Stolen: Catching the Art Thieves

The astonishing story of the theft of two Turners on loan from the Tate in 1994 sparking a high-stakes international hunt across Europe from London to Belgrade, deep into the world of Serbian war lords.

In the early hours of 9 July 1994, the deputy director of London's Tate Gallery, Sandy Nairne, is woken with devastating news: two of the gallery's most valuable paintings have been stolen while on loan to the Schirn gallery in Frankfurt, Germany.

This episode looks at the theft of a self-portrait of Rembrandt in a brutal robbery in Stockholm and hears from the investigators leading a complex hunt from Russian organised crime to America. The investigation takes a surprising twist involving charismatic FBI agents operating in Hollywood.

The theft of a self-portrait of Rembrandt in a brutal robbery in Stockholm sees the investigation take a surprising twist involving charismatic FBI agents operating in Hollywood.

The theft of The Scream, one of the world’s most famous paintings, in 1994. The hunt to get it back exposes the depths criminals go to gain a 'get out of jail' card for murder.

In 1994, Munch's The Scream is ripped from a gallery wall in Oslo. The detectives leading the investigation describe a complex and dangerous investigation which exposes the lengths criminals will go to gain a get-out-of-jail card for murder.