Charioteer of the gods

It is probably fair to say that without Erich von Däniken, Fortean Times would not have found the receptive audience it did when launching in 1973. While UFOs, earth mysteries and the like were thrivi

We mark a particularly notable fortean departure this month with the death of Erich von Däniken, whose bestselling books about ancient astronauts and gods from outer space – starting with Chariots of

Chariots of the Gods (see pp28-35) came out when I was a young teenager, and like many others I was impressed by Erich von Däniken’s bestseller. It popularised the idea of ancient aliens for a mass au

The interstellar comet or spacecraft, 3I/Atlas (FT465:27) excited the world of ufology in 2025. Despite Avi Loeb’s best efforts, most experts regarded it as an unusual object but not a 33-billion-ton

Rue des Colonels Renard, near the Arc de Triomphe in the 17th arrondissement, is situated in a well-heeled part of Paris, featuring fashionable apartments at vertigo-inducing rents. In the late 1930s

David Farrier Nature’s Genius Evolution’s lessons for a changing planet 288pp. Canongate. £20. In David Farrier’s latest book, he warns us that humanity is endangering every facet of life on Earth thr