Sky Arts HD Wednesday

Royal Opera House production of Ludwig Minkus's ballet, starring Tamara Rojo, Carlos Acosta and Marianela Nunez

Guest painter Steve Ross creates an oval landscape, featuring blue skies, a frosty mountain, fresh foothills and glistening lake

A man is shot in a locked room with only one other person in it - but there is no sign of a gun

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

A struggling deputy DA gets a murder conviction against a man for killing his wife, but is confronted by another who claims he committed the crime

Eddie Slovak meets an old army buddy named who once saved his life, but he falls for his comrade's wife, who he forms a romantic bond with

A profile of the Russian-born actor, who won an Oscar for The King and I and also starred in The Ten Commandments, The Magnificent Seven and Westworld

Following Christian Hook as he plans, paints and unveils his commission to capture the likeness of actor Alan Cumming for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

A selfish actress used to having her own way asks her friend for help after catching the eye of a rich, elderly widower. Joan Collins and Pauline Collins star

A crooked antiques dealer masquerading as a clergyman encounters a farmer - who gives him a piece of furniture worth a fortune. Starring John Gielgud and Bernard Miles

A look at the author's complex personal life, examining how his relationship with his wife informed classics such as Far from the Madding Crowd and Jude the Obscure

Ian Nathan examines Michael Cimino's 1978 Vietnam War drama, which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale and Meryl Streep

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

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

Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner are joined by judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan to find the nation's best landscape painter

A scorned husband seeks revenge on his wife and her lover - but is not certain who the man is. Starring Denholm Elliott and Joss Ackland

A woman's eye transplant leads her lover to see her in a new light. Starring Amanda Redman and Anthony Valentine

Kate Bryan concludes her journey through the gallery's 200-year history with a look at the Turner bequest, before exploring the impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat

Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan present highlights from this year's search for the nation's best landscape painter

Part two of two. Imelda May explores Ireland's rich history of literary talent, with writers often inspired by a land embellished with natural beauty

Author Colm Tóibín explores the legacy of the artist to mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, chronicling his evolution as a painter. Narrated by Pierce Brosnan

The Elbow frontman looks back at 1983, featuring rare and long-unseen TV performances from the likes of U2, Simple Minds, OMD, JoBoxers, REM and more

Former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft talks about songwriting and his life in music, and performs a selection of his tracks

The career of the indie rock band, who broke into the mainstream with their 1991 album Screamadelica

The writer and critic returns to examine the many layers of the world of film-making, beginning by looking at director Alfred Hitchcock's early work in Britain

Luciano Giubbilei's creation of a stunning garden surrounding a villa that has views of a Tuscan landscape unchanged for centuries

Activist artist Favour, light sculptor Jack and figurative artist Alice battle it out in the south of England heat, with disciplines including metalwork and computer programming

At Sotheby's in London two historic Scottish families are having a clear-out, with their treasures including a sword said to have been used at the Battle of Culloden

A huge sale by Christie's of contemporary art includes a work by Peter Doig originally bought for £15,000, while a rare painting by Mark Rothko goes under the hammer

Documentary exploring the making of the troupe's show Mystere at the Treasure Island hotel and casino in Las Vegas