Throughout its reign, the British Empire took a lot of stuff. Today, many of those objects sit in museums, galleries and institutions across Britain and the world. But how did they get there - and what happened to the people and places they came from?

Stuff The British Stole follows the trail of contested objects through history. Each story begins with a single artefact and unfolds into a wild, surprising, sometimes funny and often tragic journey through empire, power and the people still living with its consequences.

The podcast launched in 2020, shooting to #1 on the Apple Podcasts chart and being named one of the year’s best podcasts by Broadsheet, Junkee and Gizmodo. It went on to become the #1 history podcast in countries around the world and has been downloaded more than 5 million times.

In 2022, Stuff The British Stole became a television series. Now in its 3rd season airing internationally on ABC Australia, BBC Select in the US, CBC Canada, Channel 4 in the UK, Netflix New Zealand and more.

In 2026, Stuff The British Stole became a book, taking the hunt for the objects — and the stories behind them - onto the page.

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