Looting History
Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.
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Season 1
8 episodes
- 1. Robbing the Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq MuseumThe Looting of the Iraq Museum: As Baghdad fell to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities were stolen. Learn about the efforts to catch the culprits.CC44minApr 4, 2023
- 2. Blood Antiquities: Islamic State And The Theft Of Syria's PastRewind and learn about how Western collectors turned a blind eye to ISIS selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders.CC44minApr 11, 2023
- 3. Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The PharaohsA fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold appears at auction, spelling the end for a superstar Oxford don.CC44minApr 18, 2023
- 4. Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the BibleNo synopsis available yet.CC43minApr 25, 2023
- 5. Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty MuseumNo synopsis available yet.CC43minMay 2, 2023
- 6. Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of GoldThe case of hedge-fund billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in December 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70million and agreed to an `unprecedented” lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities.CCMay 9, 2023
- 7. Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing FieldsDealer Douglas Latchford was the go-to expert in Khmer antiquities with connections at the world's biggest museums. But when authorities began to look closer at his collection, his world - and reputation - began to crumbleCCJun 19, 2023
- 8. A Deal with the Devil: Hitler's Museum of Stolen ArtIn 2012, the search of a Munich flat owned by elderly recluse, Cornelius Gurlitt, uncovers a stash of lost art linked to his father, the man known as Hitler's Art Dealer.CCJun 19, 2023
Looting History
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Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.
