Explorer

Curator

Langue

Season 3

Season 3

9 juin 2026·6 épisodes·3h 5min
Épisodes · 6
Tea Leaves China
E1

Tea Leaves China

Marc Fennell spills the tea on the dark truth behind the world's most beloved beverage. Sipped by millions every day, tea's story is one of spies, espionage and the world's largest drug cartel.

31min·9 juin 2026
The Cook and The Dead
E2

The Cook and The Dead

Marc Fennell unpacks how a celebrated explorer ended up in Hawaii and why a detour, a broken mast, and a clash over sacred wood spiralled into Captain Cook's violent demise.

31min·16 juin 2026
The Rosetta Code
E3

The Rosetta Code

From Egypt to France and on to Britain, Marc decodes the story of the Rosetta Stone: how it ended up in London, who really took it, where it belongs, and why it remains one of the British Museum's most contested treasures.

31min·23 juin 2026
Flag Fall
E4

Flag Fall

What if the flag of England itself was stolen? From Crusades to pirates to pesto pasta, Marc Fennell uncovers the surprising and contentious history of England's flag.

30min·30 juin 2026
Fire Star Rock
E5

Fire Star Rock

The largest meteorite of its kind, the Cranbourne Meteorite now sits tucked away in the British Natural History Museum's gift shop. But how did it get there and should it be returned back to Australia where it landed?

31min·7 juil. 2026
The Zong
E6

The Zong

Murder on the high seas spurred an infamous legal case that some argue helped to usher in the abolition of British slavery. Marc travels to the UK and an abandoned pirate city on the coast of Jamaica to uncover the truth.

31min·14 juil. 2026