
Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir
- TV factual
- Sky Arts
- 2023 - 2024
- 14 episodes (2 series)
Jim and Nancy Moir journey across the UK looking at and painting regional birdlife in this light-hearted ornithology series. Features Vic Reeves and Nancy Sorrell.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Northumberland

Artist Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, and his wife Nancy visit beauty spots around Britain and create original pieces of art celebrating the unique species of bird native to that region over the course of a weekend. They begin by heading to Northumberland, meeting actor Mark Benton and artist Bethany Maddocks on the trip.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 19th April 2023
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- Sky Arts
- Length
- 60 minutes
Cast & crew
Vic Reeves (as Jim Moir) | Host / Presenter |
Nancy Sorrell (as Nancy Moir) | Host / Presenter |
Tom Cadwallender | Self |
Bethan Maddocks | Self |
Mark Benton | Self |
Rowan Brown | Self |
Sorrel Lyall | Self |
Eddie Lewis | Series Director |
Danny Carvalho | Executive Producer |
Sadia Butt | Executive Producer |
Rocio Cano | Series Producer |
Jordi Herraiz | Producer |
Andy Holland | Executive Producer |
Jim Shreim | Edit Producer |
Nitin Rishi | Producer/Director |
Richard Trier (as Rich Trier) | Editor |
Jonnie Case | Editor |
Adam Hobbs | Director of Photography |
Jools Holland | Composer |
Barbara Lee | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir review
Twitcher Jim should focus on his birds and stop flying around.
Christopher Stevens, Daily Mail, 20th April 2023Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Moir review
A gentle but never dull travelogue-cum-art show.
Anita Singh, The Telegraph, 19th April 2023