Throughoutitsreign,theBritishEmpirestolealotofstuff.TodaythoseobjectsarehousedingenteelinstitutionsacrosstheUKandtheworld.Theyusuallycomewithpoliteplaques.Thisisaseriesaboutthenot-so-politehistorybehindthoseobjects.Eachepisode,award-winningjournalist,authorandgenetic-potluck,MarcFennell,picksoneartefactandtakesyouonthewild,evocative,sometimesfunny,oftentragicadventureofhowitgottowhereitistoday.TheseobjectswillultimatelyhelpusseetheCommonwealth—andourselves—today,inadifferentlight.