The Rosetta Code · Stuff the British Stole
Spotlight — 2026 — 30 min watch

The Rosetta Code · Stuff the British Stole

From Egypt to France and on to Britain, Marc Fennell 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.

Marc Fennell · ABC iview2026

From Egypt to France and on to Britain, Marc Fennell 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.

Episode 3 of Stuff the British Stole — featuring Chidi Nwaubani and Looty’s digital reclamation of the stone — runs 30 minutes and streams free on ABC iview.

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