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Amsterdam is a city of canals and coffeeshops: of charm and sin. Nowhere is this better encapsulated than in its art scene. The Dutch capital is a hub of both contemporary and classic art - from incredible graffiti to world leading institutions like the Van Gogh museum.

Van Gogh still holds a lot of sway in the city - he\\u2019s the Netherlands\\u2019 most famous artistic son, after all. But his work is also under threat from art thieves. In the twentieth century, Amsterdam has been home to two of the world\\u2019s most notorious art thefts, and they were both Van Goghs.

This week, we\\u2019re going to meet the man behind one of those heists: Octave Durham, he\\u2019s an art thief. But when a Van Gogh is stolen, there\\u2019s someone in Amsterdam whose job it is to get them back. We\\u2019re going to meet him too: Arthur Brand, he\\u2019s an art detective.

It\\u2019s a story straight out of holywood, taking us to the heart of stunning art and audacious crime in the Dutch capital.

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