Lindsay Graham
speaker
6,017 appearances
40 recordings
4 series
first heard Jan 2026
last heard 5d ago
Lindsay Graham’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
Trend
recordings per month · last 12 monthsRecordings per month over the last 12 months — 40 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 24.
Appearances
But the rest of the jewels stolen by Cadaguillot will disappear, sold, dispersed, or simply lost, their fates will remain unknown until one mystery at least is partly solved by the appearance of a remarkable blue diamond in London two decades later.
voice-verified
It's September nineteenth, eighteen twelve, in London, England, twenty years after the theft of the French crown jewels.
voice-verified
In his office, John Francelin carefully removes a large blue diamond from its case and places it in the center of a piece of paper.
voice-verified
With a pencil, John then traces around the outside of the gem.
voice-verified
At the age of sixty eight, John has been a jeweler for decades, but he is also a collector of curiosities and a scholar of natural history.
voice-verified
And it's in those roles that he's examining this jewel today.
voice-verified
Its owner is the diamond trader Daniel Eliason.
voice-verified
He's waiting next door while John makes a record of this extraordinary stone.
voice-verified
So John moves the diamond back and forth to catch the light, as he carefully records its facets.
voice-verified
It's like nothing he's ever seen before, it's almost flawless.
voice-verified
And once he's happy that he has the diamond to scale, John lays his pencil to one side and takes up a paintbrush.
voice-verified
He has carefully mixed a deep blue color, but he can't quite capture the true beauty of the gem.
voice-verified
It's the best John can do, though, and with a few delicate strokes he colors in his drawing.
voice-verified
Then he packs away his things and with a touch of regret, closes the diamond in its case and carries it back next door.
voice-verified
John does not know precisely how this magnificent jewel came into Daniel's possession, but a blue diamond of this size is rare.
voice-verified
He hasn't heard of one so large since the gem belonging to the King of France went missing two decades ago.
voice-verified
By now, many of the crown jewels stolen from the royal storehouse have been recovered.
voice-verified
But most of the criminals behind the theft were never caught, and even when the ringleader, Paul Miet, was put on trial, he was surprisingly acquitted.
voice-verified
And the fate of the famous blue diamond has always remained a mystery.
voice-verified
And if Daniel Eliason makes any connection between this stone and the missing royal gem, he keeps those thoughts to himself.
voice-verified
Showing 161–180 of 6,017 · page 9 of 301
← Previous
Next →