Sky Arts HD Thursday

A production by the circus troupe based on extreme sports

Tutorials for budding artists, with each edition focusing on a different subject or technique, while Tai-Shan Schierenberg has tips on painting portraits

Tutorials by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing

A wealthy yet lonely man dreams of conducting an orchestra, and his fantasies seem set to be realised with the help of a young woman. Drama, starring Jack Weston and Anna Massey

A well-dressed old man sells his umbrella claiming he needs money for the fare home - but then spends it in a pub. John Mills and Michael Gambon star

A casino-goer hopes to use a man's wish to impress the woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet

An antiques shop owner in Cyprus hears that a local monastery may be in possession of a very valuable icon and arranges a visit there so he can steal it

The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago

A girl who is followed by a stranger seeks shelter with a kindly woman, but her troubles are far from over. Alfred Burke and Stephanie Cole star

A woman learns her husband has killed off his three previous wives - forcing her to outwit him or become his next victim. Robert Lang and Elizabeth Spriggs star

Documentary telling the story of the pioneering and hugely secretive theatre company whose productions have reinvented the art form and changed the rules of theatre

Myleene Klass and composer Errollyn Wallen explore Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, featuring a performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra

The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Speed

A man plots to kill his overweight wife, but his ingenious plan goes awry. Drama, with John Castle, Sheila Gish and Miriam Margolyes

A philandering physician who has an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife. Siân Phillips and Richard Johnson star

Stephen Mangan invites the artists to paint celebrity sitters Si King, Elif Shafak and Joe Marler as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

A glimpse into the life and career of the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor who starred in The Goodbye Girl, Jaws and Down and Out in Beverly Hills

The life and work of Sidney Lumet, who was Oscar-nominated for his direction of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict

A look at recently unearthed film, interviews and scripts from the comedy writer and performer's archive, including an unpublished play called The Snow Goose

A performance from the band's Black Ice world tour, recorded in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in 2009. Featuring classic tracks including Highway to Hell and Whole Lotta Rosie

The film critic looks at how a generation of immigrants invented Hollywood and created the role of the movie mogul

Experts examine Gustav Klimt'searly 20th-century painting The Kiss and establish just what makes it such an enduring, endearing piece

A look at the breathtaking royal collection of art found in the state rooms at Buckingham Palace, with many pieces acquired and commissioned by George IV

Alistair Baldwin's design for Kinross House

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