thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels, which are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour time period, feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories...
's bestselling novel, The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective novel written by Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus having been married to...
.
Early career
Lincoln was born in London in 1930, and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic ArtRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art is a drama school located in London, United Kingdom. It is generally regarded as one of the most renowned drama schools in the world, and is one of the oldest drama schools in the United Kingdom, having been founded in 1904.RADA is an affiliate school of the...
. Under his original name of Henry Soskin, he appeared in 1960s television series such as The Avengers
The Avengers (TV series)
The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
and The Champions
The Champions
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company...
, and then moved on to writing. He was the co-writer, with Mervyn Haisman
Mervyn Haisman
Mervyn Haisman was a television and film script writer. Prior to this career he worked as an actor and managed a theatre company as well as working in insurance.- Overview :...
, of three Doctor Who stories starring Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton
Patrick George Troughton was an English actor most widely known for his roles in fantasy, science fiction and horror films, particularly in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which he played from 1966 to 1969,...
: The Abominable Snowmen
The Abominable Snowmen
The Abominable Snowmen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from September 30 to November 4, 1967. The story is notable for the introduction of recurring foes, the Yeti....
, The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear
The Web of Fear is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 3 February to 9 March 1968. This serial — which marks the return of the Yeti, the Great Intelligence, and Professor Travers — is the sequel to The Abominable...
and The Dominators
The Dominators
The Dominators is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in five weekly parts from 10 August to 7 September 1968.-Plot:...
and retained the rights to the recurring character Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Nicholas Courtney...
.
Henry Lincoln was also a faith healer
Faith Healer
Faith Healer is a play by Brian Friel about the life of faith healer Francis Hardy as monologued through the shifting memories of Hardy, his wife, Grace, and stage manager, Teddy.-Synopsis:...
. His son, Rupert Soskin describes himself as a "qualified healer" who has been "focusing particularly on energies and communication in nature" - his wife is Julie Soskin who in 1996 founded The School of Insight and Intuitions - Spiritual and Consciousness Studies.
Rennes-le-Château
Gérard de Sède
Géraud Marie de Sède de Liéoux was born in Paris to parents who supported the right-wing politics of Action Française....
about an alleged hidden treasure. The book reproduced copies of Latin parchments that had allegedly been found by a priest within a pillar of a local church. Inspired by what appeared to be secret codes hidden in the Latin text, Lincoln did some research about the parchments and a possible treasure, writing several books presenting his theories about the area, as well as inspiring a series of three BBC Two documentaries in the 1970s. He has also written and presented documentaries on other subjects such as The Man in the Iron Mask, Nostradamus, and The Curse of the Pharaohs.
One of the alleged parchments (which was later shown to be a forgery, since the writing was written in modern French and not in 18th or 19th century French) involved a series of raised letters throughout its Latin text, spelling out a message: À Dagobert II Roi et à Sion est ce trésor et il est là mort (trans: "This treasure belongs to King Dagobert II
Dagobert II
Dagobert II was the king of Austrasia , the son of Sigebert III and Chimnechild of Burgundy. The Feast Date of St Dagobert II is 23 December -Biography:...
and to Sion, and he is there dead"; or, "This treasure belongs to King Dagobert II and to Sion, and it is death"). This referred to the Merovingian king Dagobert II, who had been assassinated without a direct heir in the 7th century, thereby ending his branch of the dynasty. Later research, however, showed that de Sède's book had actually been written at the instigation of Pierre Plantard
Pierre Plantard
Pierre Athanase Marie Plantard was a French draughtsman, best known for being the principal perpetrator of the Priory of Sion hoax, by which he claimed from the 1960s onwards that he was a Merovingian descendant of Dagobert II and the "Great Monarch" prophesied by Nostradamus.-Surname:Pierre...
as part of an elaborate hoax to promote a society known as the Priory of Sion
Priory of Sion
The Prieuré de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most notorious is a fringe fraternal organisation, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard...
, and Plantard claimed to be descended from Dagobert II. Pierre Plantard died in 2000.
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
Henry Lincoln is best-known for being one of the co-authors of the controversial 1982 bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy GrailThe Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail is a book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln....
