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LATEST BOOK - THE OAKUM GATE

On the one hand, writer David Freeman is the executive director of an international fine art and art fraud investigation team, an art historian, and an expert in directing fine art authentication investigations. This work takes him around the globe and involves him in some of the most complex, often incredible, cases.

On the other hand, as a real-life "Da Vinci Code" art detective, David has genuine crime and criminal deceptions to draw upon when he writes and advises TV and film programs. All his insights stem directly from his complex investigations and fascinating discoveries within the art world.

David is also a distinguished writer, journalist, and broadcaster, appearing regularly on North American television. He has served as a script and story line consultant for incredibly successful TV shows, including the BBC's crime series 'Hustle' and the award-winning American television series 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', among several others.

David Freeman is responsible for the index of the works

Paul Gauguin BEYOND WILDENSTEIN and lectures widely on the subject of his work in detecting fraud and forgery and his specialist subject international Art fraud and forgery.

He appears as guest lecturer to Universities across North America and is a Key Note speaker to conferences around the world.

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TV Written and Presented by David Freeman
TREASURES THAT TALK: North America's busiest and best known appraisers, David Freeman and Marshall Gummer, take a magical 35,000 mile journey of discovery from the Pacific to the Atlantic in search of Treasures that talk.:

	A Television Series "Secret Britain" A Magical History Tour. TV Series and Book - Written and Presented by David Freeman A brand new TV Series of "Secret Britain." takes us on a magical journey from the Roman invasion of Britain to the times of the wreckers of Morwenstow. We discover Arthur's real castle in the Legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table & bring a new insight into the role played by Merlin the magician in the Legend of King Arthur. It's a fine journey full of colour and intrigue set amidst the spectacular coastal landscape of Cornwall.
___________________________ Also written and Presented by David Freeman: Secret Britain II - TV Series and Book Secret Missions set in Deepest Devon - A top secret air base which didn't exist - The top guns, the Polish cowboys and why the Yanks could fly but nor ride a bike! A fascinating set of revelations wrapped up neater than a birthday present. Part II - The History of a Devonshire village so good they named it 14 times. Freeman takes us on a journey from the Saxons to the black death discovering a swashbuckling hero that saved the day. We are lured by Dragons in the sky, haunted mine shafts and secret tunnels. Find out why Cider making is still so secret and learn the secret stories of her lost sons and heroes.	The top secret story of RAF Winkleigh by David Freeman
And Secrets From Down Under III TV Series. Rich in Ozzie Myth and Legend

In his research for the Television series ‘Secret Britain and fascinating book ‘Strictly come Winkleigh,’ the History of the Devon village of Winkleigh and its WW II RAF base, author David Freeman, alias 'David Inch' brings you a rare insight into the stories, the facts and historical trivia surrounding this ancient Devonshire village. Be prepared to be amused and amazed MORE

WINKLEIGH INCH BY INCH - David Inch

‘Strictly come Winkleigh

The definitive History of Winkleigh in Devon

	Incredible information, fascinating statistics, mainly true but useless historical facts and improbable things that you didn’t really need to know about Winkleigh but always wanted to, that is, just in case you ever went on ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire.’

Gathering Dust The Weird and Wonderful Art of Collecting
8 Part TV Series By David Freeman
David Freeman takes a hilarious, sometimes irreverent sideways look at some of the nations strangest collectors, why they collect and the strange things they do collect. It's a warm and not so serious view of those accumulating any amount of odd ball junk around themselves in the name of conservation and preservation. Antique collecting.....I don't think so! Take for example the mortician who collects artificial pacemakers and the man with 350 fridges in his barn and you get the plot! David Freeman's work, Gathering Dust written as a eight part TV series & book, tells the story of some very oddball antique hunting and antique hunters indeed.		What a Card! The gentle art of Cartophily. The worlds most valuable card and the lady with 50 drawers full Setting the Pace The mortician who collects artificial pacemakers! Coke Law or Folk Law? But is it the real thing? An attic full of brand new posters from the 20's Baby its Cold outside Clay Podelski is passionate about fridges. So passionate he has over 350 fridges stacked up in his barn and 12,000 empty bottles! The man who collected everything! The story of Stan Reynolds incredible collection A Plangologists guide to the Galaxy. Nearly 400 dolls and each with a name, a birthday and the Yard Sale Girls who find them Hemingway - The importance of being Ernest! Books. How to spot the most expensive books in the world and what they are. At Odds with Ends. Huge values and the worlds most valuable. But why oh why?

Other Writing THE OAKUM GATE

The Art Detective is Looking for Leo. A Vasari cover up?	A Widows Walk Given that it take three to make a meal, the chef, the pot and the fire, it shouldn’t then, be too much of a surprise for you to realise that when it comes to creating & passing off a fake, an equal number is involved.	Policing Picasso A look at some of the hundreds of Picasso fakes uncovered by David Freeman annually. From Ebay to the UAE and South America, Freeman keeps on discovering them

