Welcome to Watching Brief. As the name implies, each week Marc (Mr Soup) & Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) cast an eye over news stories, topical media and recent archaeological discoveries, and discuss and debate what they find. #archaeologynews #thepipeline #archaeosoup Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/archaeosoup *** 0:00 Introduction 2:15 Nottingham Castle Re-Opens (Again) 10:37 Temple of Doom LEGO Scrapped 18:45 Wedgwood Statue Demolished 23:56 Developers MUST Re-Build Pub 32:23 Detectorists Banned in Lincolnshire? 38:34 RAF Scampton Controversy 53:19 Support us on Patreon! 54:04 The MET Linked to Looting 56:00 Two Kinds of ‘Looting’? 59:45 A Problem Culture of Collecting? 01:03:12 How Can We Change that Culture? 01:06:39 Complex Conversations (Parthenon Marbles) 01:22:06 The Need to Tackle Acquisition Culture 01:25:10 The Need for Join-Up Thinking! 01:26:14 Conclusion *** Link of the Week: Disasters Emergency Committee: https://www.dec.org.uk/ *** Links: Nottingham Castle reopening plan confirmed by city council: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65029926 77014 THE TEMPLE OF DOOM JOINS AN ILLUSTRIOUS LIST OF CANCELLED LEGO SETS: https://jaysbrickblog.com/news/77014-the-temple-of-doom-joins-an-illustrious-list-of-cancelled-lego-sets/ 'Best get rid' command prior to Wedgwood statue axe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-64951585 Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/03/17/uk-pub-demolished-rebuild/ Rising from the rubble: London pub rebuilt brick by brick after illegal bulldozing: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/21/rising-from-the-rubble-london-pub-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-after-bulldozing Councillor denies metal detectorists face outright ban: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy7n0vnje1eo Councillor stresses metal detecting restriction 'is not a ban': https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/councillor-stresses-metal-detecting-restriction-is-not-a-ban/ar-AA190YTr James Holland - Twitter: An Open Letter to @SuellaBraverman - signed by 40 historians and interested persons. SAVE SCAMPTON!: https://twitter.com/James1940/status/1637152683617288195 Council moves to list significant heritage asset as it considers all legal options to protect the future of RAF Scampton: https://www.west-lindsey.gov.uk/council-news/2023/03/council-moves-list-significant-heritage-asset-it-considers-all-legal-options-protect-future-raf *** More than 1000 artifacts in Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog linked to alleged looting and trafficking figures: https://tinyurl.com/52ay95j9 April Fools: Met Gala Announces 2023 “Looting and Plunder” Theme: https://hyperallergic.com/811467/met-gala-announces-2023-looting-and-plunder-theme/ Agents Seized an Ancient Iranian Carving at a London Airport. Before Being Repatriated, It Will Go on View at the British Museum: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ancient-iranian-carving-british-museum-2279467 Smuggled Iranian carving worth £30m seized at airport by UK border patrol: https://tinyurl.com/496zcv7f Explained: The Parthenon Marbles that the Vatican has returned to Greece: https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/explained-the-parthenon-marbles-that-the-vatican-has-returned-to-greece-12349732.html Parthenon fragments returned by the Vatican go on display in Greece: https://tinyurl.com/yfn8yz48 Germans falter on Benin bronzes’ return to Nigeria: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2023/04/05/germans-falter-on-benin-bronzes-return-to-nigeria University of Cambridge to return looted Benin bronzes: https://www.thescottishfarmer.co.uk/news/23192228.university-cambridge-return-looted-benin-bronzes/ Stolen Artefacts: US Returns 29 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria: https://tinyurl.com/yrymc82n Sainsbury Centre Norwich faces calls to return Benin Bronzes: https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/23156695.sainsbury-centre-norwich-faces-calls-return-benin-bronzes/ April Fools: British Museum Offers Greece “Exclusive NFT” of the Parthenon Marbles: https://hyperallergic.com/812211/british-museum-offers-greece-exclusive-nft-of-the-parthenon-marbles/ Only 11% of Brits believe that Greece would return the Elgin Marbles after loan, new report claims: https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/brits-greece-would-return-elgin-marbles/ The Elgin Marbles - Keep, Lend or Return? An analysis: https://policyexchange.org.uk/publication/the-elgin-marbles/ 'UK will not return Elgin Marbles to Greece', says Rishi Sunak: “We show the world their assets, and the world travels to the UK to view them.” - UK PM Rishi Sunak https://tinyurl.com/526var83 A candid chat with a former keeper of the British Museum: https://www.telegraphindia.com/culture/a-candid-chat-with-t-richard-blurton-former-keeper-of-the-british-museum-about-his-new-book-and-more/cid/1921896 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYbO_AlJSmw

Welcome to Watching Brief. A monthly show available via podcast and as topical segments via YouTube. As the name implies, each month my co-host Andy Brockman of the Pipeline (Where history is tomorrow's news) and I cast an eye over news stories, topical media and entertainment and discuss and debate what we find. Link of the Month: Archaeology & Brexit Questionnaire: https://tinyurl.com/yd3u9q8q Link: Anger at Bird Hide damage to Neolithic Burial site: ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aLYbJncl2M