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Today: #159 in History, United Kingdom on our combined chart.
Today: #200 in History, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #70 in History, Australia on our combined chart.
Today: #71 in History, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 31 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #163 | #156 |
| Oct 20 | #150 | #143 |
| Oct 19 | #148 | #141 |
| Oct 18 | — | #195 |
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Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today the Empire's loot sits in museums, galleries, private collections and burial sites with polite plaques. But its history is often messier than the plaques suggest.
In each episode of this global smash hit podcast, Walkley award-winning journalist, author and genetic potluck, Marc Fennell, takes you on the wild, evocative, sometimes funny, often tragic adventure of how these stolen treasures got to where they live today. These objects will ultimately help us see the modern world — and ourselves — in a different light.
This is a co-production between the ABC and CBC Canada.