Fake or Fortune?

  • Premiered: Jun 2011
  • Episodes: 59
  • Followers: 18
  • Running
  • BBC One
  • Thursday at 20
  • Documentary History Mystery

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Season 14
14x1
Fabergé or Fauxbergé
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 16, 2026
Fiona and Philip unravel the mystery of a suspected Fabergé flower, kept hidden in a shoebox in Liverpool but believed to have belonged to royalty – and worth a small fortune!
14x2
A Passage to India
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 23, 2026
Two women lost in time: an enigmatic Indian woman and an 18th-century Scottish artist. Will this quest uncover a double attribution leading to a six-figure price tag?
14x3
The Last Gift
Episode overview
Air date
Jul 30, 2026
The last gift left in the will of a former Kindertransport child is thought to be by Fauvist artist Derain. Will it raise a small fortune for charity or prove a dastardly forgery?
14x4
Freud or Fraud?
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 06, 2026
Our art sleuths investigate 15 prints found in a garage, each potentially worth thousands. Are they really by notorious 20th-century artist Lucian Freud? Or just crafty fakes?
14x5
What Happened Next? Toulouse-Lautrec
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 19, 2026
Will two charming sketchbooks found in a garden shed in France finally be recognised as authentic works by French master Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec?
14x6 Season finale
What Happened Next? John Lennon's Piano
Episode overview
Air date
Aug 26, 2026
The team revisit the fast-growing market for rock music memorabilia. Armed with fresh research, can they finally solve the mystery of John Lennon’s piano and Ronnie Wood’s guitar?

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