Watercolour Challenge

(1998)

Three amateur artists are given four hours to paint, in watercolour, the same scene or landscape, often with widely different interpretations. At the end of the four hours, the guest professional artist for the week judged the paintings and selected the winner, who would then appear in a regional final, and if successful would compete in the end of series final.

Seasons

181

Episodes

Ended

Status

June 15, 1998

First Aired

Networks: Channel 4

Genres: Reality

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Season 1

49 episodes • 1998

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Series 1, Show 1	Jun 15, 1998
2	Series 1, Show 2	Jun 16, 1998
3	Series 1, Show 3	Jun 17, 1998
4	Series 1, Show 4	Jun 18, 1998
5	Series 1, Show 5	Jun 19, 1998
6	Series 1, Show 6	Jun 22, 1998
7	Series 1, Show 7	Jun 23, 1998
8	Series 1, Show 8	Jun 24, 1998
9	Series 1, Show 9	Jun 25, 1998
10	Series 1, Show 10	Jun 26, 1998
11	Series 1, Show 11	Jun 29, 1998
12	Series 1, Show 12	Jun 30, 1998
13	Series 1, Show 13	Jul 1, 1998
14	Series 1, Show 14	Jul 2, 1998
15	Series 1, Show 15	Jul 3, 1998
16	Series 1, Show 16	Jul 6, 1998
17	Series 1, Show 17	Jul 7, 1998
18	Series 1, Show 18	Jul 8, 1998
19	Series 1, Show 19	Jul 9, 1998
20	Series 1, Show 20	Jul 10, 1998
21	Series 1, Show 21	Jul 13, 1998
22	Series 1, Show 22	Jul 14, 1998
23	Series 1, Show 23	Jul 15, 1998
24	Series 1, Show 24	Jul 16, 1998
25	Series 1, Show 25	Jul 17, 1998
26	Series 1, Show 26	Jul 20, 1998
27	Series 1, Show 27	Jul 21, 1998
28	Series 1, Show 28	Jul 22, 1998
29	Series 1, Show 29	Jul 23, 1998
30	Series 1, Show 30	Jul 24, 1998
31	Calton Hill, Edinburgh	Aug 3, 1998
32	Firth of Forth Bridges, Edinburgh	Aug 4, 1998
33	Hopetoun House, Edinburgh	Aug 5, 1998
34	Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh	Aug 6, 1998
35	Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh	Aug 7, 1998
36	Kilmorack Art Gallery, Inverness	Aug 10, 1998
37	Channonry Sailing Club, Fortrose	Aug 11, 1998
38	Cairns of Clava, Culloden	Aug 12, 1998
39	Eden Court Theatre, Inverness	Aug 13, 1998
40	Cawdor Castle	Aug 14, 1998
41	Series 1, Show 41	Aug 24, 1998
42	Series 1, Show 42	Aug 25, 1998
43	Series 1, Show 43	Aug 26, 1998
44	Series 1, Show 44	Aug 27, 1998
45	Series 1, Show 45	Aug 28, 1998
46	Series 1, Show 46	Sep 1, 1998
47	Series 1, Show 47	Sep 2, 1998
48	Series 1, Show 48	Sep 3, 1998
49	Series 1, Show 49	Sep 4, 1998

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Season 2

31 episodes • TBA

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Carol Klein's Garden	TBA
2	A Chelsea Garden	TBA
3	Kynance Cove, Cornwall	TBA
5	St Michael's Mount, Cornwall	TBA
22	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich	TBA
23	Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway	TBA
24	Kippford, Dumfries and Galloway	TBA
25	Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway	TBA
26	Ellisland Farm, Dumfries	TBA
27	Caerlaverock Castle, Dumfries	TBA
29	Pentonville Prison	TBA
31	Levens Hall, Cumbria	TBA
32	Tarn Hows, Cumbria	TBA
33	Brantwood, Conniston	TBA
34	Hyde Park Farm, Lake District	TBA
35	Rydle Mount, Lake District	TBA
36	Portmerrion	TBA
37	Llechwedd Slate Mine, Gwynedd	TBA
38	Gwydir Castle, Gwynedd	TBA
39	Menai Strait, Anglesey	TBA
40	Plas Newydd, Anglesey	TBA
41	Horses at Ard Cherrymount Farm, Ireland	TBA
42	Martello Tower, Sandycove, Dublin	TBA
43	Powerscourt House Gardens, Ireland	TBA
44	St Kevin's Monastery Ruins, Glendalough, Ireland	TBA
45	Powerscourt Waterfall, Ireland	TBA
46	Chatsworth House, Derbyshire	TBA
47	Curbar Edge, Peak District, Derbyshire	TBA
48	Haddon Hall, Derbyshire	TBA
49	Crich, Derbyshire	TBA
50	Buxton Hall, Derbyshire	TBA

