Sky Arts HD Thursday

Olga Peretyatko and Atalla Ayan star in Rolando Villazón's production of Verdi's La Traviata at the Festspielhaus in Baden Baden, Germany

Bob Ross creates a beautiful mountain scene that jumps off the canvas, with spectacular red peaks looming over a tree-lined stream

Bob Ross tackles one of his most challenging masterpieces ever as he paints majestic mountains reigning over a colourful seascape

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

An elderly unemployed actor Colin Bragner uses an even older ploy to land a part in a play, tugging at his guest's heartstrings. With Herbert Marshall and Julie Adams

Alcoholic plantation owner Harry Pope awakens to find a deadly snake in his bed, sleeping under the blanket right on his chest. With Wendell Corey and James Donald

The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed

A profile of the American actress, who starred in Orson Welles' 1958 film Touch of Evil before achieving worldwide fame in 1960 for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho

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

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

The captivating full story of the relations between the United States and the Soviet Union as they fought together as allies

A look at the life and career of American film-maker Jonathan Demme, who won an Academy Award for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night

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

After the radio warns that a patient escaped from a mental institution, a cowboy boards a train near the sanatorium and calms a rattled family with tall tales of the Old West

Newspaperman Bradley's habit of playing practical jokes puts morgue attendant Pop Henderson in danger of losing his job. With Albert Salmi and Roscoe Ates

A profile of the English actress, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films

The life and work of American director David Fincher, whose films include Alien 3, Seven, The Game, Fight Club, The Social Network and Gone Girl

Documentary charting Charlie Chaplin's rise to stardom, looking beyond the iconic toothbrush moustache, bowler hat, walking cane and splayed feet

The writer and critic returns to examine the many layers of the world of film-making, beginning by looking at director Alfred Hitchcock's early work in Britain

The comedian's revival of his 2020 show in which he tells stories of the dark, terrible and absurd paths that he was led down by interacting with internet trolls

A profile of the pioneering London-based reggae band, who worked with Bob Marley, Toots & the Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Paul McCartney

Behind the scenes at Theatre Royal Stratford East

The private photography collection of Roger Thérond, who was the picture editor of Paris Match in its heyday

Examining the treasures of Powis Castle, near Welshpool. Originally constructed for Welsh princes in the 13th century, the site is now home to a world-famous garden

A concert given by the violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra to close the festivities for the investiture of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima in 2013