Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Pavarotti in the Park
The singer's famous open-air recital in Hyde Park in 1991
A celebration of Pavarotti's 30th year as a tenor, in which he performed 20 arias, including O Sole Mio and Nessun Dorma, during an open-air recital in Hyde Park in 1991

7:50 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

8:20 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

8:50 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An accountant's honesty is put to the test
An accountant whose book-keeping is perfect finds his honesty being put to the test

9:25 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A husband invites his wife's lover to dinner
A husband invites the man he suspects of being his wife's lover to dinner. Starring Anthony Quayle and Nigel Hawthorne

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A book publisher visits two elderly sisters at their Louisiana mansion
A book publisher visits two elderly sisters at their Louisiana mansion and one of them has written a murder mystery that may contain more fact than fiction

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A mystery writer's imagination gets her in trouble
A mystery writer's imagination gets her in trouble when she turns her overstimulated mind to her new next-door neighbours

11:00 AM
Discovering: Dean Martin
A look at the life and career of the singer and actor
A look at the life and career of the singer and actor, the Rat Pack star famed for his film and stage partnership with comedian Jerry Lewis

12:00 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

12:30 PM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A devious woman meets her match
A devious woman meets her match when she tries to take advantage of a struggling artist

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A wealthy man's wife plans his demise
A wealthy man's wife plans to murder him - but her astute husband proves more ruthless than she bargained for. Starring Telly Savalas and Rita Gam

2:00 PM
Laurie Lee: The Lost Interview
The only TV interview ever given by the author
Documentary featuring the only TV interview ever given by the Cider with Rosie author, including the story of how it was secured by local TV producer David Parker

3:00 PM
Discovering: Peter Sellers
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English actor, inlcuding his early life, his time in the Goons, his work in the Pink Panther films and Oscar-nominated roles in Doctor Strangelove and Being There

4:00 PM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Steve Martin
Barry Cryer reflects on the life and career of American actor comedian Steve Martin, who starred in films including The Jerk, The Man with Two Brains and Roxanne

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021
With sitters David Olusoga, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Sergei Polunin
David Olusoga, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Sergei Polunin sit for the next batch of contenders, with Kathleen Soriano, Tai Shan Schierenberg and Kate Bryan judging their efforts

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A couple inherit a fortune
An ordinary married couple inherit a fortune that has a dramatic effect on their lives. Starring Frank Finlay and Heather Sears

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An old friendship turns nasty
Friendships are pushed to their limits when two school chums decide to share a house. Starring Rachael Kempson and Joan Greenwood

7:00 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A man believes a woman running a psychic scam has contacted his dead son
A man believes a woman running a psychic scam has contacted his dead son and becomes dangerously obsessed with her sessions. Drama, with Kim Hunter and John Larkin

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
The finalists compete at Stonehenge
The grand finale takes place at Stonehenge, Wiltshire, where the top three artists battle for a prestigious £10,000 commission from the Courtauld Gallery

9:00 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

10:00 PM
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation
A masterclass in letterpress printing
Nick Hands and Ellen Bills give a masterclass in letterpress printing, while Bill finds out about a feud between two leaders of the private letterpress world

11:00 PM
Accelerate or Die!
Artist Jake Chapman explores capitalism and technology
Artist Jake Chapman explores whether capitalism and technology are already one and the same, accelerating towards an inevitable climax

12:20 AM
Guy Garvey: From the Vaults
A look back at 1985
A look back at 1985, featuring TV performances by Alison Moyet, the Communards, Fine Young Cannibals, the Bangles, Echo and the Bunnymen and Red Hot Chili Peppers

1:20 AM
Long Hot Summers: The Story of the Style Council
Documentary about Paul Weller's post-Jam band
Documentary about the band that Paul Weller formed after the Jam split up in 1982, with insight from key members, collaborators and fans

2:50 AM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Richard Pryor
Barry Cryer reflects on the life and career of American comedian Richard Pryor, who collaborated with Gene Wilder in four films including Stir Crazy and Silver Streak

3:50 AM
Skinner & Mina's Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift
The summer when Jonathan Swift reunited with Alexander Pope in England
Frank and Denise examine the summer when Jonathan Swift reunited with Alexander Pope in England, resulting in Gulliver's Travels and The Dunciad

4:50 AM
Sky Arts Ambassador Bursary Shorts
Behind the scenes at Theatre Royal Stratford East
Behind the scenes at Theatre Royal Stratford East

5:00 AM
Auction
A selection of Audrey Hepburn's possessions come up for sale
Public interest is intense as a selection of Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn's possessions come up for sale at Christie's

5:30 AM
Auction
A painting by Turner goes up for sale at Sotheby's
One of the finest paintings by JMW Turner still in private hands goes up for auction at Sotheby's in London, where it is expected to fetch around £20m
