WB episodes 2021

Episodes of the Watching Brief podcast of Archaeology Soup from 2021.
==January 2021==
There were no WB podcast episodes for January 2021.
==February 2021==
WB podcast episodes from February, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Department for Education Defunding Archaeology in 43 UK Universities! 	11 February 2021
2 	Media Picks: Indiana Jones 5, Lara Croft 25th Anniversary & Netflix THE DIG! 	13 February 2021
3 	Muppets of the Month: Pseudo-Arch Theme Park & Hobby Lobby Repatriating 5k Artefacts!	15 February 2021
4 	‘Free-Speech Champion’ for English Universities & Gov Dictating to Heritage Bodies!!!	18 February 2021
5 	This 4,000-Year-Old Beetle is Returning to the UK Due to Climate 	19 February 2021
6 	Media Picks: Blitz Spirit with Lucy Worsley & Great British Dig 	8 March 2021
7 	Victor Ambrus (1935 - 2021) R.I.P. 	12 March 2021
==March 2021==
WB podcast episodes from March, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Aberdeen Return of Looted Benin Bronze Adds Pressure on the British Museum! 	3 April 2021
2 	Women in Archaeology/ Science History & Confronting Harassment in the Field 	4 April 2021
3 	LEGO Replica of Sutton Hoo Helmet & Open Access to Archaeological Data (Journals)	5 April 2021
4 	Metal Detectorists Charged, Public Benefit & Archaeology, UK Race History Report 	6 April 2021
5 	Rumpus Media & Working for 'Exposure': Muppet of the Month 	8 April 2021
6 	Netflix's The Witcher & The Return of Time Team: Media Picks 	9 April 2021
==April 2021==
There were no WB podcast episodes for April 2021.
During this hiatus, the WB podcast had been undergoing a transition from a monthly format to more of a weekly format.
==May 2021==
WB podcast episodes from May, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Sheffield University Threatens to Slash Archaeology!	20 May 2021
2 	Sheffield Shock Closure: Staff & Students Speak! 	27 May 2021
==June 2021==
WB podcast episodes from June, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Archaeology Hangs in the Balance (A Warning from Mexico!) 	5 June 2021
2 	Sheffield University "Disposed of" Key Documents During Archaeology Dept Review	12 June 2021
3 	Parliamentary Select Committee Recommends Archaeology Wishlist to Gov! 	14 June 2021
4 	Sheffield Admin “Instructed” NOT to Share Critical Info & Crannog Centre Fire! 	18 June 2021
5 	“Aldi Academics”: Day of Protest ahead of Sheffield Uni Senate! 	21 June 2021
6 	‘Unlawful’, Myopic, Moronic & Macho Management in Archaeology (Various News) 	25 June 2021
==July 2021==
WB podcast episodes from July, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Statue Wars, UNCHARTED: Golden Abyss, Age of Samurai: Media Picks 	2 July 2021
2 	Does it Belong in a Museum?" Tristan Boyle: Guest Opinion 	12 July 2021
3 	"Abysmal Act of Cultural Vandalism": Sheffield Uni Confirms Department Closure!	15 July 2021
4 	High Court sets Stonehenge Tunnel on Road to Nowhere! What Happens Next? 	31 July 2021
==August 2021==
WB podcast episodes from August, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	PETUARIA ReVisited: Community Archaeology Done Right? 	7 August 2021
2 	Climate & Conflict: Code Red for Archaeology? (IPCC & Lalibela Churches Seized)	14 August 2021
3 	Worcestershire Course off the Menu as Uni Ends Archaeology 	20 August 2021
4 	"The Future of Our Past is Family" - Worcester Graduates Speak! 	30 August 2021
==September 2021==
WB podcast episodes from September, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Other Histories are Available! (Contested History & Workload) 	10 September 2021
2 	Muppet of the Month: UH&I Vice Chancellor Walker Walks Back “Vanity Courses” Comments!	13 September 2021
3 	Listed Status Row as Dorman Long Tower Falls & 'Detecting for Veterans' Collapse 	24 September 2021
==October 2021==
WB podcast episodes from October, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	British Museum Rides the Great NFT Wave with Hokusai Digital ‘Postcards’! 	1 October 2021
2 	Advertising or Accountability? Archaeology Needs Critical Friends in the Media! 	12 October 2021
3 	The Curious Case of the Ryedale Hoard & Tik Tok Shopping for Bones!? 	22 October 2021
4 	Muppet of the Month: Watch This Video Before 'Celtic Films' (Ironically) Censors Us!	29 October 2021
==November 2021==
WB podcast episodes from November, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Trust Lacking in BBC Radio4 Today Programme & BM’s Metal Detecting 'More 4' PR? 	6 November 2021
2 	Treasure Hunters Target Archaeology Using PUBLIC Archive! 	12 November 2021
3 	Parthenon Marbles Return “Up to British Museum”! & Why is Archaeology Pay So BAD?	19 November 2021
4 	Has Groupthink & Gatekeeping Choked Public Archaeology Campaigning? 	30 November 2021
==December 2021==
WB podcast episodes from December, in their release order.
Order	Video topic 	Release date
1 	Groundbreaking Return of STOLEN Artefacts & Banksy Set to Save Reading Jail! 	10 December 2021
2 	Portable Antiquities Scheme Reaches One Million & Farmer on Skye Doesn’t Cairn! 	22 December 2021
3 	Muppet of the Month: Man 'Falls Awkwardly' on WW2 Shell & Lodges it in His BOTTOM!	25 December 2021
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