Britain's Lost Masterpieces

Series tracking down lost, hidden, and misattributed paintings from local museums and galleries across Britain.

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Documentary
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First Aired on

Sep 27, 2016

5 seaons till Feb 08, 2021

Popularity: 3.7639
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(GB)
Status: Returning Series

In Production

Last episode: Tatton Park

Seasons & episodes

Total 5 seasons, 16 episodes

Season 1

Aired

3 Episodes
  • Episode 1Swansea min

    The Swansea museum store contains everything from a stuffed pigeon to a police car, but can Bendor and Jacky reveal a multi-million pound lost masterpiece that will not only become a jewel of Swansea museum's collection, but also rewrite art history?

  • Episode 2Aberdeenshire min

    Art experts Jacky Klein and Dr Bendor Grosvenor visit our most diverse and fascinating museums as they track down previously unknown paintings by some of the world's great artists. Haddo House is one of Britain's most northerly stately homes. Tucked away in the wilds of Aberdeenshire, it has been home to prime ministers and earls - but is it also home to some of Scotland's greatest lost paintings? Nearby, in the storerooms of the Montrose Museum lies a mystery painting with a giant hole in it.

  • Episode 3Belfast min

    Bendor and Jacky visit the Ulster Museum to investigate what have long been disregarded as low-value copies of works by Flemish artist Peter Breughel the Younger.