Stuff the British Stole - Episode Guide

Season 1

Jewel of Denial

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 1, 2022

Jewel of Denial

Marc Fennell unravels the true history of the Koh I Noor diamond which sits at the heart of the Crown Jewels. But beyond the glitz, he reveals the tragedy of a 10-year-old Sikh boy ripped from his mother and kingdom.

Stoned

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 8, 2022

Stoned

When King Charles III has his Coronation, will he sit on a potent and sacred symbol of the Scottish people? Marc Fennell investigates a wild Scottish heist to steal back an object - quite literally - from the British throne.

Chipped Away

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 15, 2022

Chipped Away

Marc Fennell is on a scavenger hunt for pieces of a mysterious, ancient Palestinian Mosaic, when put together, reveals how the British Empire shaped the modern Middle East.

Shadow Boxer

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 22, 2022

Shadow Boxer

In a mystery binding together China, UK & Australia, British colonial forces took a golden warrior statue following an epic rebellion by Chinese martial artists. But how did it end up in a prestigious Australian building?

The Crow Flies

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2022

The Crow Flies

Crowfoot, a Chief of Blackfoot nation, negotiated one of the most controversial treaties in Canadian history and his personal regalia ended up in a British museum. Did colonial forces literally steal the shirt from his back?

The Return

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2022

The Return

For well over a century the remains of Yagan, an Indigenous Noongar warrior from WA, were missing in the UK. The search for Yagan and the fight to bring him home is one of history's wildest detective stories.

Season 2

Parthenon Sculptures

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jun 17, 2024

Parthenon Sculptures

Stephen Fry joins Marc Fennell on a gripping adventure from the pinnacle of the Acropolis to a secluded robotics lab high in the Tuscan mountains to a shipwreck under the Aegean Sea.

Australia's Egyptian Mystery

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 24, 2024

Australia's Egyptian Mystery

Marc Fennell travels to the Pyramids of Giza, down the Nile and to the very heart of the British Empire to uncover the truth of how the ancient Egyptian mummified remains of a child ended up in Australia's oldest university.

World's Biggest Diamond

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jul 1, 2024

World's Biggest Diamond

Marc Fennell delves into South Africa's first diamond mine and the opulent realms of London to uncover the intriguing tale of how the largest gem-quality diamond ultimately reached the hands of the British Royal family.

Girl and Her Doll

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jul 8, 2024

Girl and Her Doll

In 2022, a tattered black doll was sent from Britain to the First Nations people of lutruwita/Tasmania, carrying with it a devastating story of a stolen child. Marc Fennell unravels a story of heartbreak and injustice.

Irish Giant

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Jul 15, 2024

Irish Giant

Marc Fennell unpicks the twisting history of Charles Byrne, the Irish Giant. It is a story of betrayal, exploitation, and the brutal reality of the medical industry.

Operation Legacy

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Jul 22, 2024

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From the bustling streets of Nairobi to a secluded royal retreat in the Kenyan mountains, Marc Fennell is on the hunt for secret documents that reveal a brutal history of war and a crumbling empire.

Great Rubber Heist

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Jul 29, 2024

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Look around you. Rubber is everywhere now, but it wasn't always this way. Marc Fennell takes you deep into the Amazon jungle to unravel an elaborate botanical heist that changed the world.

Mystery Sphinx

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Aug 5, 2024

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Marc Fennell takes us to Egypt, a remote Canadian island and London in his quest to unravel the mystery of a sphinx located in the British Museum that looks almost identical to those from Egypt, except it's not from Egypt.

Season 3

Tea Leaves China

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Jun 9, 2026

Tea Leaves China

Marc 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.

The Cook & The Dead

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Jun 15, 2026

The Cook & The Dead

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.

The Rosetta Code

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Jun 23, 2026

The Rosetta Code

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.

Flag Fall

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 30, 2026

Flag Fall

What if the flag of England itself was stolen? Marc embarks on an adventure from Perth to Genoa in the North of Italy via the UK, uncovering the surprising and contentious history of England's flag.

Five Star Rock

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jul 7, 2026

Five Star Rock

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?

The Zong

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jul 14, 2026

The Zong

Murder on the high seas spurred an infamous legal case that some argue helped to usher in the abolition of British slavery. Marc travels to the UK and an abandoned pirate city on the coast of Jamaica to uncover the truth.

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