The Culture Show
Season 18 Episode 10 - Episode 10: A Portrait of Jonathan Yeo
6.2 ?
2004
News, Documentary
Alastair Sooke meets portrait artist Jonathan Yeo as he prepares for a solo show at the National Portrait Gallery. The son of a Conservative MP, his subjects range from political leaders to Hollywood stars, including Nicole Kidman, Kevin Spacey, Damien Hirst and Tony Blair. In the lead-up to the exhibition, Yeo allows BBC cameras into his usually private studio, revealing the challenges and pleasures of painting people for a living, and the subtle dynamic that develops between artist and sitter. The programme features acclaimed British actor, Tom Hollander, as he sits for a portrait, and follows the progress of the canvas from the first brushstrokes to the final reveal.
Episodes in Season 18
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Episode 1: Maxine Peake - Performance, Protest and Peterloo
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Episode 2: Who Are You Calling an African Artist?
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Episode 3: The Unstoppable Thomas Heatherwick
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Episode 4: Venice - A Tale of Two Cities
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Episode 5: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Leonardo da Vinci - The Anatomist
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Episode 6: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Funny Women
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Episode 7: The Culture Show at Edinburgh: Happy Birthday Traverse
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Episode 8: YouTube - The Future of TV?
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Episode 9: The People's Palace
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Episode 10: A Portrait of Jonathan Yeo
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Episode 11: Northern Soul - Keep the Faith
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Episode 12: Jon Ronson meets Malcolm Gladwell - Beware the Underdog
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Episode 13: Sylvie Guillem - Force of Nature
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Episode 14: A Night at the London Film Festival
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Episode 15: The Art of Chinese Painting
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Episode 16: Samuel Johnson Prize 2013
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Episode 18: Wars of the Heart
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Episode 19: Gaga - The Mother Monster
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Episode 20: Paul Smith -These Are a Few of My Favourite Things
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Episode 21: Vicky Featherstone - All Change at the Royal Court
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Episode 22: Derry Londonderry - A New Chapter
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Episode 23: Lego - The Building Blocks of Architecture
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Episode 24: Damon Albarn - Solo
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Episode 25: Forget the Oscars, Here are the Kermodes
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Episode 26: Henri Matisse - A Cut Above the Rest
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Episode 27: Tony Parsons - The Art of Boxing
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