Sky Arts HD Wednesday
BT TV
365
Sky
130
Virgin
123
6:00 AM
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A production of the ballet based on Shakespeare's play
John Neumeier's production of the ballet based on Shakespeare's play, weaving a tangled web of love, jealousy and magic as fairies, mortals and rustics collide in a dreamlike world
8:10 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a stunning scene of crisp evergreens in a bright meadow
Bob Ross paints a stunning scene of crisp evergreens in a bright meadow, using masterful, colour-filled brush strokes
8:40 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a mellow background that gives way to chunky rock formations
In this stunning landscape, Bob Ross paints a mellow background that gives way to chunky rock formations, trickling waterways and happy trees
9:10 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A lonely alcoholic bumps into an old friend
A lonely alcoholic is delighted when she bumps into an old friend from university, but he might have an ulterior motive for seeing her
9:35 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A ruthless executive covers up a guilty secret
An echo from the past comes back to haunt a ruthless executive, and his wife becomes suspicious
10:05 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man's wife is assaulted by an unknown attacker
Carl Spann's wife Elsa is assaulted by an unknown attacker and he drives his still-incoherent spousearound town, hoping she can point the culprit out so he can kill him
10:35 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Two men trying to save a woman from an impending disaster
Two retired insurance salesmen confront an aggressive woman, trying to save her from an impending disaster.
11:05 AM
Discovering: John Mills
The life and career of the English actor
The life and career of the English actor, known for his roles in Hobson's Choice, Great Expectations, Ice Cold in Alex, and Ryan's Daughter, for which he won an Academy Award
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
Following the winner as they paint a portrait of Nile Rodgers
A film following the winner of the competition as they plan, paint and unveil a commissioned portrait of musician, producer and Chic co-founder Nile Rodgers
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man believes his wife is having an affair
Colonel George Peregrine's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a raunchy novel that becomes a best-seller and he becomes convinced she is having an affair
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A surgeon receives a wonderful gift
A surgeon saves the life of a wealthy patient and receives a wonderful gift - but his new asset proves a fearful liability. Starring John Alderton and Alison Fiske
2:00 PM
Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs
The most sensational thefts of ancient masterpieces in history
Documentary examining the most sensational thefts of ancient masterpieces in history, recounting the stories of those who excavated them and those who sold them
3:00 PM
Discovering: Michelle Yeoh
The life and career of the Oscar-winning Malaysian actress
The life and career of the Malaysian actress, known for Crazy Rich Asians and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and her Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All at Once
4:00 PM
Classic Albums
Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Steve Harris, Dave Murray and Clive Burr reflect on the production of their 1982 album The Number of the Beast
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
Stephen Mangan launches another talent search
Stephen Mangan launches another talent search, with the first batch of hopefuls painting actresses Ncuti Gatwa and Fay Ripley and peeress Baroness Glenconner
6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A new vicar plans radical changes
When the new vicar of a church plans radical changes, conflict arises over a secret one of the locals has kept for years
6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A fencing contest ends in mystery
A fencing contest in London lands naive Nicholas Lillie in the middle of a bizarre adventure. Drama, with Benedict Taylor and Jim Broadbent
7:00 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A lonely woman moves to a small town
After a lonely woman moves to a small town to live in the home of her recently deceased aunt, she finds one neighbour is particularly willing to help
8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year
From Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge provides the setting for the latest heat. Hosted by Stephen Mangan, with judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan
9:00 PM
Miyazaki: Spirit of Nature
The life and work of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki
Documentary exploring the life and influential work of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki, known for films including My Neighbor Totoro and Spirited Away
10:35 PM
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
A look at the career of the actor
A look at the career of the actor through the words of his family and friends who knew and worked with him, as well as archive interviews with Guinness
12:35 AM
A Brush with Comedy
Documentary exploring the connection between comedy and art
Documentary exploring the connection between comedy and art, following Jim Moir, Spencer Jones, Bec Hill, Simon Munnery and Miriam Elia as they create artworks for an exhibition
2:35 AM
David Baddiel: The Not the Trilogy - My Family: Not the Sitcom
A revival of the comedian's 2016 stand-up show
A revival of the comedian's 2016 stand-up show at London's Royal Court Theatre, in which he reflects on his father's struggle with dementia and his mother's affair with a salesman
3:55 AM
Life & Rhymes
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts more spoken-word performances
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts more spoken-word performances in Battersea Park, with issues including racism, sexuality and the NHS among the topics in this edition
4:25 AM
Life & Rhymes
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts more spoken-word performances
Benjamin Zephaniah hosts more spoken-word performances, with issues including colonialism, Covid-provoked racism and a traumatic real-life event
5:00 AM
Auction
Sotheby's sells Constable's The Lock
The return of the programme examining intriguing and valuable pieces passing through the world's auction houses, beginning with Sotheby's selling Constable's The Lock
5:30 AM
Auction
The salerooms of London host a week dedicated to design classics
The work of designers including Finn Juhl, Shiro Kuramata and Arne Jacobsen come to the salerooms of London in a week dedicated to design classics