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Museum of Lost ObjectsEpisodes

  1. Return to Aleppo

    One man's extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo's old town.

  2. Looted Sumerian Seal, Baghdad

    In search of a Sumerian goddess, and the pillaging of Iraq's most important museum

  3. Armenian Martyr’s Memorial, Der Zor

    A shrine to the 1915 Armenian massacres, made from human bones in the Syrian desert

  4. The Genie of Nimrud

    On the murky trail of a missing genie, last seen in the ancient Assyrian palace of Nimrud

  5. Al-Ma’arri the Poet

    Why was the bust of a blind, vegetarian, medieval poet the casualty of Syria's modern war?

  6. Mar Elian Monastery

    The legends of a shrine, revered by both Christians and Muslims for hundreds of years

  7. The Lion of al-Lat

    The fearsome 2,000 year old statue, regarded as one of the symbols of Palmyra

  8. Minaret of the Umayyad Mosque, Aleppo

    The unique minaret of Aleppo's Great Mosque, which is now only a waterfall of rubble.

  9. Tell Qarqur, Hama Province

    The ancient hill in western Syria that became a modern battleground

  10. Palmyra: Temple of Bel

    One of Palmyra's most iconic structures, and the man who gave his life to protect the city

  11. Winged Bull of Nineveh

    The 2,700 year old sculpture that guarded the gates of one of antiquity's fabled cities

  12. Welcome

    Welcome to this new BBC podcast. The first episode will be published within seven days.

  13. The Necklace That Divided Two Nations

    India and Pakistan's tussle for Indus Valley antiquities after partition

  14. The Keeper of Buddha's Bones

    In search of Peshawar’s lost Buddhist past

  15. The Fire That Scorched Brazil’s History

    Inside the ruin of Brazil’s National Museum – and the struggle to revive it

  16. The Cricketer Who Lost His Team

    Even cricket was partitioned in 1947

  17. Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft

    Rabindranath Tagore was the world's first Asian Nobel Laureate - but his medal was stolen

  18. Return to Aleppo: the story of my home during the war

    One man's extraordinary quest to find out what became of his home in Aleppo's old town

  19. Quick update on the next season

    Coming back to your airwaves soon!

  20. Quick update on the next season

    Coming back to your airwaves soon!

  21. Nimrud and Hatra

    What’s left of the ancient archaeological sites of northern Iraq?

  22. Kashmir’s Palladium cinema

    The conflict in Kashmir told through the life and times of a burnt-out movie theatre

  23. Jinnah’s Last Home

    The ruin and rebuilding of Ziarat residency, where Pakistan’s founder spent his last days

  24. Delhi’s Stolen Seat of Power

    The creation and capture of Mughal India’s coveted Peacock Throne