Looting History
2023– · Sky History · 60 min · 1 season
S01E06 · Risky Business: Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold
Wed, 10 May, 6:00 am
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.
About
How the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe.
Episodes
- E01
Robbing the Cradle: The Looting of the Iraq Museum
Wed, 5 Apr· 60 minThe series begins in 2003 when 15,000 priceless antiquities from the cradle of civilization were stolen from the unprotected Iraq Museum during the invasion by Allied forces.
- E02
Blood Antiquities: Islamic State and the Theft of Syria's Past
Wed, 12 Apr· 60 minHow Isis sold antiquities to fund its terrorist actions aganst the West, with collectors turning a blind eye to the source of the items they were buying.
- E03
Behind the Mask: Robbing the Land of the Pharaohs
Wed, 19 Apr· 60 minHow the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists. This episode focuses on thefts from the land of the pharaohs.
- E04
Thou Shalt Not Steal: Hobby Lobby and the Museum of the Bible
Wed, 26 Apr· 60 minA discovery at Memphis International Airport shakes the foundations of one of the US' wealthiest families.
- E05
Stealing Beauty: The Morgantina Goddess and the Getty Museum
Wed, 3 May· 60 minHow the curator of the J Paul Getty Museum's antiquities collection, Marion True, fell into disgrace, brought down by jet-setting antiquities dealer, Robin Symes. She was accused of participating in a conspiracy that laundered stolen artifacts through private collections.
- E06
Risky Business: Michael Steinhardt and the Greek Pot of Gold
Wed, 10 May· 60 minThe 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.