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Britain's Lost Masterpieces

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

  1. ^ "Britain's Lost Masterpieces - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b "BBC Four's Britain's Lost Masterpieces discovers rare painting by 17th Century master Jacob Jordaens". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Britain's Lost Masterpieces (TV Series 2016– ) - IMDb". IMDb.
  4. ^ a b "Art Matters podcast: Finding Britain's lost masterpieces | Art UK".
  5. ^ "Fake or Fortune presenters in dispute over new BBC show".
  6. ^ "I finally went to see some art—and caught Covid-19". 7 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Series 1, Britain's Lost Masterpieces - Episode guide - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ a b c "Weekly top 10 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018) - (See relevant channel and week(s))". BARB.
  10. ^ "Scots stately home's Madonna 'probably not' by Raphael". 15 August 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/oct/02/painting-written-off-copy-reassessed-raphael-haddo-house
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "View of the Ponte Nomentano, by Joseph Wright of Derby". Derby Museums. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  14. ^ "A View of the Ponte Nomentano, near Rome". Art UK. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  15. ^ https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/portrait-of-a-man-128719
  16. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0992k4v
  17. ^ "Portrait of an Unknown Genoese Lady". Art UK. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  18. ^ "Portrait of an Unknown Young Cardinal". Art UK. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  19. ^ "George Oakley Aldrich". Art UK. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Portrait of George Oakley Aldrich". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Wooded Landscape, Autumn Evening". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  22. ^ "A Wooded Landscape, Autumn Evening". Art UK. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  23. ^ "Autumn". Art UK. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Autumn". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  25. ^ "Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate". Art UK. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  26. ^ "Virgin and Child with a Pomegranate". Simon Gillespie Studio. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  27. ^ "Mary Magdalene". Art UK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  28. ^ "Balthazar". Art UK. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  29. ^ "Realdo Matteo Colombo". Art UK. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  30. ^ "Unfinished Portrait of an Unknown Lady". Art UK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

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