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Portrait Artist of the Year: Season 1

2013 2013
TV-G

  • 2013-11-05T20:00:00Z on Sky Arts
  • 44m
  • 7h (7 episodes)
  • United Kingdom
  • English
  • Documentary
Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

7 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-11-05T20:00:00Z

1x01 London

Series Premiere

1x01 London

  • 2013-11-05T20:00:00Z1h

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.

2013-11-12T20:00:00Z

1x02 Glasgow

1x02 Glasgow

  • 2013-11-12T20:00:00Z1h

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

2013-11-19T20:00:00Z

1x03 Dublin

1x03 Dublin

  • 2013-11-19T20:00:00Z1h

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.

2013-11-16T20:00:00Z

1x04 Cardiff

1x04 Cardiff

  • 2013-11-16T20:00:00Z1h

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.

2013-12-03T20:00:00Z

1x05 Paris

1x05 Paris

  • 2013-12-03T20:00:00Z1h

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.

2013-12-10T20:00:00Z

1x06 National Portrait Gallery

1x06 National Portrait Gallery

  • 2013-12-10T20:00:00Z1h

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?

Season Finale

2013-12-17T20:00:00Z

1x07 Painting Hilary Mantel

Season Finale

1x07 Painting Hilary Mantel

  • 2013-12-17T20:00:00Z1h

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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