About this season
Danny Baker, Simon Callow, Richard E Grant, Cerys Matthews, Miriam Margolyes and Michael Sheen follow in the footsteps of their favourite British artists.
Episodes (6)
1. Stanley Spencer - Billy Connolly
Aired 17 April 2018 • 45 min
Curator Gus Casely-Hayford leads comedian Billy Connolly on a walking tour of the historic village of Cookham to shed light on the work of artist Stanley Spencer.
2. Edwin Landseer - Jeremy Paxman
Aired 24 April 2018 • 45 min
Jeremy Paxman and art expert Gus Casely-Hayford head to Scotland's Cairngorms mountains to walk in the footsteps of renowned Victorian artist Edwin Landseer.
3. Dora Carrington - Helena Bonham Carter
Aired 1 May 2018 • 45 min
Actress Helena Bonham Carter travels from Sussex to the Lake District with curator Gus Casely-Hayford to shed light on the life and work of artist Dora Carrington.
4. John Singer Sargent - David Bailey
Aired 8 May 2018 • 45 min
Travelling from Blenheim Palace and Ightham Mote all the way to Paris, photographer David Bailey and Gus Casely-Hayford explore the world of John Singer Sargent.
5. William Holman Hunt - Robert Lindsay
Aired 15 May 2018 • 45 min
Actor Robert Lindsay travels from the Sussex coast to the back streets of Chelsea to explore the landscapes that inspired Victorian painter William Holman Hunt.
6. Walter Sickert - Harriet Walter
Aired 22 May 2018 • 45 min
Actress Harriet Walter travels from London's seedy underworld to the picturesque English seaside to shed light on the work of Victorian painter Walter Sickert.