British TV series or programme
Britain's Lost Masterpieces is a factual BBC Four documentary television series that aims to uncover overlooked art treasures in British public collections, in conjunction with Art UK.[1][2] It is presented by Bendor Grosvenor, along with art historian Jacky Klein (series 1) and Emma Dabiri (series 2 to 5). The series also features the art restoration work of Simon Gillespie. In North American syndication, the series is called The Art Detectives.[3]
Development
Each episode begins with Grosvenor locating a prospective masterpiece in the digitized collection of Art UK.[4] The restoration work of Gillespie's shop is key to a successful attribution.[4]
There was a minor dispute regarding similarities between Britain's Lost Masterpieces and the previous show Grosvenor was on, Fake or Fortune?[5]
The COVID-19 pandemic delayed production of Series 5, planned for Spring 2020. Production resumed in October 2020, only for Grosvenor to catch COVID-19.[6]
Episodes
Series 1
Series one, comprising three episodes, was aired in September and October 2016.[7]
Series 2
Series two was aired in September and October 2017.
Series 3
Series three was aired in August 2018.
Series 4
Series four was aired in October and November 2019.
Series 5
The first two episodes of series five were aired in February 2021, followed by a third in February 2022.
References
- ^ "Britain's Lost Masterpieces - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b "BBC Four's Britain's Lost Masterpieces discovers rare painting by 17th Century master Jacob Jordaens". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "Britain's Lost Masterpieces (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
- ^ a b "Art Matters podcast: Finding Britain's lost masterpieces | Art UK".
- ^ "Fake or Fortune presenters in dispute over new BBC show".
- ^ "I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19". 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Series 1, Britain's Lost Masterpieces - Episode guide - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Britain's Lost Masterpieces – Episodes". BBC One. Choose appropriate episode. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Weekly top 10 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) - (See relevant channel and week(s))". BARB.
- ^ "Scots stately home's Madonna 'probably not' by Raphael". 15 August 2019.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/02/painting-written-off-copy-reassessed-raphael-haddo-house
- ^ O'Connor, Roisin (25 September 2017). "Lost Rubens portrait of one of the 'most famous gay men in history' rediscovered in Glasgow". The Independent. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ^ "View of the Ponte Nomentano, by Joseph Wright of Derby". Derby Museums. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ "A View of the Ponte Nomentano, near Rome". Art UK. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/portrait-of-a-man-128719
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0992k4v
- ^ "Portrait of an Unknown Genoese Lady". Art UK. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Portrait of an Unknown Young Cardinal". Art UK. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "George Oakley Aldrich". Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Portrait of George Oakley Aldrich". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Wooded Landscape, Autumn Evening". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "A Wooded Landscape, Autumn Evening". Art UK. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Autumn". Art UK. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Autumn". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate". Art UK. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Mary Magdalene". Art UK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Balthazar". Art UK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Realdo Matteo Colombo". Art UK. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Unfinished Portrait of an Unknown Lady". Art UK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
External links
- Britain's Lost Masterpieces at BBC Online
- Feature on the premiere