Six episodes in the history of diplomacy written and introduced by Derek Wilson 4:The Diplomat as Art Dealer
We are familiar with the age of diplomatic plunder of antiquities, culminating in the capture of priceless treasures such as the Venus de Milo in the Louvre and the Elgin Marbles. But one man, an obscure US consul at Cyprus in the latter part of the 19th century, can be said to have outdone everyone else. with David Sinclair as General Cesnola Tom Watson as Lord Elgin and the voices of DEBORAH
CRANSTON, WILLIAM EEDLE ,
ANTHONY HALL and MARK ROLSTON Producer BRIAN MILLER BBC Bristol