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Reeves and Mortimer reunite for ‘Painting Birds’ on Sky Arts

‘Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir’ is staging a reunion for its Christmas Special.

The show’s host Jim Moir aka Vic Reeves will reunite with his comedy partner Bob Mortimer for the first time in years. You can watch a clip from the episode at the top of this article.

In this Christmas Special, the Moirs search out festive feathered friends at Penshurst Place in Kent. Here, they make friends with a Snowy Owl before joining old pal Bob Mortimer for an artistic rendition of the Robin. But itā€™s the Waxwing that holds Jim and Nancyā€™s heart as the perfect Christmas bird ā€“ so together with their daughters, they head to Finland to look for these beautiful creatures as they feast on berries.

Along the way they create traditional decorations with a Lappish artist in a magical cottage and attempt to recreate the Northern lights on canvas around a nocturnal campfire in the forest.

Produced by Drum Studios,Ā ‘Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir: Christmas Special’Ā airsĀ on 20thĀ December at 8pm on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW.

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