IAN SWANKIE

This winter, for the first time in history, all of Jan Van Eyck's portraits will be on display together at the National Gallery. He had incredible skill and captured many intimate details of his subjects. Although he was a court painter in the 1400s, he also captured and recorded the faces of ordinary people at the time. Clare will get us in the mood for the National Gallery's show which opens on 21st November.

Clare Ford-Wille

Clare is one of the country's most prolific and popular art lecturers. She came to talk to us last year about gardens - from the Romans to Monet. Clare has an Honours Degree in history of art from Birkbeck College, and she lectures at the Centre for Lifelong Learning, London University, the National Gallery, the V&A, Morley College, the City Literary Institute, the Art Fund and National Trust. She also leads study tours abroad.