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25/01/2010

Forgery expert Curtis Dowling examines the fake art boom. Dan Cruickshank looks at how Shakespeare's lost theatre was unearthed. Linford Christie visits London's oldest youth club.

Auction houses and antique collectors in the capital are constantly being bombarded with high quality fakes churned out by criminal gangs from here to China. Forgery expert Curtis Dowling investigates the booming art of faking it.

Historian Dan Cruickshank meets the archaeologists who have unearthed Shakespeare's lost playhouse.

Linford Christie uncovers the link between a Peckham youth club and Hollywood star Elizabeth Taylor.

29 minutes

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Mon 25 Jan 2010 19:30

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