Portrait Artist of the Year


10:30 pm - 11:30 pm, Tuesday, December 16 on Sky Arts HD (365)

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Season 9, Episode 11

Festive challenge in which six famous faces paint either Slade's Noddy Holder, designer Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen or singer Mica Paris - with a little help from some wise mystery guests. Judging their efforts are artist Tai Shan Schierenberg, independent curator Kathleen Soriano and art historian Kate Bryan. Presented by Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan


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Arts/Culture (without Music) Fine Arts Game Show/Quiz/Contest Show/Game Show

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Joan Bakewell (Presenter)
Stephen Mangan (Presenter)

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Joan Bakewell (Presenter)
Born: April 16, 1933 in Stockport
Best Known For: Being the 'Thinking Man's Crumpet'.
Early-life: Born Joan Dawson Rowlands on April 16, 1933, in Stockport, the eldest child of ambitious working class parents. She was educated at Stockport High School for Girls before heading off to Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read history. Bakewell began her working life as a studio manager for BBC radio, later becoming an advertising copywriter before leaving to marry and have a family - a matter which upset her mother.
Career: Bakewell eventually returned to work in the early 1960s, and quickly made a name for herself thanks to numerous arts, travel and current affairs programmes. TV's Late Night Line Up made her a national pin-up. Since then she's presented the religious affairs programme Heart of the Matter, written radio plays, published numerous books and become one of the BBC's most respected broadcasters. She currently presents Something Understood for BBC Radio 4 and Belief for BBC Radio 3 and continues to write articles for various newspapers. Her autobiography, The Centre of the Bed, was published in 2004, which hit the headlines thanks to its account of her affair with playwright Harold Pinter, which inspired his 1978 play Betrayal. Her first novel, All the Nice Girls, came out in 2009.
Quote: "I'm not a star. I never have been. I have a pretty average media life. It's not a career. I just work. I'm a worker."
Trivia: She was made a Dame in 2008, and two years later received a life peerage.
Stephen Mangan (Presenter)
Born: July 22, 1972 in London
Best Known For: Green Wing and Episodes.
Early-life: Born on July 22, 1972, in London, and was raised in Hertfordshire. His parents were Irish, and his father owned a building company. He became interested in acting after appearing in numerous school plays, but never thought he would tread the boards professionally. Instead, he studied law at Cambridge University, but decided against being a solicitor after taking a year out to care of his terminally ill mother. After a spell at Rada, he began landing theatre roles.
Career: Mangan became a regular on the West End stage, and apart from some foreign adverts, steered clear of TV work for years. He made his film debut in Martha, Meet Frank, Daniel and Laurence in 1998, and had a small role in Billy Elliot. Early TV appearances came in Big Bad World, Sword of Honour, In Defence and Human Remains before his big break as the lead in Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years. He's worked consistently in movies and on TV ever since, with roles in Jane Hall, Marple, Never Better, I'm Alan Partridge, Hyperdrive, and the acclaimed Green Wing. His recent work includes Dirk Gently and Episodes on TV, as well as several well-received stage performances.
Quote: "I love playing unattractive parts. I want to be really horrid. I want people to really hate me. Maybe one day in analysis, I'll discover what that's all about."
Trivia: Away from showbiz, Mangan is a Tottenham Hotspur fan. He attends games with Tamsin Greig's husband, actor Richard Leaf.