Extraordinary Portraits
Extraordinary Portraits is a TV show on BBC1. Where skills meet stories. Artists create breathtaking portraits of people with incredible personal and powerful stories - creating a picture of modern Britain. The program has been available since 2026. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2026.
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Extraordinary Portraits
Two sisters share an extraordinary bond as one donates her womb to the other to enable her to give birth, making British medical history.
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A sub-postmistress who campaigns for justice after being wrongly jailed in the Post Office Horizon scandal tells her remarkable story.
Jordan and Cian watched their mum lose her life to a rare form of dementia, for which they also carry the gene. Just as painter Unza starts the painting, she has her own family emergency.
Bill Bailey matches wildlife sanctuary owner Lindsay with celebrity artist and animal lover Ricky Wilson. But Ricky faces an artistic dilemma.
The UK's oldest female Ironman triathlete is immortalised in paint, but should artist Caroline Pool capture Eddie's fun-loving energy or the quiet steeliness beneath the surface?
Honouring the bravery of the man who used a narwhal tusk to tackle an attacker. Can sculptor Nick capture the essence of the reluctant hero?