Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Alegria
Televised version of the acclaimed stage show
The renowned performance troupe present a televised version of their acclaimed stage show, themed around the Spanish word for jubilation
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a breathtaking seascape with a sunset sky
Bob Ross paints a breathtaking seascape with a sunset sky and cascading waves, which combine to create a spectacular beach reflection
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
A towering, snowy mountain looming over a homely cabin nestled in a lush meadow
Bob Ross creates a spectacular scene featuring a towering, snowy mountain looming over a homely cabin nestled in a lush meadow
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An art collector battles with two women
An art collector battles with two beautiful women in a story laced with greed and deceit. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten, Gloria Grahame and Maureen O'Brien
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A trickster gets her comeuppance
A trickster gets her comeuppance after playing an evil joke at the expense of a caring couple. Drama, starring Elaine Strich and Shane Rimmer
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gangster takes a liking to a singer
A gangster takes a liking to a singer in a night-club act, but she rejects him and her piano-playing partner begins to receive threats
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man in serious financial difficulties steals a wallet
Joe Helmer is in serious financial difficulties and when comes across a well-to-do gent, apparently dead on the sidewalk, he takes the man's wallet and flees
11:00 AM
Discovering: Whoopi Goldberg
A look into the life and career of the Oscar-winning actress
A look into the life and career of the actress and comedian, whose breakthrough role came in The Color Purple and who won an Academy Award for Ghost
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2018
The three remaining artists compete in the final
The three remaining artists compete in the final, painting celebrity sitter Emeli Sandé before the winner of the career-changing £10,000 commission is announced
12:55 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man discovers a vintage wine
A man discovers a vintage wine and impulsively gambles that no one will be able to name it. Drama, starring Ron Moody and Anthony Carrick
1:25 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man is haunted by an unhappy childhood
A man is haunted by an unhappy childhood and taunted by school bullies - and a stranger on a train could be responsible for his misery. Drama, starring John Mills and Anthony Steel
1:55 PM
Inside Guggenheim
Documentary about the museum in Bilbao
Documentary about the museum in Bilbao, looking at the daily work of maintenance staff, art conservation experts and those who organise the exhibitions there
3:05 PM
Discovering: Jodie Foster
The life and career of the double Oscar-winning actress
The life and career of the double Oscar-winning actress
4:00 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
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2018: The Winner's Story
Following the winner as they paint a portrait of Kim Cattrall
A special film following the winner of the competition as they paint a commissioned portrait of Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall
6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A beautiful woman changes a reverend's life
Rev George Duckworth has problems attracting female attention, but things change when a beautiful woman joins his congregation. Drama, starring Joan Collins and John Alderton
6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A couple rely on home-made medicine
A couple rely on home-made medicine to treat their sickly child, using royal jelly from their bee hives. However, the outcome proves frightening. Susan George stars
7:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2024
With celebrity sitters Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud and Martha Kearney
Stephen Mangan invites artists to paint celebrity sitters Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud and Martha Kearney. Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts
8:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Graduate
Ian Nathan examines the qualities of the 1967 romantic comedy drama
Movie critic Ian Nathan examines the qualities of Mike Nichols' 1967 romantic comedy drama, which starred Dustin Hoffman as a young man having an affair with a married woman
9:00 PM
Discovering Film
The story of the life and career of Academy Award-winning star Jamie Foxx
The story of the life and career of Academy Award-winning star Jamie Foxx, known for his roles in Ray, Dreamgirls, Collateral and Django Unchained.
10:00 PM
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
A profile of the actress
A profile of the actress told through audio tapes discovered in the archive of journalist Richard Meryman, revealing the complex inner life and vulnerability of the star
12:00 AM
David Baddiel: The Not the Trilogy - Fame: Not the Musical
The comedian restages his 2014 stand-up show
The comedian restages his 2014 stand-up show in which he examines his strange relationship with the perks and pitfalls of celebrity
1:15 AM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Tim Allen
Barry Cryer pays tribute to actor and comedian Tim Allen, who rose to fame in US sitcom Home Improvement and provides the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films
2:15 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Stephen Soderbergh
The life and work of Stephen Soderbergh, whose films include Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, and Traffic, for which he won an Academy Award
3:15 AM
Discovering Westerns on Film
The origins and evolution of the movie genre
Film critics Ian Nathan, Neil Norman and Stephen Armstrong examine the origins and evolution of the movie genre, from the early days of silent cinema to the present
4:45 AM
National Trust: Garden Treasures
The Stourhead estate in Wiltshire
A tour of the gardens of the Stourhead estate in Wiltshire, set out in a classic 18th-century design and inspired by artists who painted idealistic views of the Italian landscape