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Fake! The Great Masterpiece Challenge

2017

Last aired: S1 E8, Final · 2017-05-16

Giles Coren and art historian Rose Balston host Sky Arts' new competition which challenges members of the public to identify a host of imitation artworks which have secretly replaced multimillion-pound masterpieces in galleries and museums around the UK.

Cast

Rose Balston Rose Balston

Giles Coren Giles Coren

Season 1

E1 Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood 2017-03-29 · 60 min Giles Coren and Rose Balston host the competition that challenges members of the public to identify a range of imitation artworks.

E2 Kings and Queens 2017-04-04 · 60 min At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Giles Coren and Rose Balston challenge visitors to spot copyist Jonathan Adams' audacious fake.

E3 Portraits 2017-04-11 · 60 min A fake masterpiece by master forger John Myatt is hidden among the collection at the Lady Lever Art Gallery in the Wirral. Can the public spot it?

E4 Urban Landscapes 2017-04-18 · 60 min Expert copyist Susie Ray has hidden a fake masterwork among the Lowry collection at the Manchester Art Gallery. Can members of the public spot the forgery?

E5 Landscapes 2017-04-25 · 60 min Giles Coren and Rose Balston are at the National Museum Cardiff, where a fake by Antonia Williams is hiding among 10 British landscapes. Can the public spot it?

E6 Animals 2017-05-02 · 60 min Giles Coren and Rose Balston are at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, where members of the public are challenged to spot a flawless fake by artist Nicholas Pace.

E7 Victorian 2017-05-09 · 60 min Copyist Anne Wright tries to trick the public by placing a fake in the Guildhall Art Gallery's collection. Will they be fooled? Giles Coren and Rose Balston host.

E8 Final 2017-05-16 · 60 min Giles Coren and Rose Balston host the final challenge as 10 members of the public attempt to spot a fake by master forger John Myatt at Oxford's Ashmolean Museum.

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