Looting History

2023 · 44m

DocumentaryCrime

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About Looting History

Docuseries lifting the veil on the global crime wave that is destroying the world's cultural heritage and lining the bank vaults of some of the worst criminals on the planet.

Status
Returning Series
TMDB rating
Not rated
Seasons
1
Episodes
8

Seasons and episodes

The latest season with aired episodes is shown first. Specials are kept separate.

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Season 1

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S1 E144 min

Robbing the Cradle: The Looting Of The Iraq Museum

The Looting of the Iraq Museum: As Baghdad fell to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities were stolen. Learn about the efforts to catch the culprits.

S1 E244 min

Blood Antiquities: Islamic State And The Theft Of Syria's Past

Rewind and learn about how Western collectors turned a blind eye to ISIS selling Syria's precious ancient past to the highest bidders.

S1 E344 min

Behind The Mask: Robbing The Land Of The Pharaohs

A fragment of papyrus worth more than its weight in gold appears at auction, spelling the end for a superstar Oxford don.

S1 E443 min

Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible

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S1 E543 min

Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum

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S1 E6

Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold

The case of hedge-fund billionaire and collector Michael Steinhardt, who in December 2021 surrendered 180 stolen relics worth an estimated $70million and agreed to an `unprecedented” lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities.

S1 E7

Making a Killing: Douglas Latchford and the Cambodian Killing Fields

Dealer Douglas Latchford was the go-to expert in Khmer antiquities with connections at the world's biggest museums. But when authorities began to look closer at his collection, his world - and reputation - began to crumble

S1 E8

A Deal with the Devil: Hitler's Museum of Stolen Art

In 2012, the search of a Munich flat owned by elderly recluse, Cornelius Gurlitt, uncovers a stash of lost art linked to his father, the man known as Hitler's Art Dealer.

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