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6:00 AM
Verdi: Stiffelio
A 1993 Royal Opera House production
A 1993 Royal Opera House, Covent Garden production of the opera about a Protestant priest who finds out his wife is having an affair and has to decide if he can forgive her
8:05 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a seascape
Bob Ross shifts to a vertical canvas to create a scene with fluffy clouds, overlooking a seascape of crashing waves and churning foam on a shore of jagged rocks.
8:35 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a ridge of magnificent mountain peaks
Bob Ross creates a vertical explosion of colour with blazing orange, gold trees and a ridge of magnificent mountain peaks
9:05 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman learns her husband plans to kill her
A woman learns her husband has killed off his three previous wives - forcing her to outwit him or become his next victim. Robert Lang and Elizabeth Spriggs star
9:35 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man plots to kill his overweight wife
A man plots to kill his overweight wife, but his ingenious plan goes awry. Drama, with John Castle, Sheila Gish and Miriam Margolyes
10:05 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A teenage girl tries to get free of her overly protective aunt
A rebellious teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of the overly protective aunt who is raising her
10:35 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A dead body disappears
A married couple stand to inherit £30,000 when the wife's aunt dies while they are out riding, but while in Mexico their car with her body inside is stolen
11:05 AM
Discovering: Robert Shaw
A look at the life and career of British actor Robert Shaw
A look at the life and career of British actor Robert Shaw. Often cast in menacing roles, he is widely remembered for his performance as shark hunter Quint in Jaws
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2014
The seven remaining contestants battle for a place in the final
The seven remaining contestants battle for a place in the final by painting a double portrait of Richard Dawkins and Sally Hitchiner. Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner present
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A physician plots to kill his wife
A philandering physician with an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife. Sian Phillips and Richard Johnson star
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A swindler buys a painting
A swindler buys a painting from a sweet old lady, but gets less than he bargained for. Drama, starring Bill Maynard and Jesse Matthews
2:00 PM
Sky Arts Book Club
With Jeanette Winterson and Rev Richard Coles
Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day return with the literary magazine show and are joined by Jeanette Winterson and the Rev Richard Coles
3:00 PM
Discovering: Rex Harrison
A profile of the Oscar-winning English actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Oscar for his role as Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 musical My Fair Lady
4:00 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours
4:30 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2014
The three finalists must paint a portrait of Ian McKellen
The three finalists must capture the likeness of actor Ian McKellen at London's National Portrait Gallery, before the winner is announced
6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A gossip columnist gets his comeuppance
When an acid-tongued gossip columnist lets fly with another barrage of witty one-liners, his victims want revenge. Luckily, a pair of young actors are on hand to teach him a lesson
7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman tries to put a stop to blackmail
A plumber who blackmails housewives over false claims of having affairs meets one who has an idea about stopping him.
7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An elderly woman's beloved cat is killed by a bookie
An elderly woman's beloved alley cat is killed by a local bookie, sending her down a path of rage
8:00 PM
Andre Rieu in Wonderland
A concert by the violinist at Efteling theme park in Holland
The violinist performs a family concert at Efteling theme park in Holland, with songs including Heigh-Ho! and Some Day My Prince Will Come
10:30 PM
Len Phillips Swing Orchestra's 100 Years of Big Bands
Part two of two. Concert tracing the history of jazz, swing and big band music
Part two of two. Concert from London's Cadogan Hall tracing the history of jazz, swing and big band music, with singers Matt Ford and Nicola Emmanuelle joining the orchestra
11:45 PM
Andrea Bocelli: Cinema
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies including The Godfather, Dr Zhivago and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Featuring Nicole Scherzinger, Andy Garcia and John Travolta
1:45 AM
Klimt and The Kiss
Experts examine Gustav Klimt's painting
Experts examine Gustav Klimt'searly 20th-century painting The Kiss and establish just what makes it such an enduring, endearing piece
3:00 AM
The Art of the Joy of Sex
Julie Verhoeven reinterprets Joy of Sex artist Chris Foss's original work
Julie Verhoeven reinterprets Joy of Sex artist Chris Foss's original work by having sitters pose for her while also taking an entirely new conceptual approach to the work
4:00 AM
Marina Abramovic Takes Over TV
The world-renowned artist brings her unique vision to television
The world-renowned artist brings her unique vision to television, diving deep into the origins of performance art
5:00 AM
Auction
Artworks by Boudin, Matisse, Dali and and Monet go on offer at Christie's
Artworks by Boudin, Matisse, Dali and and Monet go on offer at Christie's, as does Paul Gauguin's Te Fare, which is expected to fetch up to £18million
5:30 AM
Auction: Jackie Kennedy Special
Bonhams auctions a collection of letters written by the former First Lady
Bonhams auctions a collection of letters written by Jackie Kennedy that she sent to British diplomat David Ormsby-Gore shortly after being widowed
6:00 AM
Andrea Bocelli: Cinema
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies
The tenor performs favourites from classic movies including The Godfather, Dr Zhivago and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Featuring Nicole Scherzinger, Andy Garcia and John Travolta