and a weight-training instructor. He has been a frequent guest of the late night American radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. Fanthorpe was Director of Media Studies and teacher of Religious Studies at the Sixth form college the Cardiff Academy in Cardiff in South Wales. In 2013 he appeared in the Yesterday series Forbidden History presented by Jamie Theakston. Family life Fanthorpe's wife Patricia is also his agent, manager and business partner. Moreover, they co-authored a number of books, including Rennes-le-Chateau: Its Mysteries and Secrets (1991), The Oak Island Mystery: The Secret of the World's Greatest Treasure Hunt (1995), The World's Most Mysterious People (Mysteries and Secrets) (1998), Mysteries of Templar Treasure and the Holy Grail: The Secrets of Rennes Le Chateau (2004), Mysteries and Secrets of the Templars: The Story Behind the Da Vinci Code (2005), Mysteries and Secrets of the Masons: The Story Behind the Masonic Order (2006), Satanism & Demonology: Mysteries and Secrets (2011), The Joan of Arc Mysteries (2019), Garan of the Veneti (2019), Parables of the Pond (2019), Earth, Sky and Sea (2019) and Thoughts and Prayers for Stressful Times (2019). Today, the couple live in Roath in Cardiff. They have two daughters, Stephanie Dawn Patricia Fanthorpe (born 1964), and Fiona Mary Patricia Alcibiadette Fanthorpe (born 1966). Television, radio and film appearances Television Radio Lionel Fanthorpe wrote and narrated several episodes of The Fanthorpe Investigations for BBC Radio (Sounds). Writing Fanthorpe's output can be grouped under three broad headings, as follows: Approximately 180 paperback novels and short-story collections, in the science fiction and supernatural genres, produced for the UK publisher Badger Books during the 1950s and 1960s. Numerous books on Christian themes, including the "Thoughts and Prayers" series. Compilations of Forteana (generally with the word "mystery", "mysteries" or "mysterious" in the title), co-written with his wife Patricia. Badger Books Fanthorpe began working for Badger Books in the early 1950s, and over the period of the next 15 years produced many books under different pseudonyms, some of which were pen-names shared with other of Badger Books' writers. These included: Victor La Salle, John E. Muller, and Karl Zeigfreid. Pseudonyms exclusive to Fanthorpe's short story output include Neil Balfort, Othello Baron, Noel Bertram, Oben Leterth, Elton T. Neef, Peter O'Flinn, René Rolant, Robin Tate and Deutero Spartacus. Names he used for novels include Erle Barton, Lee Barton, Thornton Bell, Leo Brett, Bron Fane, L.P. Kenton, Phil