. During the mid 1970s, while Lincoln was lecturing at a summer school, he met Richard Leigh
Richard Leigh (author)
Richard Harris Leigh was a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey, USA to a British father and an American mother, who spent most of his life in the UK. Leigh earned a BA from Tufts University, a Master's degree from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D...
, an American fiction writer. Leigh introduced him to Michael Baigent
Michael Baigent
Michael Baigent is an author and speculative theorist who co-wrote a number of books that question mainstream perceptions of history and the life of Jesus. He is best known as co-writer of the book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail....
, a New Zealand photo-journalist who had been working on a project about the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
. The three discovered that they shared a common interest in the Knights Templar, and between them later developed a theory that Jesus Christ had started a bloodline that had later intermarried with the Frankish Merovingian royal dynasty. He presented three documentaries in the Chronicle
Chronicle (TV series)
Chronicle is a newsmagazine show produced at two Hearst Television-owned New England television stations, WCVB-TV Ch. 5 in Boston and WMUR-TV Ch. 9 in Manchester, New Hampshire...
series for BBC2; "The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem" shown in February 1972, "The Priest, the Painter and the Devil" shown in October 1974 and finally "The Shadow of the Templars" shown in November 1979. Excerpts for the latter are still available online.http://wideeyecinema.com/?p=504 and http://www.rlcresearch.com/2008/05/18/shadow-of-the-templars/
The three of them took their theory on the road during the 1970s in a series of lectures that later developed into the 1982 book, The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, which became a bestseller and popularised the theory that Jesus had fathered a still extant and powerful bloodline (the true Holy Grail
Holy Grail
The Holy Grail is a sacred object figuring in literature and certain Christian traditions, most often identified with the dish, plate, or cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper and said to possess miraculous powers...
), and was all tied together by a secret society
Secret society
A secret society is a club or organization whose activities and inner functioning are concealed from non-members. The society may or may not attempt to conceal its existence. The term usually excludes covert groups, such as intelligence agencies or guerrilla insurgencies, which hide their...
known as the Priory of Sion
Priory of Sion
The Prieuré de Sion, translated from French as Priory of Sion, is a name given to multiple groups, both real and fictitious. The most notorious is a fringe fraternal organisation, founded and dissolved in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard...
. These ideas were later used as the basis of Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.
The book has been described as "a work thoroughly debunked by scholars and critics alike".
Dan Brown lawsuit
Some of the ideas presented in The Holy Blood and the Holy GrailThe Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail is a book by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln....
, were incorporated in the bestselling American novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown.
In March 2006, Baigent and Leigh filed a lawsuit in a British court against Brown's publisher, Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
, claiming copyright infringement
Copyright infringement
Copyright infringement is the unauthorized or prohibited use of works under copyright, infringing the copyright holder's exclusive rights, such as the right to reproduce or perform the copyrighted work, or to make derivative works.- "Piracy" :...
. On April 7, High Court
High Court of Justice
The High Court of Justice is, together with the Court of Appeal and the Crown Court, one of the Senior Courts of England and Wales...
judge Peter Smith
Peter Smith (judge)
Sir Peter Winston Smith , styled The Hon Mr Justice Peter Smith, is a Judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, appointed to that office on 15 April 2002 and assigned to the Chancery Division...
rejected the copyright-infringement claim, and Dan Brown won the court case.
Lincoln was not involved in the proceedings, reputedly because of illness; however, in the Channel Five documentary, Revealed... The Man behind the Da Vinci Code, Lincoln stated that he did not wish to take part in the proceedings because the ideas brought forth in Holy Blood were not even original themselves, and Brown's actions could only be described as, "a bit naughty." An earlier novel had already used the theme of a Jesus bloodline
Jesus bloodline
A Jesus bloodline is a hypothetical sequence of lineal descendants of the historical Jesus and Mary Magdalene, or some other woman, usually portrayed as his alleged wife or a hierodule...
: The Dreamer of the Vine, by Liz Greene
Liz Greene
Liz Greene, is an American-British astrologer, psychologist and author. She is the sister of the late author Richard Leigh...
