The search for the UK's best landscape painter kicks off, as a new batch of 36 hopefuls head to Smeaton's Tower in Plymouth, Devon, for their first challenge.

The second challenge of the competition sees the contestants travel to the Herstmonceux Observatory in East Sussex.

Eight artists head to the banks of the River Tyne, where they have four hours to create an artwork of the engineering marvel and impress the judges.

The contestants head to Sussex's Herstmonceux Castle, hoping to capture the historic splendour of one of the oldest buildings still standing in Britain.

In the fifth heat, eight artists head to Tyneside to capture its industrial heritage with an artwork inspired by the Gateshead Tyne Bridge.

Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan head to the south coast as the artists create seascapes of Plymouth Sound and its enchanting, historic Drake Island. The semi-final is coming up, so wowing the judges is more important than ever.