Podcast

Ouzo Talk

The Parthenon Marbles

106 min Παρασκευή, 13η Μαΐου 2022

There's no more contentious issue in modern Greek history than that of the Parthenon Marbles. Stripped from the Parthenon atop Athens’ Acropolis under dubious circumstances by Lord Elgin while Greece was under occupation, the Marbles were irrevocably damaged by Elgin's team, before being shipped to the UK where they were eventually sold to The British Museum – where they reside to this day. Greeks, non-Greeks, and Philhellenes the world-over want them to be returned to Athens where they can be reunited with the rest of the works from the monument in the Acropolis Museum. Tom and Nick are joined by Founder and Chair of the International Committee – Australia – for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles Inc, Emmanuel John Comino AM, and committee member, lawyer, and cultural heritage expert, Theodora Gianniotis to discuss the campaign to bring the Marbles home.