A more honest title for this book would have been "The presenter of an TV documentary series on archaeological 'mysteries' tells some interesting anecdotes from the making of the TV programmes." But I doubt that would have sold quite so many copies.

Josh Bernstein isn't a professional archaeologist and from the stories in this book there's no actual archaeology involved in the programmes. By all accounts there's insufficient background research done on the programmes, they're made to tight shooting schedules and seem to specialise in getting the presenter, an outdoor survival expert, placed in as much danger as possible to make for more exciting television.

Even as a companion to the TV series this is an inadequate work – not all the episodes are covered and others are only mentioned in passing.