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Season 3

50 episodes • 2000

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Series 3, Show 1	Oct 16, 2000
2	Series 3, Show 2	Oct 17, 2000
3	Series 3, Show 3	Oct 18, 2000
4	Series 3, Show 4	Oct 19, 2000
5	Series 3, Show 5	Oct 20, 2000
6	Series 3, Show 6	Oct 23, 2000
7	Series 3, Show 7	Oct 24, 2000
8	Series 3, Show 8	Oct 25, 2000
9	Series 3, Show 9	Oct 26, 2000
10	Series 3, Show 10	Oct 27, 2000
11	Series 3, Show 11	Oct 30, 2000
12	Series 3, Show 12	Oct 31, 2000
13	Series 3, Show 13	Nov 1, 2000
14	Series 3, Show 14	Nov 2, 2000
15	Series 3, Show 15	Nov 3, 2000
16	Series 3, Show 16	Nov 6, 2000
17	Series 3, Show 17	Nov 7, 2000
18	Series 3, Show 18	Nov 8, 2000
19	Series 3, Show 19	Nov 9, 2000
20	Series 3, Show 20	Nov 10, 2000
21	Series 3, Show 21	Nov 13, 2000
22	Series 3, Show 22	Nov 14, 2000
23	Series 3, Show 23	Nov 15, 2000
24	Series 3, Show 24	Nov 16, 2000
25	Series 3, Show 25	Nov 17, 2000
26	Series 3, Show 26	Nov 20, 2000
27	Series 3, Show 27	Nov 21, 2000
28	Series 3, Show 28	Nov 22, 2000
29	Series 3, Show 29	Nov 23, 2000
30	Series 3, Show 30	Nov 24, 2000
31	Series 3, Show 31	Nov 27, 2000
32	Series 3, Show 32	Nov 28, 2000
33	Series 3, Show 33	Nov 29, 2000
34	Series 3, Show 34	Nov 30, 2000
35	Series 3, Show 35	Dec 1, 2000
36	Series 3, Show 36	Dec 4, 2000
37	Series 3, Show 37	Dec 5, 2000
38	Series 3, Show 38	Dec 6, 2000
39	Series 3, Show 39	Dec 7, 2000
40	Series 3, Show 40	Dec 8, 2000
41	Series 3, Show 41	Dec 11, 2000
42	Series 3, Show 42	Dec 12, 2000
43	Series 3, Show 43	Dec 13, 2000
44	Series 3, Show 44	Dec 14, 2000
45	Series 3, Show 45	Dec 15, 2000
46	Series 3, Show 46	Dec 18, 2000
47	Series 3, Show 47	Dec 19, 2000
48	Series 3, Show 48	Dec 20, 2000
49	Series 3, Show 49	Dec 21, 2000
50	Series 3, Show 50	Dec 22, 2000

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Season 4

51 episodes • 2001

#	Episode	Air Date
1	Series 4, Show 1	Sep 3, 2001
2	Series 4, Show 2	Sep 4, 2001
3	Series 4, Show 3	Sep 5, 2001
4	Series 4, Show 4	Sep 6, 2001
5	Series 4, Show 5	Sep 7, 2001
6	Series 4, Show 6	Sep 10, 2001
7	Series 4, Show 7	Sep 11, 2001
8	Series 4, Show 8	Sep 12, 2001
9	Series 4, Show 9	Sep 13, 2001
10	Series 4, Show 10	Sep 14, 2001
11	Series 4, Show 11	Sep 17, 2001
12	Series 4, Show 12	Sep 18, 2001
13	Series 4, Show 13	Sep 19, 2001
14	Series 4, Show 14	Sep 20, 2001
15	Series 4, Show 15	Sep 21, 2001
16	Series 4, Show 16	Sep 24, 2001
17	Series 4, Show 17	Sep 25, 2001
18	Series 4, Show 18	Sep 26, 2001
19	Series 4, Show 19	Sep 27, 2001
20	Series 4, Show 20	Sep 28, 2001
21	Series 4, Show 21	Oct 1, 2001
22	Series 4, Show 22	Oct 2, 2001
23	Series 4, Show 23	Oct 3, 2001
24	Series 4, Show 24	Oct 4, 2001
25	Series 4, Show 25	Oct 5, 2001
26	Series 4, Show 26	Oct 8, 2001
27	Series 4, Show 27	Oct 9, 2001
28	Series 4, Show 28	Oct 10, 2001
29	Series 4, Show 29	Oct 11, 2001
30	Series 4, Show 30	Oct 12, 2001
31	Series 4, Show 31	Oct 15, 2001
32	Series 4, Show 32	Oct 16, 2001
33	Series 4, Show 33	Oct 17, 2001
34	Series 4, Show 34	Oct 18, 2001
35	Series 4, Show 35	Oct 19, 2001
36	Series 4, Show 36	Oct 22, 2001
37	Series 4, Show 37	Oct 23, 2001
38	Series 4, Show 38	Oct 24, 2001
39	Series 4, Show 39	Oct 25, 2001
40	Series 4, Show 40	Oct 26, 2001
41	Series 4, Show 41	Oct 29, 2001
42	Series 4, Show 42	Nov 12, 2001
43	Series 4, Show 43	Nov 13, 2001
44	Series 4, Show 44	Nov 14, 2001
45	Series 4, Show 45	Nov 15, 2001
46	Series 4, Show 46	Nov 16, 2001
47	Series 4, Show 47	Nov 19, 2001
48	Series 4, Show 48	Nov 20, 2001
49	Series 4, Show 49	Nov 21, 2001
50	Series 4, Show 50	Nov 22, 2001
51	Series 4, Show 51	Nov 23, 2001

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