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Prog rocker Rick Wakeman and best mate Ian Lavender, loved as Pike from Dad’s Army, enjoy a jolly B-road ride around Norfolk. In the company of experts Raj Bisram and David Harper the two antique hunting celebrities scour the county for treasure to take to auction in Nottingham. Rick also uncovers some hidden medieval graffiti in Norwich Cathedral while Ian detours to north Norfolk to see the world’s largest collection of model soldiers. But, will an wise old Japanese man help Ian win at auction?

Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, and Francesco Guardi are the best known 18th century painters of the urban Venetian landscape. In minute detail, they painted iconic views of the Venetian Republic, destined for rich foreign visitors. “Maria della Salute from the Grand Canal in Venice” by Canaletto and “Venice: Piazza San Marco” by Guardi followed this trend. Later Venice also inspired Paul Signac’s “The Green Veil, Venice”. Go on a voyage of discovery... Enjoy your visit!

John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.

Multi-award-winning director Phil Grabsky takes a fresh look at arguably the world's most beloved artist, using the words of the painter himself. I, Claude Monet reveals new facets of the man who gave birth to the Impressionist movement with one painting, and who was certainly one of the most influential and renowned painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Shot on location across Europe, I, Claude Monet is an unprecedented, intimate film exploration of some of Western art's most beloved cult settings.

The Sunflowers are among Van Gogh's most famous paintings. The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam has dedicated an exhibition to these works and Exhibition on screen, which was given exclusive access to the event, guides us through the exhibition to investigate the mysteries surrounding these paintings. The film also takes us to Tokyo, Philadelphia, London and Munich to follow the 5 main works in the exhibition.

200 years after it opened and a century after acquiring its first Van Gogh works, the National Gallery hosted the largest Van Gogh exhibition ever held in the UK (September 14, 2024 to January 19, 2025). The exhibition was a huge success, unanimously praised by the press, and tickets sold out quickly, making this film the only way to see what Forbes called a “once-in-a-lifetime exhibition.” Discover the passion that drove one of the world's most beloved artists to revolutionize art. Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers rewrites history and celebrates Van Gogh's genius without exploiting his suffering, allowing audiences to truly understand this iconic artist in a whole new way...

"I envy the Japanese", wrote Van Gogh to his brother Theo. Thanks to the exhibition on which this film is based, at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, we understand why. Although Vincent van Gogh never visited Japan, it remains the country that had the greatest influence on him and his work. By visiting Japanese art galleries in Paris and creating his own image of Japan after extensive research, print collections and lengthy discussions with other artists, the discovery of Japanese art took van Gogh's career in an exciting new direction.

This eagerly-awaited exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts was the first-ever retrospective devoted to the portraiture of Édouard Manet. Covering the entire career of this enigmatic and sometimes controversial artist, the exhibition brought together works from Europe, Asia and the United States. Manet's portraiture has never been the subject of an exhibition, although it represents around half of his artistic output. He painted his family, friends and the literary, political and artistic figures of the day, bringing to life not only his subjects but also Parisian society.

TV chefs Aldo Zilli and Ching He-Huang do battle on this Road Trip around South Eastern England, aided by experts Natasha Raskin and Paul Laidlaw. Aldo plumps for a gold ring despite expert advice while Ching hopes antiques with an eastern origin will far well at auction in north London. Aldo stops off to meet a 200 year old named ‘Jill’ to hear how she supplied locals with flour. And animal lover Ching learns how one man faced ridicule and ruin while trying to protect cattle in the 19th century.

It’s a journey into antiquity with glamorous historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Kate Williams. Paired with experts David Harper and Catherine Southon they Road Trip from Bletchley in Buckinghamshire to an auction in London. There’s also opportunity to hear how Mrs Beeton became the first ‘domestic Goddess’ and why Luton played a critical role in the fashion world when hats were de rigueur daily wear. David and Suzannah gamble on a giant ant while Catherine and Kate plump for a very large tea urn.

With loans from across the world, this major retrospective brings together Vermeer’s most famous masterpieces including Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Geographer, The Milkmaid, The Little Street, Lady Writing a Letter with her Maid, and Woman Holding a Balance. In all, 28 of his surviving 37 works. This film invites audiences to a privileged view of the exhibition, accompanied by the director of the Rijksmuseum and the curators of the show. A truly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to discover the genius of Vermeer and his fascinating and mysterious life.