, published in 1980. Greene is Richard Leigh's sister and was Michael Baigent's girlfriend at that time; she was not sued for plagiarism.
Bornholm
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
. In 2000, Lincoln collaborated with Haagensen to write The Templar's Secret Island, linking their mutual hypotheses about geometry
Sacred geometry
Sacred geometry is the geometry used in the planning and construction of religious structures such as churches, temples, mosques, religious monuments, altars, tabernacles; as well as for sacred spaces such as temenoi, sacred groves, village greens and holy wells, and the creation of religious art...
being observed in the placement of medieval churches around both Rennes-le-Château and the Danish island of Bornholm
Bornholm
Bornholm is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea located to the east of the rest of Denmark, the south of Sweden, and the north of Poland. The main industries on the island include fishing, arts and crafts like glass making and pottery using locally worked clay, and dairy farming. Tourism is...
. These speculative findings led them to allege that the Knights Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
had built the churches on Bornholm in a specific pattern, to be used as a series of medieval astronomical observatories.
Author Sharan Newman has noted that the history given in The Templar's Secret Island "is based on a few pieces of data and several assumptions that rely on inaccurate information", also adding that there are no records of Templar activity in Denmark.
Mainstream historians and specialists in medieval architecture believe that the four central-plan churches in Ny, Nylars, Ols and Østerlars in Bornholm were built as a result of the pilgrimages made by Sigurd I of Norway
Sigurd I of Norway
Sigurd I Magnusson , also known as Sigurd the Crusader , was King of Norway from 1103 to 1130. His rule, together with his brother Eystein I of Norway , has been regarded by historians as a golden age for the medieval Kingdom of Norway...
to the recaptured Jerusalem between 1107 and 1111. Sharan Newman commented, "The idea of building a church in the form of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem wasn't new. A hundred years before the Templar order was founded, the Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
church at Saint-Bénigne
Saint-Bénigne
Saint-Bénigne is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
at Dijon was built with a round nave in imitation of the Holy Sepulcher. Even the Hospitallers
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
built round churches."
Militi Templi Scotia
On November 8, 2003, Lincoln was given a self-styledFalse titles of nobility
False titles of nobility are supposed titles of nobility that have been fabricated and are not recognised by any government and were not so recognised in the past, even in countries in which titles of nobility once existed or still exist. They have received an increasing amount of press attention,...
Honorary Knighthood in the self-styled
Self-styled orders
Pseudo-chivalric orders or self-styled orders are organizations which falsely claim to be chivalric orders. Most self-styled orders arose in or after the mid-eighteenth century and many have been created in the present day, though most are short-lived and endure no more than a few decades.A...
Militi Templi Scotia order, at Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey
Newbattle Abbey was a Cistercian monastery near the village of Newbattle in Midlothian, Scotland, which has subsequently become a stately home and then an educational institution.-Monastery:...
in Scotland, in recognition of his work in the fields of sacred geometry
Sacred geometry
Sacred geometry is the geometry used in the planning and construction of religious structures such as churches, temples, mosques, religious monuments, altars, tabernacles; as well as for sacred spaces such as temenoi, sacred groves, village greens and holy wells, and the creation of religious art...
and Templar
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon , commonly known as the Knights Templar, the Order of the Temple or simply as Templars, were among the most famous of the Western Christian military orders...
history. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0511110/bio A description of Lincoln's knighting ceremony can be found in Rat Scabies and The Holy Grail
Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail
Rat Scabies And The Holy Grail is a book written by Christopher Dawes and published in 2005 by Sceptre Books in the UK and by Thunder’s Mouth Press in the US...
by Christopher Dawes, a gonzo
Gonzo journalism
Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism that is written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first-person narrative. The word "gonzo" is believed to be first used in 1970 to describe an article by Hunter S. Thompson, who later popularized the style...
-style book about Rennes-le-Château in which Lincoln appears as a central character.
Henry Lincoln now lives permanently close to the village of Rennes-le-Château, and can often be seen in the village showing visitors around.
