Fake or Fortune?

201112 seriesEntertainment / Music/Arts
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BBC One

Journalist Fiona Bruce teams up with art dealer Philip Mould, who has been dubbed `the art detective', to investigate remarkable stories of well known paintings. From time-to-time paintings purported to be famous artists appear which cause a stir in the art world. From Paris and Amsterdam to Cape Town and New York, the team employs old-fashioned detective skills to research the provenance of the paintings, as well as the latest forensic testing to reveal compelling tales of lost masterpieces, forgeries and thefts.

Toulouse-Lautrec: Episode Image
Episode 2Toulouse-Lautrec

Fiona and Philip visit France to see if two sketchbooks belonged to Toulouse-Lautrec.

Henry Moore: Episode Image
Episode 3Henry Moore

The team look into whether a small watercolour sketch could be by sculptor Henry Moore.

What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit: Episode Image
Episode 4What Happened Next? A Double Whodunnit

A Double Whodunnit. The team investigate two rare portraits of black Britons from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Giacometti: Episode Image
Episode 5Giacometti

The team try to find out whether a white square of plaster is an early work by Giacometti.

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