Britain's Lost Masterpieces

Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Promotional image featuring Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri
Also known asThe Art Detectives
GenreDocumentary
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series5
No. of episodes16
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkBBC Four
Release28 September 2016 (2016-09-28) –
7 February 2022 (2022-02-07)
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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]

  1. ^ "Britain's Lost Masterpieces - BBC Four". BBC. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  2. ^ "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.