What to watch in Week 40

Too many dating and reality shows on the box? How about something to cleanse the palette? Portrait Artist of the Year 2025 is coming to Sky Arts and NOW.

‌While we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of publication (Thursday 4 September) all dates are subject to amendment and may be moved in the schedule prior to final exchange.

Portrait Artist of the Year 2025

Season 12 , episode 1

Portrait Artist of the Year returns for its 12th edition, as another set of brilliant artists take on the challenge of capturing a veritable rogue’s 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, our first batch of artists will be tasked with capturing The One Show host Alex Jones, award-winning singer-songwriter Yungblud, and star of We Might Regret This Kyla Harris.

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. Back to work and on the apps, she’s pursued by a younger man and maybe – just maybe – her son’s science teacher.

Available from Friday 3 October Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW‌

Panda Plan

Soon after legendary kung fu star Jackie Chan is invited to adopt a beloved zoo panda named Hu Hu, a notorious international crime syndicate sets its sights on the bear and offers a massive bounty for his capture. Faced with this sudden crisis, Jackie enlists the help of his agent and Hu Hu’s fiercely dedicated caretaker, leading 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 finds our most famous star-crossed lovers turning the tides on the history Shakespeare based his own story on. 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

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