Fake or Fortune?
Fake or Fortune? is a BBC One documentary television series which examines the provenance and attribution of notable artworks. Since the first series aired in 2011, Fake or Fortune? has drawn audiences of up to 5 million viewers in the UK, the highest for an arts show in that country.
| Fake or Fortune? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Documentary |
| Presented by | Fiona Bruce Philip Mould |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 43 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Simon Shaw Robert Murphy Lucy Swingler |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios Factual Entertainment Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 19 June 2011 – present |
Fake or Fortune? was created by art dealer and historian Philip Mould, together with producer Simon Shaw. It was inspired by Mould's 2009 book Sleuth, after which the programme was originally to be entitled. It is co-presented by Mould and journalist Fiona Bruce, with specialist research carried out by Bendor Grosvenor during the first 5 series. Forensic analysis and archival research is carried out by various fine art specialists. Each series first aired on BBC One, except for series 3, which was shown mistakenly on SVT in Sweden before being broadcast in the UK.