Landscape Artist of the Year (2015)
It is a nationwide search to find the best landscape artist. Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint National Trust properties for a chance to win a £10,000 commission for a British institution's permanent collection. Through several rounds, winners are selected to advance to the semifinal, and then to the final. Judging the competition are British art historian Kate Bryan, independent curator Kathleen Soriano, and award-winning artist Tai-Shan Schierenberg.
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Episode 1 - Fountains Abbey
Release Date: 2018-10-16Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell search for the country's best landscape artist. The competition begins in Yorkshire, where the contestants attempt to paint Fountains Abbey.
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Episode 2 - Viking Bay
Release Date: 2018-10-23Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell welcome a new group of artists to Viking Bay in Kent, where they are challenged to paint the picturesque stretch of coastline.
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Episode 3 - Loch Fyne
Release Date: 2018-10-30Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell welcome a new group of artists to Scotland's Loch Fyne, where they attempt to capture the stunning landscape on canvas.
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Episode 4 - Studley Royal Water Garden
Release Date: 2018-11-06In this fourth heat, Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell welcome eight artists to the Georgian water gardens of Studley Royal Park in North Yorkshire.
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Episode 5 - Broadstairs
Release Date: 2018-11-13Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell welcome eight artists to Broadstairs beach, where they have just four hours to create an artwork that will impress the judges.
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Episode 6 - Inveraray Castle
Release Date: 2018-11-20Eight artists are challenged to paint the picturesque and historic Inveraray Castle on the shore of Loch Fyne in Scotland. Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell host.
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Episode 7 - Semi-Final: Felixstowe Docks
Release Date: 2018-11-27Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell welcome the semi-finalists to the port of Felixstowe, where they have just four hours to paint their way into next week's final.
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Episode 8 - Final: Greenwich Park
Release Date: 2018-12-04The three finalists have just four hours to capture the stunning landscape of Greenwich Park, before the judges crown the Landscape Artist of the Year 2018.
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Episode 9 - The Winning Commission
Release Date: 2018-12-11The winner of the Landscape Artist of the Year 2018 begins a special commission from the Imperial War Museum to mark the centenary of the First World War Armistice.