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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…
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Season 133 episodes · 20263 unreleased · next Wed 7 Oct · 19:00+
Episode 1 · 7 Oct 2026 · 19:00 · 60 min
Lennie James, Sheridan Smith, Vanessa Williams
Stephen Mangan returns with the competition to find the UK's most talented portrait artist. The first round features celebrity sitters Lennie James, Sheridan Smith and Vanessa Williams, with new judges Jonathan Yeo, Eva Langret and Katy Hessel assessing the contestants' efforts.
Episode 2 · 14 Oct 2026 · 19:00 · 60 min
Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci, Joanna Scanlan
Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci and Joanna Scanlan as Jonathan Yeo, Eva Langret and Katy Hessel judge their efforts.
Episode 3 · 21 Oct 2026 · 19:00 · 60 min
Matt Weston, Dexter Fletcher, Nikita Gill
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