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Britain's Best Young Artist - Episode Guide

Season 1

Animal Art

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2022

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It's the animal art round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on a wolfdog. Who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Street Art

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2022

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It's the street art round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on the letters of their name. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Collage

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2022

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It's the collage round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on the coastline of Anglesey. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Still Life

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2022

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It's the still life round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on the three personal objects. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Modern Art

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2022

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It's the modern art round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on a piece of music. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Fan Art

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2022

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It's the fan art round, and three young artists must create a piece of art based on a photo of The Wonderland. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Landscape

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2022

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It's the landscape round, and the young artists must create a piece of art based on the countryside of Yorkshire. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Portrait

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2022

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It's the portrait round, and three artists must create a portrait of a triplet. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Cartoon

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2022

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It's the cartoon round, and three young artists must create a cave-dwelling magical cartoon character. But who will impress the judges and go through to the semi-finals?

Semi-Final: Lindsey Russell

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2022

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It's the first of the semi-finals, and three artists must create a piece of art for Lindsey Russell. But who will impress the judges and go through to the Grand Final?

Semi-Final: Dr Alex

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2022

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It's the second of the semi-finals, and three artists must create a piece of art for Dr Alex George. But who will impress the judges and go through to the Grand Final?

Semi-Final: Jamie Chadwick

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2022

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It's the last of the semi-finals, and three artists must create a piece of art for Jamie Chadwick. But who will impress the judges and go through to the Grand Final?

The Final

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2022

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It's the final, and the three artists must create a piece of art that celebrates their home towns. But who will impress the judges and be crowned Britain's Best Young Artist?

The Best of BBYA

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2022

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Vick and Ricky look back on their favourite moments from the series, looking at the best bits of art, tips and inspiration days. And there is an exclusive chat with the winner.

Season 2

Collage

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Feb 13, 2023

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Jessie Cave and judges Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

Today, three of our 27 young artists enter the art studio to create a fantastical surreal collage that must include themselves.

For their inspiration day, the artists head to Blackpool, where Ricky teaches them a cool collage technique at the top of the tower, before they head to the theme park to take photos for their final masterpiece. The artists then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the time given. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the first semi-final? And will that person become Britain's Best Young Artist?

Animal Art

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2023

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Three young artists must create a piece of animal art that shows a horse in motion.

For their inspiration day, the artists head to the stables to ride horses. Ricky shows them some tips on how to draw horses in motion, and then they head to a beach to take photos of them galloping on the sand.
They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the first semi-final? And will that person become Britain's Best Young Artist?

Still Life

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Feb 15, 2023

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It's the still life round, and three artists must create a food-based masterpiece.

For their inspiration day, they visit a studio that specialises in creating beautiful pictures of food, learning about the importance of composition, perspective and lighting when capturing still life.
They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the time given. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the first semi-final? And will that person become Britain's Best Young Artist?

Semi-Final 1: Tilly

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 16, 2023

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In the first of the semi-finals, the three artists have to create a masterpiece inspired by Newcastle for celebrity commissioner Tilly Lockey.

In order to get a unique view of the city, they visit Tilly's hometown of Newcastle for a helicopter ride, before returning to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the final? And will that person become Britain's Best Young Artist?

Botanical

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 20, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

It's the botanical round, and the three artists have to create a piece of art that perfectly captures the beauty of nature. To help them do so, Ricky takes them beekeeping and shows them some wet-and-dry watercolour techniques they can use to add detail to their work.

They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the next semi-final?

Landscape

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 21, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

The three artists enter the studio to create classic landscapes inspired by the legendary JMW Turner.
To help them, Ricky takes the artists out on the water to learn how to capture the movement and emotion of the sea.

They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the second semi-final?

Cartoon

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 22, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin continue their search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

It's the cartoon round, and the three artists must create their own original cartoon that perfectly tells a story. To get their creativity flowing, Ricky takes them to meet two cartoon artists at a legendary comic, who teach them how to create perfect storyboards that tell a story.

They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the second semi-final?

Semi-Final 2: Riyadh

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Feb 23, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

It's the second semi-final, and the artists must create an aviation masterpiece for presenter Riyadh Khalaf. They are challenged to create a masterpiece inspired by Riyadh's passion for aviation and capture the happy memories of times he spent plane-spotting with his dad.

They then return to the art studio to create their artworks in the given time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the final?

Fan Art

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Feb 27, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin go in search of Britain's Best Young Artist. Competing to make it through to the third semi-final, the three artists must create fan art masterpieces.

To inspire them, Ricky takes them to meet an artist who has created fan art for some of the world's most famous films. They then take on some parkour to perfect the action poses for their final masterpiece.

The artists then head back to the art studio to create their artworks in the allotted time. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the third semi-final?

Portrait

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Feb 28, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin go in search of Britain's Best Young Artist. In this episode, the three artists take on the challenge of creating the perfect portrait.

Following Ricky's masterclass on how to capture emotion on canvas, the artists are tasked with creating an original portrait of someone they are close to.

But with only a short time to complete it, will they be able to create the perfect portrait under pressure?

Modern Art

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Mar 1, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin go in search of Britain's Best Young Artist. Competing for the final semi-final place, the artists turn their hand to modern art.

They learn about cubism at a scrapyard in Manchester, under the guidance of Ricky, before making their own cubism masterpiece back at the art studio
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Who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the third semi-final?

Semi-Final 3: Dr Ronx

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Mar 2, 2023

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Jessie Cave, Sadie Clayton and Ricky Martin search for Britain's Best Young Artist.

It's the third and last semi-final, and the three artists must create a piece for our celebrity commissioner, Dr Ronx. For their masterpiece, they must make a work of art based on the theme of community. But first, they pay a visit to Ronx's hometown of London, where they help out at a community centre and learn more about their commissioner.

They then return to the art studio to create their artworks. But who will Ricky and Sadie pick to go through to the final?

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