STUART PREBBLE
Author and TV Producer
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Portrait Artist of the Year
Pre-proeuction is under way for what will be the twelfth series of this fabulous show. Great sitters, great artists, Stephen Mangan presenting, and Tai, Kate and Kathleen judging. The winner will be commissioned to paint a portrait of a well-known celebrity for a prestigious national gallery - details TBA . The series will be transmitted in October this year. Don't miss it!
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Landscape Artist of the Year
We're also in pre-production for what will be the eleventh series of Landscapes. Locations this year have included Snowdonia, Bristol, London, Portsmouth and Stonehenge. The eventual winner will receive a truly life-changing prize - of a commission for an artwork which will be exhibited alongside some of the most famous paintings in the world. Watch this space.
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Still Grumpy After All These Years
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It's twenty years since the first transmission on BBC2 of my series Grumpy Old Men, which spawned five books. It's also fifty years since I first joined the BBC as a Journalist Trainee, and I've worked in telly ever since. So I've used this title for a memoir of the various adventures in my career, and to make a record of two terrible family tragedies. Maybe it's a weird read, but then it's been a weird life. Available via Amazon or on this site.
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Something else rather brilliant......
Some while ago my friend Georgina Godwin introduced me to Phil Manzanera, who is the brilliant guitarist from Roxy Music and was celebrating fifty years as a professional musician. We got on like a house on fire and he kindly asked me to help him to write down some stories from his amazing life, working with everyone from Bob Dylan via David Bowie to David Gilmour. The result "Revolucion to Roxy" is full of amazing tales and is out now.