Sky Arts HD Thursday
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365
Sky
130
Virgin
123
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
A show inspired by the richness of Mexican culture
A show by the circus troupe inspired by the richness of Mexican culture

7:45 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a tiny cabin in a picturesque landscape
Bob Ross brings springtime to the canvas as he paints a tiny cabin in a picturesque landscape of hazy green hills and cottony clouds

8:20 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a beautiful mountain scene that jumps off the canvas
Bob Ross creates a beautiful mountain scene that jumps off the canvas, with spectacular red peaks looming over a tree-lined stream

8:55 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An open window leads to a strange world
A young man discovers a window in a peaceful hunting lodge leads to a strange world

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A married woman meets a dashing young writer
A woman's marriage is blown apart when she meets a dashing young writer. Bizarre drama, written by Ruth Rendell

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A skeleton in a museum holds a dark secret
A skeleton in a museum collection of artefacts catches the eye of a man named Newton Clovis, and the bones turn out to hold a dark secret

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman has to choose between her mother or a chance of marriage
A woman realises her domineering mother has no intention of cutting the apron strings that bind them together and has to choose between her mother or a chance of marriage

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Antoine Fuqua
The life and work of Antoine Fuqua, whose films include The Replacement Killers, Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen, The Equalizer and The Magnificent Seven

12:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
The victorious artist collects the £10,000 commission
Following the grand finale the Wiltshire monument of Stonehenge, the winning artist prepares to collect the prestigious £10,000 commission from the Courtauld Gallery

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A fortune teller sees her own destiny
A fortune teller sees her own destiny in the cards of a man who has just arrived in town

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A couple encounter a shady mechanic
A couple encounter a shady mechanic while making a trip across the desert

2:00 PM
Stories from the National Gallery
Kate Bryan explores the stories behind key artworks in the gallery's collection
Part one of two. To mark the 200th anniversary of the art museum, Kate Bryan explores the stories behind key artworks in the gallery's collection

3:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Barry Levinson
The life and work of screenwriter, producer and film-maker Barry Levinson, who directed The Natural, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Bugsy, and won an Oscar for Rain Man

4:00 PM
Discovering: Brad Pitt
A profile of the American actor
A profile of the American actor, whose films include Thelma & Louise, Seven, Fight Club and 12 Monkeys, and won an Oscar for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

5:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
Highlights of the competition
Stephen Mangan presents highlights of the competition in which artists were challenged to capture spectacular views at locations around the UK

6:00 PM
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

6:30 PM
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

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gigolo is persuaded to kill a woman's dull husband
A handsome gigolo is persuaded by a beautiful and rich young woman into killing her dull husband

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gangster learns that rivals are planning to kill him
Meyer Fine, a gangster with an intense fear of death, learns that rivals are planning to kill him, so his faithful servant tearfully agrees to do the deed instead

8:00 PM
Discovering: Michael Caine
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of James L Brooks
The life and career of American film and TV director, producer and screenwriter.James L Brooks, who won an Oscar for Terms of Endearment and also commissioned The Simpsons

10:00 PM
Dr Jack and Mr Nicholson
A profile of Oscar-winning actor Jack Nicholson
A look at the career of Jack Nicholson, who shot to fame in Easy Rider and won Oscars for his roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Terms of Endearment and As Good as It Gets

11:00 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
The genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society
A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang

12:00 AM
The Pilgrimage of Gilbert & George
A profile of the art duo
A profile of the art duo, weaving together interviews with historic and rare archive to create an engrossing reflection on their journey

2:00 AM
Wuthering Heights
Adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic at Bristol's Old Vic
Emma Rice's adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic, recorded at the Bristol Old Vic theatre in November 2021

4:45 AM
National Trust: National Treasures
The former home of Rudyard Kipling
Nigel Havers narrates an exploration of Jacobean house Bateman's in Burwash, East Sussex, which is the former home of author Rudyard Kipling

6:00 AM
Andre Rieu: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
The violinist performs works by Johann Strauss II
The acclaimed violinist performs a programme including Voices of Spring, Vienna Blood and The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II on New Year's Eve 2001
