June 21, 2009
The Big Questions – The Elgin Marbles
The Big Question this morning covered the topic of the Elgin Marbles for the last 16 minutes of the program. You can watch it online at the BBCs website. In the front row guests were representatives from both the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles & from Marbles Reunited. Of the panel, Germaine Greer presented a particularly good knowledge of the issue when it was discussed & appeared to be strongly supportive.
From:
BBC
The Big Questions
Series 2
Episode 22Nicky Campbell presents the show live from Jack Hunt School in Peterborough. Taking part in the topical debates are writer and feminist Professor Germaine Greer, journalist Fareena Alam and the novelist and religious commentator, Anne Atkins.
This week’s big questions are:
Should there be an amnesty for illegal immigrants?
Can date rape be a woman’s fault?
Should the Elgin Marbles be returned?
- The Big Question – Episode 22 : June 16, 2009
- The Agenda – Who really owns stolen and looted artefacts? : November 25, 2009
- Gordon Brown speaks on the Elgin Marbles : July 21, 2008
- Elginism on Facebook : August 3, 2008
- International colloquy in London on the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles : March 13, 2012
- Elginism on Press TV – Who really owns stolen and looted artefacts? : November 7, 2009
- Are the Elgin Marbles really “yesterday’s question”? : July 10, 2009
- Mary Beard would take the Elgin Marbles to her Desert Island : January 31, 2010