Extraordinary Portraits
Series 4
20256 episodes
Renowned artists paint portraits of people with extraordinary stories.
Episodes
E1Clare and Oriane
2025-02-07 · 29m
Bill Bailey matches a remarkable young woman with cancer, who set up her own charity, with a realist painter to create a new art work.
E2Rizwan and Jack
2025-02-14 · 29m
Bill Bailey matches life-saving railway worker Rizwan with multimedia artist Jack Dickson to create a stunning portrait.
E3Gill and David
2025-02-21 · 39m
Bill matches former England goalkeeper turned painter David James with Gill Sayell, a footballing pioneer who played in the unofficial Women’s World Cup in 1971.
E4Christian and Hywel
2025-02-28 · 29m
Comedian and art lover Bill Bailey matches former soldier and fundraiser Christian with a sculptor to create a lasting legacy.
E5Marva, Lionel and Chloe
2025-03-07 · 29m
Bill Bailey challenges a young artist to paint Marva and Lionel, who have fostered almost 200 teenagers.
E6Millie and Karen
2025-03-14 · 29m
Bill matches 20-year-old Millie a campaigner challenging the stereotypes around Down’s syndrome, with Karen Turner, an award-winning, self-taught painter.