When Paths Cross at Fontainebleau The definitive Biography of the Georget's. Jean Charles and Eliza Georget Barbizon Painters of the 19 Century.		The Horizontal Boy The life and works of influential Canadian Artist - E Conyers Barker
A Titian a Titian, we all fall down.	Is this the hand of Rembrandt?	Durer - Art by realism
The truth behind Canada’s forgotten Gainsborough
The man who collected everything! The story of Stan Reynolds' incredible multimillion dollar collection of vintage' everything.'	The Paul Kane Mutiny. LECTURE	The Printing Parson The Remarkable Reverend William Davy & the Sinking of HMS Royal George
The Other side of the spoon LECTURE The Dark side of the spoon II LECTURE	The Davinci Factors. (Written well before you know who! )	The Magic of the Secondary Signatures LECTURE
The Art Trade	Art as an Investment LECTURE	High Risk Indexing
Printmaking' Terms & Terminology made easy	Printing in the 19th. Century.	A Definition of Art.
Appraised and Amazed	Hemingway The importance of being Ernest Rare books and their astronomical value	At Odds with Ends.
A Plangologists guide to the galaxy	Listening to the wind Myth or Mystery?	Coke Law or Folk Law
The Ebay Pirates	Artiques - A Buyers Guide	Coast to Coast' with the Roadshow
Captain Beerbellies Mandolin! LECTURE	Joan Davies Window	Knock- Knock Knocking
The legend of the phoney pony A History of Fairground Carousel Horses	Focus on the Photographer:	Alice in Blunderland & Jack and the Beansprout
The Conyers Barker Obituary	A brief History of Stalag Luft VII	History of the Douglas Motorcycle Company
The Story of Captain Gordon Charles Steele VC	Battle of Crysler’s farm

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES AND BIOGRAPHICS BY David Freeman
Armfield George, Smith (British) 1808-1893	Hirst, Charles Gordon Sebastian ( Australian)- c.1826-90
ARMINGTON, FRANK MILTON (Canadian) 1876 - New York, 1941	Hulk, William Frederick (British, Exh. 1898-1901
BARBIER, GEORGES (French) - 1882 - 1932	Ireland, Thomas Tayler (British)
Boisseau, Alfred (French - American) - 1823-1901	Jack, John (Scottish school)
Bornfriend, Jacob (Slovakian) 1904-1974	Johnston Francis- Franz Hans (frank) (Canadian) 1888-1949
De Breanski, Alfred . Snr. (British) - 1852-1928	Knight, Harold R.A. (British) - 1874 - 1961
Cameron, Duncan (British) - 1837-1916	Knowles Hare, J. Jr (American)
Cassioli, prof. Amos (Italian) - 1832-1891	Langley, Walter (British) - 1852-1922
Cereceda, Carmen ( Chilean )	Levé, Frédéric Louis (French)
Corinth,Lovis (German) - 1858-1925	Lewis, Maud (Canadian) - (1903 - 1970).
Elsley, Sir Arthur RA (British) - 1860 - 1952	Loemans, Alexander Francois (Canadian)
Faed, Thomas - (British) - 1826-1900	Luini, Bernardini (italian) - (c. 1485-1532),
Frére, Pierre Édouard - (French) -1819-1886	MacWhirter,John (Scottish) - 1839-1911
Georget, Jean Charles (French) - 1833~1894	Maris. Jacob (Dutch) - 1837-1899
Goodall,Thomas F. (British) -1857 - 1944	Matthews, Edward (British) - 1888
GROLL, EDMUND (Austrian)	Morgan, James Squire
Hallé, Edward Charles [British) 1846-1914]	Moses, Forrest K . (American) - 1893-1974
Harris, Lawren Stewart (Canadian) - 1885-1970	Moore, Theo (British) 20C
Heinefetter, Johann (German) - 1815-1902	Ouless, Phillip.J. (British) - 1817-1885
Henley, Lionel Charles (British) -1843~1893	Panini, Giovanni Paolo (Italian) - 1692 - 1765
Hennessy, William John (Irish) - 1839-1917	Rockwell, Norman (American) - 1894-1978
Herouard, Chéri-Louis-Marie-Aimé-Haumé (French) - 1881-1952	Romney, George (British) Portraitist - 1734 - 1802
Rothko, Mark (Marcus Rothkowitz) (American )-1903-1970	Van Kregten, Aurelious Fedor (Dutch) - 1881-1937
Sautereau, Elisa Antoinette (French)	Von Escher, Albert (Swiss) - 1833-1905
Sekoto, Gerard (South African) - 1913-1993	Vranckz (Vranx) Sebastiaen - (1573 - 1647)
Shapland, John (British) d 1929	Wall. Arthur.J. (British)
Street Robert American
Toulouse Lautrec, Henri de (French) - 1864-1901
Taylor Ireland Thomas British
Tilche Oscar British
Trick Edward William British



Other works by David Freeman :	Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) the Waverley Novels
Cornelius Krieghoff - Canadian Artist. A Biography	The HISTORIA SCHOLASTICA Petrus Comestore
Military medals and Orders	Potted by Doulton - Royal Doulton History
Georges Barbier: Art Deco Designer- Ballet Russe	Peter Poppelmann- German sculptor
Toulous Lautrec - Aristade Bruant Poster	George Tinworth - Doulton Potter
The Constable Map of England and Wales	A Fake LOWRY
Lawren Harris - Canadian Artist	Frank Moss Bennett -Artist
The Penny Black stamp, is it rare?	The Battle of Ridgeway
History of the Douglas Motorcycle - 1907-1957	Punkin Head the bear!
Charlotte Brontë (1816-55)
The George III - American Indian Peace Medal

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