Why we'll never stop looking for the Holy Grail

From: The Scotsman | Date: February 3, 2006| Author: Fergus Sheppard | Copyright information

FOR 2,000 years the Holy Grail has drifted in and out of vision like a jewelled chimera, taunting generations to find it. Was the fabled cup from the Last Supper spirited from Jerusalem by Christian knights, or is it an unimaginable secret about Jesus himself? Why don't we ask a presenter of the BBC motoring programme Top Gear to find out?

Richard Hammond and the Holy Grail, an hour-long BBC1 documentary, is the latest offering from the mini-industry spawned by The Da Vinci Code. The ...

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