Watercolour Challenge

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Fern Britton presents this revival of the fondly remembered daytime watercolour painting competition. Talented amateur artists are challenged to paint a picture of a scenic location with their efforts judged by a professional artist.

Production

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Seasons

20 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. Royal William Yard

Fern Britton and professional artist Lisa head to the maritime city of Plymouth in Devon, where four amateur painters are tasked with capturing an historic and picturesque scene.

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2. Meadfoot Beach

Fern Britton and Lisa Takahashi visit the English Riviera in South Devon as four amateur watercolourists try to capture the essence of the great British seaside holiday.

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3. Dartington Hall

Fern invites four daring amateur watercolourists to the Dartington Hall Estate which is home to the largest Medieval Manor House in the South West.

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4. Plymouth Sound

Fern challenges four brave amateur artists to capture one of the County's most iconic views. Plymouth Sound, in Britain's Ocean City

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5. High Cross House

Fern invites four daring amateur watercolourists to capture a jewel of 20th British architecture. High Cross House on the Dartington Estate in Devon.

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6. Scarborough Bay

Fern is joined on the North Yorkshire coast by this week's professional, army vet turned professional painter Ady Wright, as the contestants paint Scarborough Bay.

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7. Goathland Railway Station

Fern heads to 'God's own country' - Yorkshire - to celebrate the golden age of steam railways. Four amateur artists set up their easels at a train station.

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8. Castle Howard

This time on Watercolour Challenge Fern will invite four would-be painting champions to one of Yorkshire's grandest of all grand houses, Castle Howard.

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9. Peasholm Park

A busy and eclectic scene full of movement and colour of Peasholm Park will pose a very particular challenge to the four amateur painters of the day.

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10. Temple of the Four Winds

Four daring amateur watercolourists tackle a grand architectural pleasure pavilion set in the grounds of the Castle Howard Estate in Yorkshire.

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11. Brecon Beacons

This time on Watercolour Challenge Fern will be heading to Wales' magnificent Brecon Beacons National Park to set up the easels on one of the country's largest private estates.

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12. St Donat's Castle

Fern will be challenging four artists to paint a medieval marvel in South Wales. St Donat's Castle is set in 122 acres with its own stretch of Glamorgan coastline.

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13. Rhondda Heritage Park

Fern will be inviting four amateur artists to the legendary Rhondda valley in South Wales to capture a scene from Wales' mining past.

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14. River Usk

Four amateur artists tackle The River Usk, which is one of the country's most picturesque rivers and with its abundance of wildlife, has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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15. Vale of Glamorgan

Fern and four plucky painters will be visiting a wonder of the natural world, the Glamorgan Heritage Coast in South Wales.

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16. Porthmeor Beach

Fern, alongside professional artist and judge Billy Burman, will be setting up the easels in glorious Cornwall and asking four amateur painters to capture one of the most spectacular beaches.

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17. Jubilee Pool

Fern challenges four painters to paint the art deco Jubilee Pool in Penzance.

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18. St Ives Harbour

Four artists must try to capture a scene from a Cornwall favorite destination: St Ives.

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19. Trebah Garden

Today's artists are tasked with capturing some of Trebah Garden's botanical splendour.

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20. Mount's Bay

Fern will be heading to the far south west of Britain to glorious Cornwall and asking 4 plucky painters to capture one of the county's most famous stretches of coastline, Mounts Bay.

Cast

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Fern Britton

Self - Presenter

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