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Joining me now is david olusoga, historian and professor of public history at manchester university. i want to ask about these and in bronzes, there are many of them scattered all over?— scattered all over? yes, they are scattered all over? yes, they are scattered all _ scattered all over? yes, they are scattered all over _ scattered all over? yes, they are scattered all over britain - scattered all over? yes, they are scattered all over britain and - scattered all over? yes, they are scattere...

From the kingdom of benin, during a british military incursion in 1897, would be handed over to the nigerian government. they include 12 brass plaques, known as benin bronzes. david olusoga is a historian and professor of public history at manchester university. earlier, i spoke to him and started by asking if he could tell us more about the benin bronzes, and the fact there are still lots more of these out there. they are, theyre scattered all over europe. theres many in the united states, but ...

Deal with— within the first 100 days and also deal with corruption. these are the two huge _ deal with corruption. these are the two huge issues in kenya right now. archaeologists have unearthed four new rooms in a house in the ancient city of pompeii, offering more insights into greco—roman life. the discovery has happened in, what was once one of the doomed archaeologists have unearthed four new rooms in a house were hit by a volcanic eruption in 79 ad. about two—thirds of the city has n...

The geopolitical fault line, its a flash point between chinese dictatorship and democracy and go back to the comments out in aspen from director cia burns, reuniting taiwan with the mainland by force if necessary. the military drills, the block aid, if you will, looks like a dress rehearsal for an invasion. xi jinping as weve noted throughout the program, and especially gordon langs, they have to be on high alert for the indications and warnings that action could be imminent. >> there are some t...

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Florence, climate protesters glued their hands to a 540-year-old painting. i guess defacement of cultural treasures is the only way to get this message any attention. >> laura: couldnt they have just glued themselves to some hideous contemporary art that we dont care about? we actually care about the botticellis. al gore tried a similarly -- i should say the man known as the human dirigible tried a similarly desperate tactic to push his agenda. >> you know, the climate deniers are really in some...

Protesters glued their hands to five hundred and forty year old botticelli. i guess defacement p of cultural treasures is the only way to get this message. any attention couldnt justo glued themselves to some hideous contemporaryso. we dont care about how to really actually care about the botticelli. thank you very much.li alls. right. now al gore try to similarly, i should say the man known as the human dirigible tried a similarly desperate tactic to push his agenda around. >> you know, the cli...

Its early fall in the fjordlands of patagonia. the air is getting colder and the nights longer. to the east of the gulf is the comau fjord. 25 miles long and more than 1,500 feet deep. the wildlife-rich hot spot with hidden treasures just below the surface that very few know about and even fewer have seen.

Its early fall in the fjordlands of patagonia. the air is getting colder and the nights longer. to the east of the gulf is the fjord. 25 miles long and more than 1,500 feet deep. the wildlife-rich hot spot with hidden treasures just below the surface that very few know about and even fewer have seen .

The air is getting colder. the nights, longer. to the east is a 21,000 long fjord. this hotspot, with hidden treasures, just below the surface. very few know about it, and fewer have seen it. >> patagonia is very special, because there are secrets that as a marine biologist, is really the dream to unravel.