Portrait Artist of the Year

1h

Documentary

Artists from the UK and Ireland compete by creating portraits of famous people.

Episodes

Cast

London

1. London

1h

5th 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.

Glasgow

2. Glasgow

1h

12th 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.

Dublin

3. Dublin

1h

19th 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.

Cardiff

4. Cardiff

1h

26th 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.

Paris

5. Paris

1h

3rd 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.

National Portrait Gallery

6. National Portrait Gallery

1h

10th 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?

Painting Hilary Mantel

7. Painting Hilary Mantel

1h

17th 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.

First air date

5th Nov 2013

Last air date

13th Nov 2024

Status

Returning Series

Type

Reality

Original language

en

Networks