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And here is the trailer!
IT’S ON TONIGHT AT 8.30pm, BBC One.
@Repost from @bbcarts
🎨 Adebanji Alade, President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, is tasked with portraying three generations of the Edwards family who are all dedicated to serving the NHS.
📺 Watch Extraordinary Portraits with @billbaileyofficial; Monday at 8:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer
#bbc #bbcarts #NHS75 #extraordinaryportraits #painting #billbailey #adebanjialade #addictivesketcher
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I've just this minute watched it - I've not necessarily much enjoyed previous shows in this series, for various reasons I won't bang on about, though basically - because it's feel-good TV which does nothing at all to examine the processes involved. However, Adebanji lifts this one right out of the rut - he's a deeply serious, deeply intelligent, deeply moral and caring man: and, of course, a fantastic artist, of massive enthusiasm and empathy.
As for the subjects of his painting - without people like these, the NHS would have collapsed decades ago: we should be proud of them, as Adebani Alade so very obviously is.
I would have hoped for a more ... I don't know: intelligent programme? But such as it was, it was heart-warming.
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I go to the BBC website and download the programme when it's available - the thought of ploughing through their regular schedule of programmes is, I fear, not for me. This particular series is, frankly, generally dispiriting, despite being fronted by Bill Bailey - I suspect only Adebanji could have lifted it out of the rut of dross.
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Thanks, Sylvia, I missed this post and the programme. Thankfully, I can find it online. Perhaps we could have a fixed thread on what's coming up on telly, or film? Especially with respect to skyarts which requires a subscription for catch-up viewing. (though of course, like buses, a repeat eventually comes along.)
I'd recommend the Vermeer film recently made by Exhibition on Film, which is on release again to cinemas around the country, I believe.