Fans of art, birds and comedy are in for a festive treat this December when iconic comedy duo Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer reunite on screen for the first time in many years when Bob makes a special guest appearance in Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir: Christmas Special on 20th December on Sky Arts.

In this Christmas Special, the Moirs search out festive feathered friends at Penshurst Place in Kent. Here, they make friends with a Snowy Owl before joining old pal Bob Mortimer for an artistic rendition of the Robin.

But it’s the Waxwing that holds Jim and Nancy’s heart as the perfect Christmas bird – so together with their daughters, they head to Finland to look for these beautiful creatures as they feast on berries. Along the way they create traditional decorations with a Lappish artist in a magical cottage and attempt to recreate the Northern lights on canvas around a nocturnal campfire in the forest.

Produced by Drum Studios, Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir: Christmas Special airs on 20th December at 8pm on Sky Arts, Freeview and NOW.