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Sport Portraits

Season 1 2008

  • 2008-03-10T00:00:00Z on BBC One
  • 45m
  • 1h 30m (2 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • Special Interest
Three months ago six of Britain’s best loved artists agreed to take on the challenge of producing portraits of modern day sporting heroes - their goal, to raise as much money as possible for Sport Relief when the works of art go on sale later this year. But what happens when great art meets great sport? This two part documentary follows the journey of six artists as they look beyond the public image of three sporting heroes to capture the personality: godfather of pop art Sir Peter Blake and political caricaturist Gerald Scarfe will take on Ricky Hatton; best selling Scottish artist Jack Vettriano and the A-list celebrities' favourite photographer Rankin capture Zara Phillips, whilst Didier Drogba faces wild child of art Stella Vine and ex-cricketer turned painter Jack Russell.

2 episodes

Series Premiere

2008-03-10T00:00:00Z

1x01 Episode 1

Series Premiere

1x01 Episode 1

  • 2008-03-10T00:00:00Z45m

Three months ago some of Britain's best loved artists agreed to take on the challenge of producing portraits of today's sporting heroes, including Zara Phillips, Ricky Hatton and Didier Drogba. Their goal was to raise as much money as possible for Sport Relief when the works of art go under the hammer at auction.

Here, the sittings get under way as Zara Phillips meets Jack Vettriano and Rankin, and Ricky Hatton heads to a boxing ring to meet Peter Blake and Gerald Scarfe.

2008-03-11T00:00:00Z

1x02 Episode 2

1x02 Episode 2

  • 2008-03-11T00:00:00Z45m

Zara Phillips, Ricky Hatton, Fabio Capello and Didier Drogba pose for some of Britain's best-known artists, whose portraits are auctioned in aid of Sport Relief.

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