This tiny stone cabbage has a big backstory stretching from the rich, treasure-laden halls of Beijing’s Forbidden City... through a harrowing wartime escape... to its prized place at the National palace museum in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Pumpkin Patches and Haunted Hotels: An Autumnal Mailbag
Kelly, Jerome, and Amanda answer some questions from a very autumnal mailbag – from visiting the LA version of a classic pumpkin patch (80 degrees, full sun, in a parking lot) to the best ways to get some chills and thrills ahead of Halloween.Places mentioned in this episode:The ... Show More
18m 53s
Jan 2023
Cabbage, Surnames and Dungeons
Susan Morrison explores cabbage - no, not the stuff that used to bulk out the school dinners, but a mysteriously legal perk they used to carve out of the rag trade. Fashion historian Dr Jade Halbert of Leeds University has the goods on Scotland’s surprising contribution to cabbag ... Show More
28 m
Oct 2024
S06E04 - Talismans⏐The Jade Bracelets of China’s Empress Cixi
This is the penultimate chapter in the story of Cixi, Empress Dowager of the Qing dynasty, renowned for her enduring love of different types of jade. Even more precious than gold or diamonds, jade is considered the ultimate good luck charm. Over time, it has become a symbol assoc ... Show More
14m 49s
Feb 2025
S08E01 - Treasure⏐The sunken treasure of Belitung
Some treasures disappear forever ... but others resurface.Like the sunken treasure of Belitung.Once submerged in a reef, somewhere in the Java Sea, the treasure now holds pride of place, in the heart of the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore.Presented in a display that evoke ... Show More
10m 48s
Jul 2025
[Summer of Epics] E04⏐The sunken treasure of Belitung
[Summer of Epics]Some treasures disappear forever ... but others resurface.Like the sunken treasure of Belitung.Once submerged in a reef, somewhere in the Java Sea, the treasure now holds pride of place, in the heart of the Asian Civilizations Museum in Singapore.Presented in a d ... Show More
10m 48s
Feb 2025
S08E03 - Treasure⏐The Hidden treasure of Colmar
Some treasures tell beautiful stories. Others are connected to tragedies...As is the case with the Jewish Treasure of Colmar.Hidden in dramatic circumstances, it was miraculously preserved. The treasure, comprising objects of a rare luxury, along with more modest items, is the wi ... Show More
10m 2s
