Portrait Artist of the Year

(11/05/2013–12/10/2025)

(7.8)

Sky Arts (GB)60 min

Portrait Artist of the Year is hosted by UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner; an esteemed group of judges travel across the Europe in search of a new star in the art world. Each episode features a regional competition where artists are shortlisted and challenged to produce a portrait of one of three famous sitters. At the end of each round, the judges select an artist to go to the semifinal. The finalists will have their work displayed at the world-famous National Portrait Gallery in London and the winner will receive a £10,000 commission to paint a portrait which will become part of the permanent collection at the British Library.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

London

November 05, 2013 at 08:00 PM

S01E02

Glasgow

November 12, 2013 at 08:00 PM

S01E03

Dublin

November 19, 2013 at 08:00 PM

S01E04

Cardiff

November 26, 2013 at 08:00 PM

S01E05

Paris

December 03, 2013 at 08:00 PM

S01E06

National Portrait Gallery

December 10, 2013 at 08:00 PM

Season 2

S02E01

Sol Campbell, John Humphrys, Maisie Williams

November 04, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E02

Julian Fellowes, Ronni Ancona, Helena Kennedy QC

November 11, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E03

Gary Kemp, Daniela Nardini, Ashley Jensen

November 18, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E04

Non Evans, Ade Adepitan, Greg Davies

November 25, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E05

Jilly Cooper, Daniel Roche, Melvyn Bragg

December 02, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E06

Neil Hannon, Sharon Corr, Colm Meaney

December 09, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E07

Richard Dawkins, Sally Hitchiner

December 16, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E08

Sir Ian McKellen

December 23, 2014 at 08:00 PM

S02E09

Alan Cumming

December 30, 2014 at 08:00 PM

Season 3

S03E01

Episode 1

January 24, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E02

Episode 2

January 31, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E03

Episode 3

February 07, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E04

Episode 4

February 14, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E05

Episode 5

February 21, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E06

Episode 6

February 28, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E07

Episode 7

March 07, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E08

Episode 8

March 14, 2017 at 08:00 PM

S03E09

Episode 9

March 14, 2017 at 09:00 PM

Season 4

S04E01

David Tennant, Michaela Coel, James Morrison

January 16, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E02

Noel Fielding, Reggie Yates, Daphne Selfe

January 23, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E03

Ross Kemp, Freddie Fox, Vicky McClure

January 30, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E04

Rachel Hunter, Stefanie Martini, Conleth Hil

February 06, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E05

Elizabeth McGovern, Fiona Shaw, Kadeena Cox

February 13, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E06

Kenneth Cranham, Claire Skinner, Sope Dirisu

February 20, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E07

Michael Ball, Robert Bathurst, Anita Rani

February 27, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E08

Meera Syal, Derek Jacobi, Kirsty Wark

March 06, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E09

Lily Cole, Simon Callow

March 13, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E10

Emeli Sande

March 20, 2018 at 08:00 PM

S04E11

Kim Cattrall

March 20, 2018 at 09:00 PM

Season 5

S05E01

Matthew Goode, Geraldine James, Andi Oliver

February 12, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E02

David Gandy, Anne Reid, Ashley Walters

February 19, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E03

Eddie Hall, Jodie Kidd, James Purefoy

February 26, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E04

Anna Chancellor, Stephen Graham, Beverley Knight

March 05, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E05

Georgina Campbell, Mark Gatiss, Tanni Grey-Thompson

March 12, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E06

Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Adrian Lester, Nitin Sawhney

