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Series 10: 4. Flemish Old Master
Fiona and Philip visit a church in Port Glasgow to investigate whether a mysterious work depicting Christ after the crucifixion could be a lost masterpiece by one of the great p ...
24-10-2024
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Series 12: 4. Corot
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a lovely landscape painting, purported to be by one of the forefathers of impressionism and one of the most important artists of the 19t ...
17-10-2024
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Series 12: 3. Music Memorabilia
The team take on an entertaining new challenge when they plunge into the fast-growing market for rock music memorabilia. Can they prove that a curious silver guitar once belonge ...
10-10-2024
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Series 12: 2. Helen Mcnicoll
Could a beautiful painting of women working in a field be a valuable lost work by Helen McNicoll, a celebrated impressionist artist from Canada? The quest to prove it takes the ...
03-10-2024
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Series 12: 1. Mondrian
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a charming little white flower picture, purported to be by one of the most important abstract artists of the 20th century, Piet Mondrian ...
26-09-2024
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Series 11: 4. Arshile Gorky
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a murky canvas that could be by Arshile Gorky, a pioneer of abstract expressionism. Works by this Armenian-American artist fetch million ...
28-08-2024
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Series 11: 3. Cezanne And Pissarro
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to France on the trail of two of the greatest Impressionist and post-Impressionist artists, Camille Pissarro and his friend and protege, Paul C ...
21-08-2024
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Series 11: 2. Joshua Reynolds
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to north London to meet Glyn Hopkin, a car dealer with a soft spot for art. He’s taken a gamble on a painting he hopes is by a towering f ...
26-07-2024
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Series 8: 1. The Lost Gainsborough
The team investigate an 18th-century landscape: could it be a lost work by the great British master of landscape painting, Thomas Gainsborough? \n\nThe painting has been in the ...
24-06-2024
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Series 11: 1. Elisabeth Frink
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to the beautiful Essex countryside on the trail of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists, Dame Elisabeth Frink. They are investigati ...
19-06-2024
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Series 10: 3. Sisley
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a charming little landscape of a French village with a river running through it, purported to be by one of the founding members of the 1 ...
15-02-2024
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Series 10: 2. Modigliani
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a delicate sketch depicting a mother and child, purported to be by one of the modern art world’s most famous names, Amedeo Modigli ...
08-02-2024
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Series 10: 1. Ben Nicholson
When Ian and Julie moved into their Surrey cottage nearly 20 years ago, they discovered a curious wall painting in one of the bedrooms. They had no idea who put it there. Julie ...
15-09-2022
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Series 3: 4. Gainsborough
The team face a daunting challenge as they search for lost masterpieces in Britain's public art collections. To focus their research they look to the Your Paintings online recor ...
22-11-2021
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Series 3: 2. Constable
The Fake or Fortune team takes on a doubly challenging investigation as they try to prove that not one but two paintings are missing works by one of Britain's best-loved artists ...
15-11-2021
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Series 9: 4. A King’s Last Supper
The team head to the beautiful island of Anglesey at the northernmost tip of Wales, where Huw Lewis has a sheep farm. Huw frequently spends his evenings scouring the internet f ...
30-08-2021
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Series 9: 3. Landseer
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a painting that could be the work of the celebrated artist Sir Edwin Landseer. If it is, they will have rediscovered a much-loved Victor ...
23-08-2021
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Series 9: 2. Gerome
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate a small oil painting of a man praying in a mosque, a scene filled with meticulously painted and intriguing detail. Its owner, Jon Swihar ...
16-08-2021
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Series 9: Episode 1
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to the beautiful Norfolk countryside on the trail of one of the 20th century’s greatest artists, Henry Moore. They are investigating an i ...
09-08-2021
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Series 2: 2. Turner: A Miscarriage Of Justice?
In the early years of the 20th century, spinster sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies spent much of their vast fortune buying the cream of European art as a gift to the people ...
14-06-2021
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Series 8: 4. A Venetian View
In this episode, Philip and Fiona investigate a highly desirable Venetian view. It was inherited by owner Nick Hopkinson from his great-grandfather, Meyer Spielman. Nick grew up ...
31-05-2021
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Series 8: 3. De Chirico
In this episode, Fiona and Philip investigate what could be one of the best bargains ever seen on Fake or Fortune? Could a junk shop find, bought for £1 almost 30 years ag ...
24-05-2021
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Series 8: 2. Cosway Or Lawrence?
In this episode, we’re investigating an 18th-century family portrait of a young man at the prime of his life. Could a chance sighting by Philip have revealed an undiscover ...
17-05-2021
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Series 7: 4. A Double Whodunnit
In this episode, Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould investigate two rare portraits of black British subjects from the 18th and 19th centuries.\n\nPainted with extraordinary skill and ...
10-05-2021
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Series 7: 3. Henry Moore
The team investigate whether a small watercolour sketch could be by the British 20th-century sculptor Henry Moore. It is the only piece thought to be that of a British artist in ...
12-04-2021
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Series 7: 2. Toulouse-lautrec
Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould head to France to take on a testing challenge - can they reverse an art world decision which one owner refuses to accept?\n\nTwo sketchbooks found i ...
05-04-2021
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Series 7: 1. Nicholson
Can the team prove that a beautiful still life of a glass jug and pears is the work of celebrated British artist William Nicholson?\n\nThe investigation began when viewer Lyn go ...
29-03-2021
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Series 7: 5. Giacometti
Twentieth-century sculptures are hot property in the art market, with Giacometti's Pointing Man figure selling for $141m at auction in New York in 2015, making it the most expen ...
22-03-2021
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Series 1: 4. Rembrandt
Fiona Bruce and art expert Philip Mould team up to investigate mysteries behind paintings. \n\nIn this closing episode, suspicions are aroused when Philip and his researcher Ben ...
14-01-2019
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Series 1: 3. Van Meegeren
The art world can prove a bear pit, with a myriad of tricksters at work. Experts estimate that anything between 20%-40% of works of art on the market are faked. And they can tur ...
07-01-2019
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