''Stuff the British Stole'' is a television documentary series which premiered in 2022.Walter Marsh
"Stuff the British Stole: Marc Fennell’s TV series wades headfirst into colonial quagmires"
''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...

'', 31 October 2022. A co-production of the

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and the

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, the series is hosted by Australian journalist

Marc Fennell Marc Fennell is an Australian film critic, technology journalist, radio personality, author and television presenter. Fennell is a co-anchor of '' The Feed'' and the host of ''Mastermind''. Career Film critic In 2002, Fennell was a winner o ...

, and delves into various controversies around historically and culturally significant objects that were taken by the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

during its colonial era, and have been the subject of demands for their repatriation back to their homelands. Objects profiled in the series include the

Koh-i-Noor The Koh-i-Noor ( ; from ), also spelled Kohinoor and Koh-i-Nur, is one of the largest cut diamonds in the world, weighing . It is part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom. The diamond is currently set in the Crown of Queen Elizabeth The Q ...

, the Parthenon Marbles, the Benin Bronzes, the Gweagal shield,

Tipu's Tiger Tipu's Tiger or Tippu's Tiger is an eighteenth-century automaton or mechanical toy created for Tipu Sultan, the ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in India. The carved and painted wood casing represents a tiger mauling a near life-size European ma ...

and the Mokomokai. The series premiered 1 November 2022, on ABC, and 6 January 2023, on CBC. A second season of the series has been greenlit, slated for broadcast in 2024. The series received a

Canadian Screen Award The Canadian Screen Awards (french: link=no, Les prix Écrans canadiens) are awards given for artistic and technical merit in the film industry recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media (web series) p ...

nomination for Best History Documentary Program or Series at the

12th Canadian Screen Awards The 12th Canadian Screen Awards is an upcoming ceremony, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, to honour achievements in Canadian film, television and digital media production in 2023. They are scheduled to be held at the Can ...

in 2024.Pat Mullen
"Canadian Screen Award Nominees in Documentary and Factual Categories"
''

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'', 6 March 2024.

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