Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey

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Renowned artists paint portraits of people with extraordinary stories.

Where skills meet stories. Artists create breathtaking portraits of people with incredible personal and powerful stories - creating a picture of modern Britain.

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Extraordinary Portraits: Series 3: The Edwards and Adebanji

The Edwards and Adebanji

Series 3

BBC One - Extraordinary Portraits, Series 3, The Edwards and Adebanji

Oil painter Adebanji Alade paints the Edwards: a whole family of NHS workers.

President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Adebanji Alade, takes on the challenge of painting the whole Edwards family: six people from three generations.

Bill Bailey matches extraordinary NHS workers with some of the UK’s best portrait artists. In this episode, president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Adebanji Alade, takes on the whole Edwards family. 
 
Adebanji is no stranger to creating epic works of art, but here he’s tested to the limit: six people from three generations, spanning 60 years of dedicated service with a strong work ethic and an even stronger family bond.

Extraordinary Portraits: Series 3

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Bill Bailey matches NHS workers with some of the UK’s best artists.

Extraordinary Portraits is an uplifting series that celebrates modern Britain. Bill Bailey matches NHS workers with some of the UK’s best artists.

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