Loot Robbing the Cradle: the looting of the Iraq Museum
As Baghdad falls to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities from the cradle of civilization are stolen from the unprotected Iraq Museum. Iraqi archaeologist, Donny George, and US Marine Colonel Matthew Bogdanos watch the looting with horror. The two men join forces to launch an investigation in a race against the clock to track them down before the ancient treasures leave the country.
Tomb raiders, trafficking and blood treasure. Loot is a fascinating investigation into how the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe. Using a different case study, each episode of Loot looks at how and why everybody from Islamic State to the Chinese Triad have muscled in on the act, and why international law enforcement agencies are determined to shut it down, but often powerless to act.
Primary Title
- Loot
Episode Title
- Robbing the Cradle: the looting of the Iraq Museum
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 2 July 2023
Start Time
- 19 : 30
Finish Time
- 20 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
Channel
- Whakaata Māori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Māori
Programme Description
- Tomb raiders, trafficking and blood treasure. Loot is a fascinating investigation into how the trade in stolen antiquities and art has become a major source of income for criminal syndicates, gangs, and terrorists across the globe. Using a different case study, each episode of Loot looks at how and why everybody from Islamic State to the Chinese Triad have muscled in on the act, and why international law enforcement agencies are determined to shut it down, but often powerless to act.
Episode Description
- As Baghdad falls to US forces in 2003,15,000 priceless antiquities from the cradle of civilization are stolen from the unprotected Iraq Museum. Iraqi archaeologist, Donny George, and US Marine Colonel Matthew Bogdanos watch the looting with horror. The two men join forces to launch an investigation in a race against the clock to track them down before the ancient treasures leave the country.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Art thefts--Investigation
- Archaeological thefts
- Documentary television programs--Australia
Genres
- Art
- Crime
- Documentary
- History
Contributors
- Robert Lee (Narrator)
- Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Producer)
- Meaghan Wilson Anastasios (Writer)
- Justin Corbett (Producer)
- Zane Bryant (Editor)
- Tony Lee (Executive Producer)
- EQ Media Rights (Production Unit)
- SBS Australia (Production Unit)
- Fulcrum Media Finance (Funder)
- Media Super (Funder)
- Beyond Rights (Funder)
Subjects
- Art thefts--Investigation
- Archaeological thefts
- Documentary television programs--Australia