March 19, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E07

Angela Griffin, Gina McKee, Jamael Westman

March 26, 2019 at 08:00 PM

S05E08

Jodie Comer, Daniel Lismore, Nick Moran

April 02, 2019 at 07:00 PM

S05E09

Courtney Pine

April 09, 2019 at 07:00 PM

S05E10

Final - Laura Linney

April 16, 2019 at 07:00 PM

S05E11

Winner's Film Tom Jones

April 16, 2019 at 07:00 PM

Season 6

S06E01

Asa Butterfield, Micky Flanagan, Anjli Mohindra

January 21, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E02

Trevor Nelson, Noel Clarke and Ashley Roberts

January 28, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E03

Len Goodman, Tinie Tempah and Harriet Walter

February 04, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E04

Asim Chaudhry, Russell Tovey and Doreen Mantle

February 11, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E05

John Cooper Clarke, Fearne Cotton and Haydn Gwynne

February 18, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E06

Ricky Wilson, Adrian Dunbar and Zawe Ashton

February 25, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E07

Ken Stott, Mike Leigh, Lydia Leonard

March 03, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E08

Deborah Findlay, Wunmi Mosaku and Omid Djalili

March 10, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E09

Elaine Paige

March 17, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E10

Lemn Sissay

March 24, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S06E11

Portrait Artist of the Year 2020: Nile Rodgers

March 31, 2020 at 07:00 PM

Season 7

S07E01

Ncuti Gatwa, Lady Glenconner, Fay Ripley

October 14, 2020 at 07:00 PM

S07E02

Trevor McDonald, Mirren Mack and the Vivienne

October 21, 2020 at 07:00 PM

S07E03

Deborah James, Eamonn Walker and Melanie Sykes

October 28, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E04

Ray BLK, James Nesbitt and Pam Hogg

November 04, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E05

Robert Rinder, Katie Piper and Don Letts

November 11, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E06

Eddie Marsan, Sian Clifford and Paul Mescal

November 18, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E07

David Haig, Jordan Stephens and Jane Horrocks

November 25, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E08

Kwame Kwei-Armah, Dame Katherine Grainger and Fred Sirieix

December 02, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E09

Bernardine Evaristo

December 09, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E10

Eddie Izzard

December 16, 2020 at 08:00 PM

S07E11

Carlos Acosta

December 16, 2020 at 09:00 PM

Season 8

S08E01

Gabrielle, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Grace Neutral

October 13, 2021 at 07:00 PM

S08E02

Gyles Brandreth, Karen Gibson, Sophie Cookson

October 20, 2021 at 07:00 PM

S08E03

Alexa Chung, Nish Kumar, Philip Glenister

October 27, 2021 at 07:00 PM

S08E04

Celeste, Lydia West, Alastair Campbell

November 03, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E05

Kelly Macdonald, Hugh Skinner, Polly Walker

November 10, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E06

David Olosuga, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Sergei Polunin

November 17, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E07

Chris Packham, Arlene Phillips, Ali Jawad

November 24, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E08

Ian Hislop, Emma Dabiri, Daniel Mays

December 01, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E09

Nick Mason

December 08, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E10

Barry Humphries

December 15, 2021 at 08:00 PM

S08E11

Nicola Benedetti

December 22, 2021 at 07:00 PM

S08E12

Best Of

December 22, 2021 at 08:00 PM

Season 9

S09E01

Elizabeth Day, Khadija Mellah, Nick Grimshaw

October 05, 2022 at 07:00 PM

S09E02

Lulu, Alex Brooker, Phil Manzanera

October 12, 2022 at 07:00 PM

S09E03

Suggs, Miquita Oliver, Eve Muirhead

October 19, 2022 at 07:00 PM

S09E04

Bruno Tonioli, Yolanda Brown, Helen Sharman

October 26, 2022 at 07:00 PM

S09E05

Dame Stella Rimington, Big Zuu, Alexis Ffrench

November 02, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E06

Jim Carter, Benjamin Zephaniah, Ellie Simmonds

November 09, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E07

Henning Wehn, Lemar, Candice Carty-Williams

November 16, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E08

Rebecca Ferguson

November 23, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E09

Jonathan Van-Tam

November 30, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E10

Sir Lenny Henry

December 07, 2022 at 08:00 PM

S09E11

Best Of Portrait Artist Of The Year 2022

December 14, 2022 at 08:00 PM

Season 10

S10E01

Richard Curtis, Emma Freud, Fleur East

October 11, 2023 at 07:00 PM

S10E02

Jay Rayner, Nihal Arthanayake, Susanna Reid

October 18, 2023 at 07:00 PM

S10E03

Rory Stewart, Ainsley Harriott, Rob Delaney

October 25, 2023 at 07:00 PM

S10E04

Sue Barker, Alan Titchmarsh, Philippa Perry

November 01, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E05

Nigel Havers, Mishal Husain, Vanessa Kingori

November 08, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E06

Josh Widdicombe, Nicky Spence, Shirley Ballas

November 15, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E07

Joe Sugg, Daryl McCormack, Lenny Rush

November 22, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E08

Emma Bunton

November 29, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E09

Joan Bakewell

December 06, 2023 at 08:00 PM

S10E10

The Winner's Story

December 06, 2023 at 09:00 PM

S10E11

Best Of

December 13, 2023 at 08:00 PM

Season 11

S11E01

Hannah Waddingham, Richard Madeley, Saskia Reeves

October 09, 2024 at 07:00 PM

S11E02

Cush Jumbo, Baaba Maal, Carly Paoli

October 16, 2024 at 07:00 PM

S11E03

Dan Snow, Layton Williams, Steven Frayne (Dynamo)

October 23, 2024 at 07:00 PM

S11E04

Rosie Jones, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Andy Cole

October 30, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E05

Lucy Worsley, Ricky Hatton, Musa Motha

November 06, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E06

Jill Scott, Jimi Famurewa, Lyall Hakaraia

November 13, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E07

Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud, Martha Kearney

November 20, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E08

Rebecca Taylor, Emma Thynn, Dr Karan Rajan

November 27, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E09

Joely Richardson

December 04, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E10

Lorraine Ashbourne & Andy Serkis

December 11, 2024 at 08:00 PM

S11E11

The Winner's Story

December 11, 2024 at 09:00 PM

S11E12

Best of 2024

December 18, 2024 at 08:00 PM

Season 12

S12E01

Alex Jones, Yungblud, Kyla Harris

October 01, 2025 at 07:00 PM

S12E02

Si King, Elif Shafak, Joe Marler

October 08, 2025 at 07:00 PM

S12E03

James May, Billy Porter, Emma Barnett

October 15, 2025 at 07:00 PM

S12E04

Adjoa Andoh, Cat Burns, Clara Amfo

October 22, 2025 at 07:00 PM

S12E05

Melvin Odoom, Max Beesley, Emily Atack

October 29, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E06

Shane Lynch, Gabby Logan, Beth Rigby

November 05, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E07

Jacob Collier, Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jack Dee

November 12, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E08

Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke, Tim Peake

November 19, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E09

Mary Berry

November 26, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E10

Brian Cox

December 03, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S12E11

Winner's Film

December 03, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S12E12

Best of 2025

December 10, 2025 at 08:00 PM