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TV Schedule
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The programmes highlighted in red indicate each weeks NEW programme
The programmes with a * indicate each weeks repeated programmes

February 2012 - Sky Channel 195
Wed 1st 4pm
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 6 with Geoff Kersey (036) *
  4.30
Seasons in Pastel - Spring and Summer with Jeremy Ford (285) *
Thu 2nd 4pm
Watercolour Problems & Solutions with Trudy Friend (037) *
  4.30
Water Soluble Pencils with Carol Massey (038) *
Fri 3rd 4pm
Line & Wash with Wendy Jelbert (039) *
  4.30
Seasons in Pastel - Spring and Summer with Jeremy Ford (285) *
Sat 4th 4pm
Seasons in Pastel - Spring and Summer with Jeremy Ford (285) *
  4.30
Barn in Winter with Geoff Kersey (040) *
Sun 5th 4pm
Improve Your Light in Watercolour with Peter Woolley (041) *
  4.30
Improve Your Boats with Ian King (042) *
Mon 6th 4pm
Seasons in Pastel - Autumn and Winter with Jeremy Ford (286)
  4.30
Improve Your Brushwork in Watercolour with Hazel Soan (043) *
Tue 7th 4pm
Painting Outside the Lines with Linda Kemp (044) *
  4.30
Drawing Workshop with Jill Bays (045) *
Wed 8th 4pm
Brush with Acrylics with Terry Harrison (046) *
  4.30
Seasons in Pastel - Autumn and Winter with Jeremy Ford (286) *
Thu 9th 4pm
Improve Your Paintings from Photographs - Margaret Evans (047) *
  4.30
Flowers in Watercolour with Wendy Tait (048) *
Fri 10th 4pm
Improve Your Skies with Geoff Kersey (049) *
  4.30
Seasons in Pastel - Autumn and Winter with Jeremy Ford (286) *
Sat 11th 4pm
Seasons in Pastel - Autumn and Winter with Jeremy Ford (286) *
  4.30
Improve Your Acrylics with Terry Harrison (050) *
Sun 12th 4pm
Seasons in Oil - Autumn with Tim Deibler (051) *
  4.30
Improve Your Sunsets in Watercolour with Patrick Howe (052) *
Mon 13th 4pm
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 1 (287)
  4.30
Pastel Workout - Getting Started with Jackie Simmonds (053) *
Tue 14th 4pm
Chinese Watercolour Techniques with Lian Quan Zhen (054) *
  4.30
Improve Your Buildings in Watercolour with Geoff Kersey (055) *
Wed 15th 4pm
Watercolour in a Weekend - Landscapes with Frank Halliday (056) *
  4.30
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 1 (287) *
Thu 16th 4pm
Learn to Paint Buildings with Richard Taylor (057) *
  4.30
Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours programme 1 with Hazel Soan (058) *
Fri 17th 4pm
Learn to Paint Vibrant Watercolours programme 2 with Hazel Soan (059) *
  4.30
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 1 (287) *
Sat 18th 4pm
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 1 (287) *
  4.30
Learn to Paint Gardens in Pastel with Jackie Simmonds (060) *
Sun 19th 4pm
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 1 (061) *
  4.30
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 2 (062) *
Mon 20th 4pm
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 2 (288)
  4.30
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 3 (063) *
Tue 21st 4pm
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 4 (064) *
  4.30
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 5 (065) *
Wed 22nd 4pm
Painting with Keith Fenwick episode 6 (066) *
  4.30
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 2 (288) *
Thu 23rd 4pm
Cley Mill with Geoff Kersey (074) *
  4.30
Dunes at Oxwich Bay with Arnold Lowrey (075) *
Fri 24th 4pm
Ready to Paint Bluebell Wood with Terry Harrison (076) *
  4.30
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 2 (288) *
Sat 25th 4pm
Watercolour Trees with Terry Harrison programme 2 (288) *
  4.30
Ready to Paint Poppy Field with Terry Harrison (077) *
Sun 26th 4pm
Ready to Paint Footbridge in the Woods with Terry Harrison (078) *
  4.30
Ready to Paint Village in the Snow with Terry Harrison (079) *

