Sky Arts HD Wednesday
BT TV
365
Sky
130
Virgin
123
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities
A steampunk-inspired show
A steampunk-inspired show in which an inventor creates a machine that defies the laws of time and space and is joined by characters from another dimension
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a mountain painting in an oval
Bob Ross creates a mountain painting in an oval with a surprising twist as he paints a lonely cabin embraced by lacy bushes
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross teaches the secret of his wet-on-wet technique
Bob Ross teaches the secret of his wet-on-wet technique while creating a restless ocean crashing against a rugged rocky coastline
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A newlywed faces a hazardous future
The fate of a newlywed seems sealed after he suffers a string of accidents similar to his wife's first husband
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A parrot lays an unusual egg
Jack and Edna's parrot lays a strange egg, but when the chick hatches it appears to be watching them
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A jeweller's greed comes back to haunt him
A jeweller's greed comes back to haunt him when he sells a black pearl for the exorbitant figure of $5,000. John Ireland and Ernest Truex star
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A parolee seemingly prefers to remain locked up
A prison psychologist attempts to get to the bottom of why a parolee seemingly prefers to remain locked up. RG Armstrong and Edward Asner star
11:00 AM
Discovering: Hugh Grant
A look at the life and career of the English actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, best-known for his roles in Love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
The celebrity sitters are Ricky Wilson, Adrian Dunbar and Zawe Ashton
The nine contestants are challenged to paint Kaiser Chiefs frontman Ricky Wilson, Line of Duty star Adrian Dunbar and actress Zawe Ashton. Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan present
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A businessman contemplates murder
A troubled businessman contemplates murdering his wife so he can get his hands on her trust fund
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two villains plan to rob an old man
Two villains decide to take advantage of an old man
2:00 PM
Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs
The stories behind those who have excavated and stolen masterpieces
The gripping stories behind those who have excavated and stolen masterpieces told through a combination of interviews and studio reconstructions
3:00 PM
Discovering: Leonardo DiCaprio
A profile of the Oscar-winning American actor
A profile of the American actor, who rose to fame through his roles in Romeo + Juliet and Titanic, and won a Best Actor Oscar for The Revenant
4:00 PM
Classic Albums
Black Sabbath's second album Paranoid
The making of Black Sabbath's second album Paranoid, which was released in 1970 and helped define the sound and style of heavy metal
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
The celebrity sitters are Ken Stott, Mike Leigh and Lydia Leonard
The nine contestants are challenged to paint actor Ken Stott, director Mike Leigh and actress Lydia Leonard. Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan present
6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man tries to escape his boring marriage
An unhappy man decides to give up on his boring marriage - but his wife seems unwilling to co-operate
6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An ambitious politician turns vigilante
An ambitious politician turns vigilante in an effort to crack down on violence
7:00 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Short drama, starring Teresa Wright
One of a bigamist's four wives takes it upon herself to track down and kill the other three women. Short drama, starring Teresa Wright
8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
The contest continues at Snowdonia
The search for the nation's best landscape painter continues at the village of Llanberis in Snowdonia. Hosted by Stephen Mangan
9:00 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Tutorials for budding artists
Tutorials for budding artists, with each edition focusing on a different subject or technique, while Tai-Shan Schierenberg has tips on painting portraits
9:30 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
The basics of painting and drawing
Tutorials by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing
10:00 PM
The Warhol Effect
A look at the last decade of Andy Warhol's life
Documentary lifting the lid on the fascinating last decade of Andy Warhol's life and the artistic legacy he left, featuring previuosly unseen footage and interviews with insiders
12:00 AM
Botticelli, Florence and the Medici
The artist's depiction of the Italian city during the Renaissance
Documentary exploring artist Sandro Botticelli's innate ability to transfer the light and shadow of Renaissance Florence and the Medici era into his works
2:00 AM
Backstage: Ralph Fiennes in Straight Line Crazy
The actor discusses David Hare's play
The actor discusses his involvement in and the themes relating to David Hare's play
3:00 AM
Offended by Irvine Welsh
The novelist tries to find out why everyone is so easily offended these days
The novelist tries to find out why everyone is so easily offended these days, discussing the risk of upsetting people in the current climate with fellow artists and writers
4:00 AM
Life & Rhymes
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts a celebration of the spoken word
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts a celebration of the spoken word, shining a spotlight on British voices with inspiring performances and poetry from established and new talent
4:30 AM
Life & Rhymes
Spoken-word performances on men's mental health
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts more spoken-word performances in Battersea Park, with men's mental health and daily life for transgender women the topics in this editions
5:00 AM
Auction
Sotheby's puts the world's most complicated handmade watch up for sale in Geneva
Sotheby's puts the world's most complicated handmade watch up for sale in Geneva, with the 1925 Henry Graves Supercomplication expected to fetch more than £10million
5:30 AM
Auction
The contents of Mary Soames' home go up for sale
The remarkable contents of Winston Churchill's daughter Mary Soames' home come up for auction in London following her death in May 2014