Raiders of the Lost Art: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Raiders of the Lost Art investigates works of art that were looted or stolen throughout history.

Throughout history, some of the world's most amazing works of art have simply disappeared. Through re-enactment, rare archive, and expert comment we see how these treasures were looted, stolen or vanished into the archives. Some have been recovered but many more are still waiting to be found.

The show is made in the UK by 3ddproductions & airs on freeview channel 'Yesterday'. In the US, it airs on channel 'Ovation'.

Series details

• Title: Raiders of the Lost Art
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2014-08-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2016-10-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: U&Yesterday
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 8689

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2014-08-13; final listed air date 2014-09-17; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-09-10; final listed air date 2016-10-01; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Raiders of the Lost Art on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.