Sky Arts HD Thursday
BT TV
365
Sky
130
Virgin
123
6:00 AM
Opera North's Resonance
Finding Fifteen, by JulianKnxx and Thabo
Finding Fifteen by artist JulianKnxx and soul musician Thabo, a powerful evocation of Bantutronic philosophy, exploring Bantu culture of the past and the future.

6:15 AM
Nutcracker
English National Ballet's new production of Tchaikovsky's classic
English National Ballet's new production of Tchaikovsky's classic at the London Coliseum

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a mountain cabin
To capture the innocence of a stream-side cabin, Bob Ross depicts a mountain standing majestically in the distance

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a mountain cabin
To capture the innocence of a stream-side cabin, Bob Ross depicts a mountain standing majestically in the distance

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A chauffeur has the solution to a scandal
A chauffeur offers his wealthy employer a solution to an impending scandal

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A successful author is threatened
A successful author receives threatening phone calls

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man kills his mistress
A man gets locked in a secure office with the body of the mistress he just killed. Drama, with Joseph Cotten and Christine White

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man fears his daughter is going to kill herself
A man fears his mentally unstable daughter has bought a gun to kill herself, but he might have it all wrong. Drama, starring Ann Todd and John McIntire

11:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
Arabella Lennox-Boyd's work at Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire
Arabella Lennox-Boyd is the doyenne of horticulrural designers and has been laying out a garden for 40 years at Gresgarth Hall in Lancashire

12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
With Bruno Tonioli, Yolanda Brown and Helen Sharman
The competition rolls on with the artists creating and presenting portraits to the judges. Featuring Bruno Tonioli, Yolanda Brown and Helen Sharman

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A driver picks up a hitch-hiker
A driver picks up a hitch-hiker, before hearing on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A competition attracts high levels of attention
A competition to find the best murder story attracts an unusually high level of attention. Jane Asher and Patrick Mower star

2:00 PM
Stories from the National Gallery
Impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat
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

3:00 PM
The Art of the Garden
Tom Stuart-Smith's work at Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Garden
A look at Tom Stuart-Smith's work at Hepworth Wakefield Gallery Garden, at task that could pose his greatest challenge

4:00 PM
Discovering: Ben Kingsley
The life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Academy Award for his role in Gandhi and also starred in Schindler's List, Sexy Beast and Iron Man 3

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
With celebrity sitters Stella Rimington, Big Zuu and Alexis Ffrench
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan present another heat, with the contestants painting celebrity sitters Stella Rimington, Big Zuu and Alexis Ffrench

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman kills her husband to be with her young lover
A woman kills her husband to be with her young lover, but is drawn in by a flyer for an anti-ageing process known as the Gift of Beauty

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A father faces disgrace
When his disabled daughter commits a terrible act, a father must cover it up or risk losing his social standing

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man is coaxed by his friend into killing someone
A man has a theory that murders committed without motive are rarely solved, and he is coaxed by his friend into killing someone. Drama, with Skip Homeier and William Redfield

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An elderly woman ends up trapped with a murderer
An elderly woman decides to go to Paris, but her trip goes awry when she ends up trapped with a murderer. Drama, starring Mildred Natwick and Gavin Muir

8:00 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
A celebration of the genre and the events that shaped it
A celebration of science fiction's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the impact of literary works, movies and TV series

9:00 PM
The War of the Worlds
Sci-fi drama, starring Gene Barry
A meteor strike in southern California turns out to be the vanguard of an invasion force of deadly war machines from Mars. Sci-fi drama, starring Gene Barry and Les Tremayne

10:45 PM
Fantastic Planet
Animated sci-fi adventure, with the voice of Barry Bostwick
Animated sci-fi adventure about an alien world inhabited by a race of giants which keep human beings captive as pets. Featuring the voices of Barry Bostwick and Marvin Miller

12:15 AM
Stephen King on Screen
Documentary exploring the film adaptations of the author's works
Documentary exploring the film adaptations of the author's works, featuring interviews with directors and creatives who brought the stories to the big screen

2:15 AM
Erotic Adventures of Anais Nin
Dramatised documentary, starring Lucy Cohu and Shivani Kapur
Dramatised documentary celebrating Anais Nin's ground-breaking diaries, featuring Lucy Cohu and Shivani Kapur as the eponymous author in different periods of her life

3:45 AM
The South Bank Show Originals
Melvyn Bragg looks back on Alan Bleasdale's career
Melvyn Bragg looks back on Alan Bleasdale's career as he reflects on their 1986 meeting in another unforgettable episode of The South Bank Show

4:15 AM
The South Bank Show Originals
A look back at the career of British Soprano singer Lesley Garrett
A look back at the career of British Soprano singer Lesley Garrett as Melvyn Bragg reflects on more unforgettable episodes of The South Bank Show

4:45 AM
National Trust: Garden Treasures
Tour of the garden at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire
Tour of the garden at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire, which features a maze of tunnels and paths to help visitors find their way, and includes plants from China, Egypt and Italy

6:00 AM
Reinventing the Orchestra with Charles Hazlewood
Why the orchestra has not embraced electronic instruments
The conductor explores why the orchestra has not embraced electronic instruments, and discovers the reasons go far beyond technology
