Sky Arts HD Monday

Simon Butteriss explores the founding of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and explains why HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance paved the way for the modern musical

Iconic operatic teno Luciano Pavarotti's most famous duets, from opera with Cecilia Bartoli and José Carreras to duets with U2, Elton John and Mariah Carey

Bob Ross depicts a scene using only his special painting knife, featuring powerful clouds, rolling hills and winding river waters

Bob Ross depicts marshland scene, with still blue waters and bright green mossy trees.

Three aristocratic ladies are reunited by the death of a woman who once served their families. They invite the deceased's niece to lunch, but she proves a surprising guest

A doctor is distraught when his wife disappears, but he finds life has its own surprises. With John Duttine, Susan Penhaligon and Brenda Blethyn

A rebellious teenage girl uses any means, even murder, to get free of the overly protective aunt who is raising her

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

Ian Nathan examines the 1974 adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery, featuring a stellar cast of train-bound suspects and Albert Finney as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot

The return of the competition to find the UK's most talented portrait artist as the first contenders paint sitters Elizabeth Day, Khadijah Mellah and Nick Grimshaw

Three close friends discover an elixir of youth, but there is only enough for two of them. Drama, starring Dick Smothers and Sharon Gless

A man murders his friend, but the forces of nature are against him. Richard Basehart stars

Nicky Spence and Kwame Kwei-Armah search for singers from a motely crew of fans to form part of a football choir

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

A profile of the American actor, who starred in Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The King of Comedy and won Academy Awards for his roles in The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull

The second heat sees contenders paint celebrity sittters Lulu, Alex Brooker and Phil Manzanera as they try to impress judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan

Vietnam veteran Fred Pearson is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant, but years later he gets his chance for revenge. Kevin Dobson and George Peppard star

A chess game gets out of control when one of the players learns his wife has been unfaithful

A plumber who blackmails housewives over false claims of having affairs meets one who has an idea about stopping him. With Phyllis Thaxter and Lee Philips

An elderly woman's beloved alley cat is killed by a local bookie, sending her down a path of rage. With Dorothy Stickney and Raymond Bailey

Part one of two. The violinist performs at a gala concert from the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade, Holland

The concluding part of the violinist's gala concert from the Parkstad Limburg Stadium in Kerkrade, Holland

English National Ballet's new production of Tchaikovsky's classic at the London Coliseum

A recording of the circus troupe's show celebrating music, featuring singers, dancers, acrobats and multimedia displays

Satirical musical drama starring John Malkovich as a besieged dictator who delivers a powerful monologue, accompanied by the music of Bach, Franck, Widor, Messiaen and Ligeti

Acting and dance graduates are given the chance to join one of three creative teams staging a 15-minute production in just 24 hours

Somewhere by musician Nwando Ebizie and director Juliet Ellis, who connect as dancer Jahmiah Simpson floats between the waking world and the dream world

A tour of the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, designed as a series of rooms with hedges for walls by poet and author Vita Sackville-West

The programme follows the stage managers at the Royal Opera House as they prepare for a new production at the Covent Garden venue

A recording of the circus troupe's show celebrating music, featuring singers, dancers, acrobats and multimedia displays