With Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025, Art’s Most Erotic, and the premiere of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, you can get some colour. Enjoy with Sky!
Get some colour in your life next week on Sky and NOW. The highlights include Portrait Artist Of The Year 2025. Art’s Most Erotic, and the premiere of the final chapter, Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy. With new episodes of series that have already premiered as well, there’s plenty of entertainment available, right at your fingertips.
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
Season 12, episode 1
Portrait Artist of the Year returns for its 12th edition. Another set of brilliant artists takes on the challenge of capturing a veritable rogues’ gallery of famous faces in pursuit of the top prize. A commission from a leading exhibitor worth £10,000. Amongst those sitting for the promising artists this year will be James May, Clara Amfo, Jack Dee, Tim Peake, Mary Berry and many more.
In our opening round, the first group of artists will portray The One Show host Alex Jones. Award-winning singer-songwriter Yungblud. And Kyla Harris, the star of We Might Regret This.
Wednesday 1 October 20.00 Sky Arts & NOW – New episodes weekly
Art’s Most Erotic
Part 1 of 3
Award-winning critic Waldemar Januszczak explores three of art’s most controversial and important subjects in an adventurous international journey.
In the first of the three programmes, Art’s Most Erotic sees him travelling from Japan to India to find the most explicit art ever made. And to ask why art has always been so interested in sex.
Tuesday 30 September 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW – New episodes weekly
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Bridget Jones navigates life as a widow and single mum with the help of her family, friends, and former lover, Daniel. She is back to work and on the apps. She’s pursued by a younger man. Furthermore, maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teacher.
Available from Friday 3 October, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Panda Plan
Shortly after the legendary kung fu star Jackie Chan receives an invitation to adopt a beloved zoo panda named Hu Hu, a notorious international crime syndicate targets the bear. They place a massive bounty on his capture. Faced with this sudden crisis, Jackie enlists the help of his agent and Hu Hu’s fiercely dedicated caretaker. This leads the trio on an outrageous and unforgettable adventure as they seek to outsmart – and outkick – the bad guys at every turn.
Available from Saturday 27 September, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Juliet & Romeo
Set in 1301 at the end of medieval times. Juliet & Romeo find our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history on which Shakespeare based his own story. But the biggest twist in this most beloved of tales is leaving the poetry of Iambic pentameter in the past for original pop music. The greatest love story of all time, set to the greatest music of our time.
Available from Sunday 28 September, Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
ALSO NEW THIS WEEK
Brassic
Once Upon a Time in Dusseldorf- Season 7, episode 2
Tommo heads to Germany to impress Hans’ mum, Veronika Fischer, and hopefully land some investment from Hans’ grandfather. But his plans fall apart when Farmer Jim turns up on the next flight, hell-bent on tracking down ‘bukkake’ — and Tommo’s the only one who can help. They stumble into a dodgy drug deal, and things escalate fast — from beerhalls and lederhosen to sledgehammers and trashed cars. This is one night to remember.
Thursday 2 October 22.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
Romesh: Can’t Knock the Hustle
Work – Part 2 of 4
Are we working too hard? Starting in Phoenix, Arizona, Romesh heads to a motivational speaker’s boot camp to learn how to ‘smash the day’. From there, he travels to South Korea to experience their work culture, a ‘happy factory’ and how AI could change the future. In Mumbai, he experiences hustle culture in the slums, which could provide the key to happiness, before he tries out an interesting revenue stream.
Tuesday 30 September 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
The Paper
Matching Ponchos / The Ohio Journalism Awards – Season 1, episode 9 & 10
Ned and Mare meet with a possible cult leader, Ken drags Nicole on his apology tour, and Oscar is driven mad by a troll.
Then, in the season finale, Ned stifles his desire to win at the Ohio Journalism Awards. Nicole uncovers Detrick’s monogamy and is furious. Oscar comes to terms with the documentary, Mare brings a YouTube-famous date, Esmeralda sings, and Ken engineers an emergency to play hero.
Friday 3 October 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
Peacemaker
Like a Keith in the Night – Season 2, episode 7
Season two of Peacemaker follows Christopher “Chris” Smith, aka Peacemaker, the vigilante superhero, as he struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose while continuing to kick righteous evil-doer butt in his misguided quest for peace at any cost.
Friday 3 October 22.10 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
SWAT
Amber – Season 8, episode 11
The squad races to find a missing child who was abducted from her front yard; Hicks is faced with a difficult decision concerning Gamble.
Sunday 28 September 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
Task
Season 1, episode 4
Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, FBI agent Tom (Mark Ruffalo) heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man, Robbie (Tom Pelphrey).
Monday 29 September 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – New episodes weekly
Doc
Day One – Season 1, episode 3
Amy, allowed to return to work under strict guidelines, teams up with TJ to treat a patient suffering from mysterious liver problems. Sonya and Jake help an elderly couple navigate the final chapter of their love story.
Wednesday 1 October 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
FBI
Descent – Season 7, episode 9
The investigation into an assistant U.S. attorney’s death leads the team to a related airline whistleblower scandal and the chilling discovery that they don’t have much time to thwart terrorists from crashing numerous in-flight commercial airplanes. Dealing with the memory of his brother, who was a 9/11 victim, the case pushes Scola hard to prevent another catastrophe.
Thursday 2 October 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
FBI: International
The Kill Floor – Season 4, episode 9
A member of the Fly Team goes missing as the hunt for Greg Csonka continues in Paris. Meanwhile, Vo’s life hangs in the balance after being shot.
Thursday 2 October 22.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
FBI: Most Wanted
The Electric Company – Season 6, episode 8
The Fugitive Task Force clashes with local law enforcement in Virginia while investigating a suspected serial killer in the area. Meanwhile, Remy pushes Abby to take the next step.
Tuesday 30 September 22.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
Fire Country
The Leone Way – Season 3, episode 10
The Leone men attempt a daring rescue while on a family fishing trip, and Sharon faces a tough decision when a baby is safely surrendered at Station 42.
Wednesday 1 October 22.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
The Rookie
The Good, The Bad and The Oscar – Season 7, episode 18
John and Harper work together to catch Oscar. Angela investigates a bank robbery. Lucy and Tim learn to adapt to her new schedule, and Miles’s first date takes an unexpected turn.
Tuesday 30 September 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – New episodes Weekly
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