Episode 1 Tea Leaves China
Marc Fennell spills the tea on the dark truth behind the world's most beloved beverage. Sipped by millions every day, tea's story is one of spies, espionage and the world's largest drug cartel.
Award-winning journalist Marc Fennell takes audiences on a globe-trotting investigation spanning the Caribbean, Asia and Egypt, following the trail of remarkable objects and the communities still fighting for their return.
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Marc FennellMarc Fennell spills the tea on the dark truth behind the world's most beloved beverage. Sipped by millions every day, tea's story is one of spies, espionage and the world's largest drug cartel.
Marc Fennell unpacks how a celebrated explorer ended up in Hawaii and why a detour, a broken mast, and a clash over sacred wood spiralled into Captain Cook's violent demise.
From Egypt to France and on to Britain, Marc decodes the story of the Rosetta Stone: how it ended up in London, who really took it, where it belongs, and why it remains one of the British Museum's most contested treasures.
What if the flag of England itself was stolen? From Crusades to pirates to pesto pasta, Marc Fennell uncovers the surprising and contentious history of England's flag.
The largest meteorite of its kind, the Cranbourne Meteorite now sits tucked away in the British Natural History Museum's gift shop. But how did it get there and should it be returned back to Australia where it landed?
A murder on the high seas sparked an infamous legal case in Britain - one some argue helped usher in the abolition of slavery. What really happened aboard the slave ship Zong and who was responsible? (Final)
Marc Fennell is back for a third series of his popular show, Stuff The British Stole. Travelling across the globe, from Hawaii to India, Hong Kong to Jamaica, Italy, France and of course the United Kingdom, Marc uncovers the hidden histories of some of the world's most famous “stolen” artefacts and items.