There are many millions of people throughout the world who profoundly believe that the Turin Shroud is of impregnable authenticity; even being the evidence of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

Modern interest in the Turin Shroud began with the 1978 documentary, “The Silent Witness” (Screenpro Films) directed by David W. Rolfe, co-written by the director, Henry Lincoln and Ian Wilson (narrated by Kenneth More); released in a London West End Cinema on Easter Monday, 27 March, 1978. The Silent Witness was recipient of the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary, 1978 (The translation of Mgr Giulio Ricci's testimony in the documentary is narrated by Henry Lincoln).

Ian Wilson’s book The Turin Shroud (Victor Gollancz, 1978) became the iconic touchstone of the subject matter.

The Silent Witness was first shown on television in Italy on the Rai Uno channel in April, 1978.

The second ever exposition of the Turin Shroud was in September 1978 for a period of five weeks.

The Silent Witness was first shown on television in the United Kingdom on BBC One as part of the “Everyman” series on Maundy Thursday, 12 April 1979; followed by a discussion that included Dr John Robinson of Cambridge University arguing that the Turin Shroud may one day be accepted as proof of Jesus Christ’s resurrection.

The Turin Shroud was finally carbon-dated in 1988 by accelerator mass spectrometry in three separate laboratories at Arizona, Oxford and Zurich. The result showed that the flax from which the Turin Shroud's linen was woven was harvested between AD 1260 and 1390 at a confidence level of 95% (the arguments that have followed since the carbon-date-testing and the amount of articles and books that have been published can literally fill warehouses: it’s a subject matter on its own).

But there is no need to show from carbon-date-testing that the Turin Shroud is of spurious origin.

Below, a more-than-convincing demonstration by Joe Nickell of how the image on the Turin Shroud could have been made, also showing in the process many elements about the Turin Shroud not acknowledged by believers.

Therefore, Henry Lincoln was involved not only in bringing to attention the fake mystery of Rennes-le-Château to the UK – but also introducing modern worldwide interest in the Turin Shroud.