Works
- Note: Lincoln was credited as Henry Soskin in his acting career, credited as Henry Lincoln or Norman Ashby as screenwriter
- 1960s television series:
- The AvengersThe Avengers (TV series)The Avengers is a spy-fi British television series set in the 1960s Britain. The Avengers initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed . Hendry left after the first series and Steed became the main character, partnered with a succession of assistants...
(actor) - No Hiding PlaceNo Hiding PlaceNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967....
(actor) - The SaintThe Saint (TV series)The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...
(actor) - The ChampionsThe ChampionsThe Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company...
(actor) - Man in a SuitcaseMan in a SuitcaseMan in a Suitcase is a 1967 television series produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment.-Origins and overview:Man in a Suitcase was effectively a replacement for Danger Man, whose production had been curtailed when its star Patrick McGoohan had decided to create his own series, The Prisoner...
(actor) - Emergency Ward 10Emergency Ward 10Emergency – Ward 10 is a British television series shown on ITV between 1957 and 1967. Like The Grove Family, a series shown by the BBC between 1954 and 1957, Emergency – Ward 10 is considered to be one of British television's first major soap operas.-Overview:The series was made by the ITV...
(screenwriter)
- The Avengers
- 1960s television series:
- Co-writer, with Mervyn HaismanMervyn HaismanMervyn Haisman was a television and film script writer. Prior to this career he worked as an actor and managed a theatre company as well as working in insurance.- Overview :...
, of three Doctor Who stories- The Abominable SnowmenThe Abominable SnowmenThe Abominable Snowmen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in six weekly parts from September 30 to November 4, 1967. The story is notable for the introduction of recurring foes, the Yeti....
- The Web of FearThe Web of FearThe Web of Fear is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from 3 February to 9 March 1968. This serial — which marks the return of the Yeti, the Great Intelligence, and Professor Travers — is the sequel to The Abominable...
- The DominatorsThe DominatorsThe Dominators is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in five weekly parts from 10 August to 7 September 1968.-Plot:...
- The Abominable Snowmen
- Co-writer, with Mervyn Haisman, of the Boris KarloffBoris KarloffWilliam Henry Pratt , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff, was an English actor.Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein , Bride of Frankenstein , and Son of Frankenstein...
film, Curse of the Crimson AltarCurse of the Crimson AltarCurse of the Crimson Altar is a 1968 British horror film directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Christopher Lee, Boris Karloff, Barbara Steele and Mark Eden. The film was produced by Lewis M. Heyward for Tigon British Film Productions. The film was released as The Crimson Cult in the United States....
, 1968
- Three BBC2 ChronicleChronicle (UK TV series)Chronicle was a BBC Television series shown monthly and then fortnightly on BBC Two from 18 June 1966 to its last broadcast in May 1991.Chronicle focused on popular archaeology and related subjects.The BBC have made some editions available ....
documentaries about Rennes-le-Château, written and narrated by Henry Lincoln.- The Lost Treasure of Jerusalem...?, 31 March, 1972
- The Priest, the Painter, and the Devil, 30 October, 1974
- The Shadow of the Templars, 27 November, 1979 (with Baigent & Leigh)
- 1982: The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail (with Michael BaigentMichael BaigentMichael Baigent is an author and speculative theorist who co-wrote a number of books that question mainstream perceptions of history and the life of Jesus. He is best known as co-writer of the book The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail....
and Richard LeighRichard Leigh (author)Richard Harris Leigh was a novelist and short story writer born in New Jersey, USA to a British father and an American mother, who spent most of his life in the UK. Leigh earned a BA from Tufts University, a Master's degree from the University of Chicago, and a Ph.D...
) - 1987: The Messianic Legacy (with Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh)
- 1991: The Holy Place: Discovering the Eighth Wonder of the Ancient World (or The Holy Place: Decoding the Mystery of Rennes-Le-Château or The Holy Place: Saunière and the Decoding of the Mystery of Rennes-le-Château)
- 1993: The Secret: 4-part documentary written and presented for Tv2 Danmark
- 2002: Key to the Sacred Pattern: The Untold Story of Rennes-le-Château
- 2002: The Templars' Secret Island: The Knights, The Priest and The Treasure (with Erling Haagensen)
- 2005: Origins of The Da Vinci Code" DVD (with Erling Haagensen)