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Portrait Artist of the Year

Portrait Artist of the Year

Season released 5th Nov, 20137 episodes

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Portrait Artist of the Year Season 1 episodes

  1. S01 E01

    London

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 5 Nov 2013

    Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner begin their search for Sky Arts' Portrait Artist of the Year in London, where artists are asked to paint stars such as Alison Steadman.

  2. S01 E02

    Glasgow

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 12 Nov 2013

    Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and the judges head to Glasgow as 21 competitors capture celebrity sitters including actor John Hannah and paralympian Michael Kerr.

  3. S01 E03

    Dublin

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 19 Nov 2013

    Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell take the competition to Dublin where 21 artists hope to wow the judges with portraits of Pauline McLynn, David Rawle and Lethal Bizzle.

  4. S01 E04

    Cardiff

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 26 Nov 2013

    The final heat takes Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner to Wales where artists paint a topless Gavin Henson, Lucian Freud's muse Sue Tilley and war veteran Simon Weston.

  5. S01 E05

    Paris

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 3 Dec 2013

    The penultimate stage of the competition takes the four finalists to the French Capital, where they have six hours to paint author and model Sophie Dahl.

  6. S01 E06

    National Portrait Gallery

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 10 Dec 2013

    The finalists unveil one last portrait before the judges enter tense discussions over the winner. Who will be crowed Portrait Artist of the Year 2013?

  7. S01 E07

    Painting Hilary Mantel

    1 h 0 mins · Tue, 17 Dec 2013

    Join the winning artist as they plan, paint and unveil their £10,000 commission to capture Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel for the British Library.

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