BBC: The Elgin Marbles Documentary

-          Greeks also had a connection with the symbol and their antiquity- the Elgin Marbles, Parthenon

-          Created them, Greek identity, linked them to Greek nationhood, belong where they were made - Melina Mercouri interviewed in 1986

-          Pride, noble symbol of excellence, thankful tribute to democracy- Jules Dassin, President of the Melina Mercouri Foundation, what all the Greeks feel, you don’t take away a Greeks’ pride

-         Mercouri’s campaign in the 1980’s Debate became more heated, took the debate to an international level, ideas of maltreatment, neglect were used as an argument for both Greece and Britain

-          British Archaeologist, Dr Dorothy King believes that the Greeks have not been taking care of the remaining sculptures in the Parthenon during the restoration project, some 5^th century masterpieces  were still left on the building and others on the west frieze are still awaiting restoration

-          Therefore, the Elgin marbles should not be returned until they show proper care towards the sculptures they already have

-          British used the argument that the Marbles would not have been safe should they have stayed in Greece-          25^th September 1938- Director of British Museum John Forsdyke was walking in the basement of the museum, saw Marbles being cleaned by metal which broke the rules of conservation

-          Cleaned aggressively and damaged

-          However, Dr Dyfri Williams, Keeper, Greek and Roman antiquities of the British Museum discusses the fact that the background of the figures were cleaned aggressively and that the figures were not that damaged

-          He also states that the Greek technicians used a similar technique on the sister buildings of the Parthenon 20 years after in Athens