January 2012 - Sky Channel 195
Sun 1st 4pm
Ready to Paint Watercolour Rivers & Streams prog 1 with Keith Fenwick (243) *
  4.30
Ready to Paint Watercolour Rivers & Streams prog 2 with Keith Fenwick (244) *
Mon 2nd 4pm
Interactive Acrylic - Lincoln Cathedral programme 2 (281)
  4.30
Watercolour Rivers & Streams programme 3 with Keith Fenwick (245) *
Tue 3rd 4pm
Improve Your Farm Animals in Watercolour prog 1 with Trudy Friend (246) *
  4.30
Improve Your Farm Animals in Watercolour prog 2 with Trudy Friend (247) *
Wed 4th 4pm
Learn to Paint Oils for beginners 1 prog 1 with Alwyn Crawshaw (248) *
  4.30
Interactive Acrylic - Lincoln Cathedral programme 2 (281) *
Thu 5th 4pm
Learn to Paint Oils for beginners 1 prog 2 with Alwyn Crawshaw (249) *
  4.30
Learn to Paint Oils for beginners 2 prog 1 with Alwyn Crawshaw (250) *
Fri 6th 4pm
Learn to Paint Oils for beginners 2 prog 2 with Alwyn Crawshaw (251) *
  4.30
Interactive Acrylic - Lincoln Cathedral programme 2 (281) *
Sat 7th 4pm
Interactive Acrylic - Lincoln Cathedral programme 2 (281) *
  4.30
Wendy's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists prog 1 with Wendy Jelbert (252) *
Sun 8th 4pm
Wendy's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists prog 2 with Wendy Jelbert (253) *
  4.30
Wendy's Top Tips for Acrylic Artists prog 3 with Wendy Jelbert (254) *
Mon 9th 4pm
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 3 (282)
  4.30
Autumn Lane with Geoff Kersey (001) *
Tue 10th 4pm
Improve your Flowers with Sheila Southwell (002) *
  4.30
Improve your Trees with Terry Harrison (003) *
Wed 11th 4pm
Flowers in Pastel with Margaret Evans (004) *
  4.30
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 3 (282) *
Thu 12th 4pm
Water Mixable Oils with Michael Sanders (005) *
  4.30
Improve your Watercolour using Chinese Techniques (006) *
Fri 13th 4pm
Improve you Sea & Sky in Watercolour with Arnold Lowrey (007) *
  4.30
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 3 (282) *
Sat 14th 4pm
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 3 (282) *
  4.30
Drawing Problems & Solutions with Trudy Friend (008) *
Sun 15th 4pm
Creative Watercolours using Mixed Media with Wendy Jelbert (009) *
  4.30
Drawing & Painting People with John Raynes (010) *
Mon 16th 4pm
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 4 (283)
  4.30
Draw & Paint Cats with Pastel Pencils with Colin Bradley (012) *
Tue 17th 4pm
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 1 with Jeremy Ford (013) *
  4.30
Improve your Water Painting Techniques with Gordon MacKenzie (014) *
Wed 18th 4pm
Tone & Contrast in Watercolour with Paul Talbot-Greaves (015) *
  4.30
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 4 (283) *
Thu 19th 4pm
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 2 with Jeremy Ford (016) *
  4.30
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 3 with Jeremy Ford (017) *
Fri 20th 4pm
Improve Sketching in Watercolour with Margaret Evans (018) *
  4.30
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 4 (283) *
Sat 21st 4pm
Beyond Realism with Brian Ryder programme 4 (283) *
  4.30
Atmosphere & Mood with Paul Talbot-Greaves (019) *
Sun 22nd 4pm
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 4 with Jeremy Ford (020) *
  4.30
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 5 with Jeremy Ford (021) *
Mon 23rd 4pm
Lay it on Thick, Spread it on Thin with Hashim Akib (284)
  4.30
Seasons in Watercolour - Summer with Keith Fenwick (023) *
Tue 24th 4pm
Watercolour Flowers as if by Magic prog 6 with Jeremy Ford (024) *
  4.30
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 1 with Geoff Kersey (025) *
Wed 25th 4pm
Painting Nature with Pen & Ink with Claudia Nice (026) *
  4.30
Lay it on Thick, Spread it on Thin with Hashim Akib (284) *
Thu 26th 4pm
Watercolour Landscapes with Confidence with Brian Ryder (027) *
  4.30
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 2 with Geoff Kersey (028) *
Fri 27th 4pm
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 3 with Geoff Kersey (029) *
  4.30
Lay it on Thick, Spread it on Thin with Hashim Akib (284) *
Sat 28th 4pm
Lay it on Thick, Spread it on Thin with Hashim Akib (284) *
  4.30
Botanical Art Techniques with Bente King (030) *
Sun 29th 4pm
Be a better Painter with Ben Manchipp (031) *
  4.30
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 4 with Geoff Kersey (032) *
Mon 30th 4pm
Seasons in Pastel - Spring and Summer with Jeremy Ford (285)
  4.30
Watercolour as if by Magic programme 5 with Geoff Kersey (033) *
Tue 31st 4pm
Painting with Acrylics with Arnold Lowrey (034) *
  4.30
Hazel Soan's African Watercolours (035) *

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