Vandalised, stolen, cut into pieces, melted down and resold for a few thousand euros, even though they are worth millions: sculptures. On the night of 30–31 March 1999, whilst this park in the 6th arrondissement was closed to the public, individuals stole the sculpture of Picasso’s former muse and lover, Dora Maar: ‘Head of a Woman’, an 80-centimetre-tall bronze weighing 80 kilos. Two years later, in a town hall in the Paris suburbs, it stood proudly on the staircase: ‘Do you realise you’ve got a Picasso in your building?’ exclaimed an antique dealer who had come to visit the château. Indeed, the town hall had found a ‘large stone’ buried on a plot of land, had it cleaned, thought it was beautiful and displayed it in their château, unaware that it was a sculpture by Picasso…

Sisley was a British Impressionist painter, closely associated with Renoir and Monet. On 20 June 1978, at 8.30 pm, a truck was stolen. Inside were around ten masterpieces worth 1.5 billion francs. The transport company responsible for returning the works following a loan had made no security arrangements. On 21 September 1998, ‘The Avenue of Poplars’ was stolen once again. This time, it was the curator of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nice, Jean Fornéris, who staged his own abduction! Finally, on Sunday 5 August 2007, five masked and armed men held up staff at the Nice museum to steal four paintings, including the Sisley. It was not until 2008, with the help of the FBI – which was also searching for works stolen from the Boston Museum – that the thieves were arrested.

Painted by the Van Eyck brothers, ‘The Adoration of the Mystical Lamb’ or ‘The Ghent Altarpiece’ is regarded as one of the greatest masterpieces of the Flemish Primitives. Installed in St Bavon’s Cathedral in Ghent as early as 1432, it escaped theft and looting on several occasions, However, on the night of 10–11 April 1934, two panels were stolen, one of which – ‘The Just Judges’ – has never been recovered to this day, because the bishop refused to pay the ransom demanded…

On the night of 17–18 October 1984, three criminals broke into the municipal museum in Semur-en-Auxois, which was not fitted with an alarm system. The joint investigation by the French and Japanese police revealed links between the Parisian underworld and the Japanese Yakuza mafia. Indeed, Shinchi Fujikuma, a Japanese gangster, had met two members of the Aubervilliers gang, Philippe-Emile Jamin and Youssef Khimoun, whilst serving time in a French prison. In 1987, the French managed to return from Japan with four of the five stolen paintings. The last one, *The Portrait of Mrs Baudot*, remained with its new owner, in accordance with the principle of ‘good faith’ guaranteed by Japanese law.

The Van Eetvelde Hotel, a three-story private house, built between 1895 and 1897, in Brussels, Avenue Palmerston. The man who had it built: Edmond Van Eetvelde, a senior civil servant whose career is on the rise. To build his house, Van Eetvelde chose Victor Horta, a young avant-garde architect, one of the founders of the Art Nouveau movement.

He is French, born in the suburbs of Paris to Beninese parents. But it is in Japan that King Houndekpinkou had a revelation and turned to an artistic career. He became a ceramist. The young artist evokes the earth within him with the magic of his hands and composes sculptural creations awakened by a vital spirit.

Strictly Come Dancing’s Zoe Ball and Ian Waite are quickstepping their way across the south West of England in a bid to turn a profit at auction in Hampshire. Experts Margie Cooper and Paul Laidlaw are on hand to guide. Paul shares a secret with Zoe about buying antique hair brushes. Ian, though, offers dancing lessons to dealers to secure a discount. Lordy! Zoe also hears how one village became world famous for lace production while Ian ends up meeting a giant horse with its own boat.

In this episode, meet the Photo Contest team in Lyon. The two candidates of the day, Mickael Gomes and Than Nguyen, will have one hour to take the best possible picture on the theme of gastronomy and those who make it. For this they will go to the Halles Paul Bocuse.

Take an hour break to discover the work of an Italian painter, Titien. You will discover his labour with Pastoral concert, The resurrection of Christ or Venus with organist.

Take an hour break to discover the work of a French painter, Georges Seurat. You will discover his labour with « Ile de France » landscape, Study for « a Sunday afternoon at the grande jatte », Study for « La grande jatte ».