Fake or Fortune? BBC1

[Dick Dastardly]

Brilliant. Not sure exactly what it is about this show but I absolutely love it.

[Laurel Green]

Yep, me too. Apart from the art think it must be the gamble into what could be huge sums of money.

In this instance, am not surprised Freud dismissed it as being his as is a bit of a stinker, IMO.

[Mr GrimNasty]

Painting - What a pile of junk, fools and their money............

But a decent enough program!

[droopsnoot]

Laurel Green said:

In this instance, am not surprised Freud dismissed it as being his as is a bit of a stinker, IMO.

I thought that as well, but the one they went to that museum in Cardiff to compare it to (the one where it wasn't clear whether it was much smaller, or the same size but further away) wasn't much better.

I did wonder when they brought out that school photo showing John Jamieson whether the camera would scroll across loads of normal-looking boys to one that had a face the same shape as the one in the painting.

[p1doc]

interesting programme-history behind painting should make it more expensive as it will be forever known as painting freud said he did not do but told his lawyer he had done most of it...

[Laurel Green]

A new series starts this evening at 7.05.

Tonight a landscape that might be a lost painting by Constable.

[cuprabob]

Laurel Green said:

A new series starts this evening at 7.05.

Tonight a landscape that might be a lost painting by Constable.

Is it definitely a new series tonight as the ones on the last couple of weeks were repeats?

Edit: just checked it is a new series

[Laurel Green]

cuprabob said:

Is it definitely a new series tonight as the ones on the last couple of weeks were repeats?

According to my TV & Sat mag it is a new series.

ETA: Good to have it confirmed.

[JagerT]

Pretty sure this is a new series,can anyone else confirm ?

[cuprabob]

JagerT said:

Pretty sure this is a new series,can anyone else confirm ?

Confirmed
Series 6, Episode 1

[Laurel Green]

The sky looks a tad naff to be a Constable - armchair expert here.

[anonymous-user]

That is my local kayaking route. I've sat floating around in that millpond more times that I can remember. Beautiful.

[KP328]

Went shopping and bought a Constable and a Monet. As you do

[Laurel Green]

Think I'm going to be proved wrong on this one.

[Laurel Green]

Wow! What a fascinating programme to start off the new series.

[cuprabob]

What a great episode and I wonder how Philips Gould really feels with it being in his possession twice and being unable to prove it authenticity at the time and selling on for £35k to his "mate"

[SS2.]

Really enjoyed that - fascinating stuff.

[Riley Blue]

A great programme this evening. I really thought they were going to be hugely disappointed, very happy to have been proven wrong.

[Jonesy23]

Probably made life easier that there wasn't some random person/organisation that has set itself up as the sole authority on his work, and where all the provonance in the world doesn't matter if they say 'non'. Then maybe burn it to seal the deal.

Just thinking back to some of the other works they've covered & the bits that annoyed me.

[Laurel Green]

Fingers crossed for this week's painting as the owners could do with a turn in luck.