Podcast Episodes

Thief at the British Museum: 9. An Ending, a Beginning

Season 1 Episode 9

Ittai hands over his gems and the Museum launches a recovery process to try and find more of the missing items. But will it ever get back what has been lost?

Presenter: Katie Razzall Producers: Dari…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 8. Stateside

Season 1 Episode 8

Katie receives a tip-off that sultan1966 has been selling gems in the US.

After speaking to a buyer in New Orleans, she learns about an even bigger collection of gems offered by the same seller that …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 7. Treasure Hunt

Season 1 Episode 7

Ittai Gradel says he sold on some of the gems he thinks came from the British Museum.

A mission to hunt them down leads the team through the backstreets of Paris and to a small town in Germany.

Presen…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 6. Lone Wolf or Scapegoat?

Season 1 Episode 6

As news of the thefts breaks around the world, the boss of the British Museum turns on Ittai. Now he has to fight to clear his name.

And what of the thief? The museum shares details about how they thi…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 5. Secret Missions

Season 1 Episode 5

The inside story of how ancient treasures were stolen from one of the world’s most renowned institutions. And how one man believes he caught a thief. Omnibus edition part one of two.

Presenter: Katie …

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 4. Seeds of Doubt

Season 1 Episode 4

Ittai is convinced he’s found his thief, but not everyone is so sure. “I mean, to me, it just sounds like a setup. It sounds like he’s being framed”, one former museum insider tells us.

Peter Higgs is…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 3. Lightbulb Moment

Season 1 Episode 3

For Ittai, the clues finally fall into place. Has he identified the thief?

Ittai Gradel long suspected someone was selling ancient gems that once belonged to the British Museum. But he had no idea whe…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 2. White Paper Dots

Season 1 Episode 2

A mysterious seller appears with a seemingly endless supply of ancient, precious gems at bargain prices. Collector and dealer Ittai Gradel snaps them up. But then a strange series of events starts to…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: 1. The Man with the Cardboard Box

Season 1 Episode 1

People have called Dr Ittai Gradel a kind of Sherlock Holmes, if Holmes were Danish and obsessed with gems. He’s an antiquities dealer with an eye for stolen goods who will help unlock the mystery at…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Thief at the British Museum: Trailer

Season 1 Episode 1

The inside story of how ancient treasures disappeared from one of the world’s most famous museums. And how one man believes he uncovered a thief. BBC Culture Editor Katie Razzall reveals how a Danis…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago