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A look at international issues with the pick of overseas current affairs programmes.

  • 1Whose Marbles Are They Anyway? Early in the 19th century, a Scottish nobleman--Lord Elgin--systematically stripped some of the finest classical Greek sculptures from the Parthenon in Athens and shipped them back to England. Eventually the 'Elgin Marbles' ended up in the possession of the British Museum. Now the Greeks are saying they want their 'Marbles' back. In a campaign led by former actress Melina Mercouri (now Greek Minister of Culture) they say that they sculptures are a symbol of their nationhood which ought to be returned to them. For their part, the trustees of the British Museum say their responsibility as custodians for great works of civilization overrides the claims of narrow nationalism. They also fear that if they gave in to the Greeks then it wouldn't stop there, other nations would then insist on reclaiming items of their own national culture.

    • Start 0 : 00 : 38
    • Finish 0 : 21 : 56
    • Duration 21 : 18
    Reporters
    • David Lomax (Reporter, British Broadcasting Corporation)
    Speakers
    • Melina Mercouri (Minister of Culture, Greece)
    • Robert Browning (Professor, Birkbeck, University of London)
    • David Wilson (Director, British Museum)
    Associated
    • Oxford Union (Organisation)
    • British Museum (Organisation)
    Locations
    • Athens, Greece (Attica)
    • London, United Kingdom (England)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Foreign Correspondent
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 2 August 1986
Start Time
  • 19 : 00
Finish Time
  • 20 : 00
Duration
  • 60:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • A look at international issues with the pick of overseas current affairs programmes.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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.
Genres
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Neil Billington (Host)
Reporters
  • David Lomax (Reporter, British Broadcasting Corporation)
Speakers
  • David Wilson (Director, British Museum)
  • Melina Mercouri (Minister of Culture, Greece)
  • Robert Browning (Professor, Birkbeck, University of London)
Locations
  • Athens, Greece (Attica)
  • London, United Kingdom (England)
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