Marc Fennell as Self - Presenter
Episodes 14
Chipped Away
Marc Fennell is on a scavenger hunt for pieces of a mysterious, ancient Palestinian Mosaic, when put together, reveals how the British Empire shaped the modern Middle East.
Read MoreShadow Boxer
In a mystery binding together China, UK & Australia, British colonial forces took a golden warrior statue following an epic rebellion by Chinese martial artists. But how did it end up in a prestigious Australian building?
Read MoreThe Crow Flies
Crowfoot, a Chief of Blackfoot nation, negotiated one of the most controversial treaties in Canadian history and his personal regalia ended up in a British museum. Did colonial forces literally steal the shirt from his back?
Read MoreThe Return
For well over a century the remains of Yagan, an Indigenous Noongar warrior from WA, were missing in the UK. The search for Yagan and the fight to bring him home is one of history's wildest detective stories.
Read MoreParthenon Sculptures
Stephen Fry joins Marc Fennell on a gripping adventure, from the pinnacle of the Acropolis to a secluded robotics lab high in the Tuscan mountains to a shipwreck under the Aegean Sea.
Read MoreAustralia's Egyptian Mystery
Marc Fennell travels to the Pyramids of Giza, down the Nile and to the very heart of the British Empire to uncover the truth of how the ancient Egyptian mummified remains of a child ended up in Australia's oldest university.
Read MoreWorld's Biggest Diamond
Marc Fennell delves into South Africa's first diamond mine and the opulent realms of London to uncover the intriguing tale of how the largest gem-quality diamond ultimately reached the hands of the British Royal family.
Read MoreGirl And Her Doll
In 2022, a tattered black doll was sent from Britain to the First Nations people of lutruwita/Tasmania, carrying with it a devastating story of a stolen child. Marc Fennell unravels a story of heartbreak and injustice.
Read MoreIrish Giant
Imagine lying on your deathbed, knowing that doctors can't wait to dissect your body. That is how the tallest man from Ireland ended his short life. Marc Fennell unpicks the twisting story of Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant.
Read MoreOperation Legacy
From the bustling streets of Nairobi to a secluded royal retreat in the Kenyan mountains, Marc Fennell is on the hunt for secret documents that reveal a brutal history of war and a crumbling empire.
Read MoreGreat Rubber Heist
Look around you. Rubber is everywhere now, but it wasn't always this way. Marc Fennell takes you deep into the Amazon jungle to unravel an elaborate botanical heist that changed the world.
Read MoreMystery Sphinx
For years, visitors to the British Museum have been puzzled by an exhibit: a sphinx that looks almost identical to those from Egypt. Marc Fennell discovers the wild story of theft and the secrets of a breathtaking island.
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