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Who robbed the British Museum? And how did they get away with it for so long? The news that the world’s largest, and arguably most prestigious, history museum was robbed made global headlines.

It’s no wonder. It’s home to, among other precious artefacts, the Rosetta Stone. As in, the stone that was originally discovered by Napoleon’s soldiers, and later taught the world, for the first time, how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. 

So, just what was stolen? And how? On this episode, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, on the curious tale of the British Museum’s disappearing collection.

This episode first aired on August 28, 2023.

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our archive.
Who robbed the British Museum? And how did they get away with it for so long? The news that the world’s largest, and arguably most prestigious, history museum was robbed made global headlines.
It’s no wonder. It’s home to, among other precious artefacts, the Rosetta Stone. As in, the stone that was originally discovered by Napoleon’s soldiers, and later taught the world, for the first time, how to read Egyptian hieroglyphs. 
So, just what was stolen? And how? On this episode, Europe correspondent Rob Harris, on the curious tale of the British Museum’s disappearing collection.
This episode first aired on August 28, 2023.

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