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Thief at the British Museum: 4. Seeds of Doubt

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Ittai is convinced he鈥檚 found his thief but not everyone is so sure. 鈥淚 mean, to me, it just sounds like a setup. It sounds likes he鈥檚 being framed鈥�.

Ittai is convinced he鈥檚 found his thief, but not everyone is so sure. 鈥淚 mean, to me, it just sounds like a setup. It sounds like he鈥檚 being framed鈥�, one former museum insider tells us.

Peter Higgs is a well respected curator, highly regarded for his expertise on the ancient world and known for helping to return stolen antiquities, not selling them on eBay.

When Ittai shares his evidence with the British Museum, laying out why he thinks Higgs is a thief, no one seems interested. Has he missed something?

Presenter: Katie Razzall
Producers: Darin Graham, Ben Henderson and Larissa Kennelly
Production Coordinator: Gemma Ashman
Mix and sound design : James Beard
Composer: Jenny Plant
Exec-producer: Joe Kent
Investigations Editor: Ed Campbell
Series Editor: Matt Willis
Commissioning Executive: Tracy Williams
Commissioning Editor: Dan Clarke

Archive: Galleries of the British Museum

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Thu 30 May 2024 13:45
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