Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Britain's Lost Masterpieces is a TV show on BBC4. Series tracking down lost and hidden paintings from local museums and galleries. The program has been available since 2025. A total of 5 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2025.
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Britain's Lost Masterpieces
Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri visit Brighton Museum to investigate who painted two religious pictures and uncover the story of one of the most extravagant buildings in Britain.
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Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri visit Hospitalfield House in Arbroath, where a painting of an unknown man by an unknown artist turns out to be by one of the greats.
In Carmarthenshire, could two portraits have been painted by Peter Lely, or were they by someone else instead? Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri investigate.
Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri travel to Derby, on the hunt for a potential hidden masterpiece by Joseph Wright of Derby.
Dr Bendor Grosvenor and Emma Dabiri travel to Glasgow to investigate the mystery behind a long-lost picture of one of the most famous gay men in history.