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 entertainment and discuss and debate what they find.

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0:00 Introduction

2:17 Following Up on Last Week

4:37 Michael Steinhardt & 180 Stolen Artefacts!

18:43 Comte de Paris & Banksy!?

37:44 Plans for Christmas Special

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Link of the Week:

'Archaeorant: Save British Archaeology':

https://tinyurl.com/v8svt23u

AI Produces Art Based on Prompts:

https://app.wombo.art/

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Links:

The Sidon Bull’s Head: Court Record Documents a Journey Through the Illicit Antiquities Trade:

https://chasingaphrodite.com/2017/09/24/the-sidon-bulls-head-court-record-documents-a-journey-through-the-illicit-antiquities-trade/

D.A. Vance: Michael Steinhardt Surrenders 180 Stolen Antiquities Valued at $70 Million:

https://www.manhattanda.org/d-a-vance-michael-steinhardt-surrenders-180-stolen-antiquities-valued-at-70-million/

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR A WARRANT TO SEARCH THE PREMISES LOCATED AT THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, 1000 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NEW YORI 10028 ("THE TARGET PREMISES")

https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4059759/2017-09-22-Application-for-Turnover-Order.pdf

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Banksy offers to raise £10m to buy Reading prison for art centre:

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/dec/05/bansky-offers-to-raises-10m-to-buy-reading-prison-for-art-centre

Banksy backs Reading Gaol arts centre plan:

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2021/12/banksy-backs-reading-gaol-arts-centre-plan/

Banksy pledges to help save Reading jail with stencil sale:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-59535099

The Comte de Paris demands return of Château de Chantilly:

https://www.tatler.com/article/jean-dorleans-chateau-de-chantilly-french-throne-hotel-fallout