Have you ever been to the British Museum?

Of course, many times.

It's a fantastic museum, and I highly recommend visiting it.

Our colleague, Max Colchester, is our resident expert on all things UK, including the British Museum.

What do you see when you walk in?

Well, it's a very impressive building.

When you walk into it, it's got these sort of colonnade out the front.

And you go in there, and you immediately, you can see the variety of objects on show.

It's just incredible.

And it really does give you a sort of whirlwind tour through the history of humanity.

The museum is home to some of the greatest cultural treasures from around the globe.

Places like Greece, China, Nigeria, and Egypt.

But recently, the museum has been embroiled in a major scandal.

A series of thefts from the collections of one of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions.

Information is only just emerging.

We now believe more than 1,500 items were stolen, damaged, or are missing from this place.

It's thought some of them were sold online through eBay.

Tonight, the world's largest museum is in crisis.

The thefts were uncovered by an unlikely source, a gem dealer,

who spent years tracking down the missing pieces.

And the tale of his detective work involves fake identities, a telltale Roman hairstyle, and an apparent cover-up.

Welcome to the journal, our show about money, business, and power.

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