Museum of Lost Objects Podcast
Tracing the histories of antiquities and landmarks that have been destroyed or looted in Iraq and Syria, India and Pakistan.
Episodes to download
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The Fire That Scorched Brazil’s History
Sun 1 Sep 2019
Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it
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Return to Aleppo
Fri 28 Jul 2017
One man's extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo's old town.
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Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft
Wed 26 Jul 2017
Rabindranath Tagore was the world's first Asian Nobel Laureate - but his medal was stolen
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Jinnah’s Last Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ
Tue 25 Jul 2017
The ruin and rebuilding of Ziarat residency, where Pakistan’s founder spent his last days
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Delhi’s Stolen Seat of Power
Mon 24 Jul 2017
The creation and capture of Mughal India’s coveted Peacock Throne
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Kashmir’s Palladium cinema
Mon 17 Jul 2017
The conflict in Kashmir told through the life and times of a burnt-out movie theatre
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The Necklace That Divided Two Nations
Sat 15 Jul 2017
India and Pakistan's tussle for Indus Valley antiquities after partition
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Nimrud and Hatra
Sat 10 Jun 2017
What’s left of the ancient archaeological sites of northern Iraq?
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Looted Sumerian Seal, Baghdad
Fri 11 Mar 2016
In search of a Sumerian goddess, and the pillaging of Iraq's most important museum
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Armenian Martyr’s Memorial, Der Zor
Thu 10 Mar 2016
A shrine to the 1915 Armenian massacres, made from human bones in the Syrian desert
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The Genie of Nimrud
Wed 9 Mar 2016
On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud
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Al-Ma’arri the Poet
Tue 8 Mar 2016
Why was the bust of a blind, vegetarian, medieval poet the casualty of Syria's modern war?
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Mar Elian Monastery
Mon 7 Mar 2016
The legends of a shrine, revered by both Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years
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The Lion of al-Lat
Fri 4 Mar 2016
The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra
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Minaret of the Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo
Thu 3 Mar 2016
The unique minaret of Aleppo's Great Mosque, which is now only a waterfall of rubble.
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Tell Qarqur, Hama Province
Wed 2 Mar 2016
The ancient hill in western Syria that became a modern battleground
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Palmyra: Temple of Bel
Tue 1 Mar 2016
One of Palmyra's most iconic structures, and the man who gave his life to protect the city
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Winged Bull of Nineveh
Mon 29 Feb 2016
The 2,700 year old sculpture that guarded the gates of one of antiquity's fabled cities
Museum of Lost Objects β€’ The Podcast
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About presenter Kanishk Tharoor...
Revealing the treasures of the Museum of Lost Objects
