Episodes

  • Keating and his ticking time bombs!
    Aug 13 2024

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    Tom Keating had a special surprise for the unwary buyers of his forgeries!

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    6 mins
  • The two Johns, Myatt and Drewe!
    Jul 10 2024

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    Clever deception, but not clever enough for Scotland Yard!

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    24 mins
  • Can you fool all the people, all the time? Maybe.
    Jun 26 2024

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    Hebborn, master forger, tried to fool all the people, all the time.. Did he succeed? Find out in this fascinating episode of Fakes, Frauds and Phonies.

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    26 mins
  • The Phony Count and His Fake Goya: An LAPD story!
    Jun 19 2024

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    A phony Hungarian count steals a painting from an old couple, and resurfaces years later. The Los Angeles Police save the day!

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    13 mins
  • de Hory, the king of Ibiza!
    Jun 12 2024

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    de Hory, the man who perpetually re-invented himself: he was the subject of a book by Clifford Irving (yes, the author of the fake Howard Hughes diaries) and a film by Orson Wells (one of his least interesting productions, a documentary titled F for Fake)

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    11 mins
  • Maskat and his medieval turkey...
    Jun 5 2024

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    The medieval frescoes looked amazingly fresh and new...mostly because they were fresh and new!

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    9 mins
  • van Meegeren, crook or traitor?
    May 29 2024

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    van Meegeren has to choose between selling a real Vermeer to Goering, and suffering the post-war consequences...or just admitting the he's a forger and get a slap on the wrist?

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    8 mins
  • van Meegeren bakes a batch of Vermeers!
    May 22 2024

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    van Meegeren creates "authentic" craquielures with a secret recipe!

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    4 mins