Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir - Northern Ireland - Puffin

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Northern Ireland - Puffin
Season 2, Episode 3

The couple make their way to Co Antrim in search of the puffin. Along the way, they meet experts, and create works with local artists and actor Stephen Mangan

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Did You Know..

Jim Moir (Host)

Born: January 24, 1959 in Leeds

Best Known For: Comic alter ego Vic Reeves, and his surreal comedy with sidekick Bob Mortimer.

Early-life: Born James Roderick Moir in Leeds, on January 24, 1959. He moved to Darlington with his parents and younger sister, Lois, at the age of five. He left school without any qualifications and after his plan to attend art college was dashed, he became an apprentice at a mechanical engineering firm. A move to London in 1979 changed his life. Reeves appeared in several bands before turning to comedy, naming himself after singers Vic Damone and Jim Reeves. His friends still call him Jim, while his family knows him as Rod.

Career: In 1986, he received an Enterprise Allowance grant to finance the stage show Vic Reeves' Variety Palladium, which later became Vic Reeves' Big Night Out. He met Bob Mortimer during its run, and their partnership was formed. A TV version of the show appeared in 1990. The duo went on to create hits such as The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Families at War, and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased). Away from the partnership, Moir has featured in various adverts, acted in Bafta winner Eric & Ernie, been a contestant on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, presented Brainiac: Science Abuse, and featured in The Ministry of Curious Stuff. His recent work includes Hebburn and House of Fools.

Quote: "Vic Reeves is really just a character on TV. He's an exaggerated version of me, I suppose. He's more brusque and self-confident."

Trivia: In 2006, he published his autobiography, Me: Moir.

Nancy Moir (Host)