Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Sky Arts Ambassador Bursary Shorts
Behind the scenes with Paraorchestra
Behind the scenes with Paraorchestra

6:10 AM
Michael Flatley - Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games
A staging of the traditional dance show based on Irish folklore
A staging of the traditional dance show based on Irish folklore, the last in Flatley's Lord of the Dance series

8:00 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

8:30 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

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A writer uncovers an intriguing story
A writer uncovers an intriguing story when he revisits his wartime lodgings. Drama, starring Leslie Caron and James Aubrey

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An eccentric stranger arrives in town
An eccentric stranger arrives in town and bewitches the children with his magic, but he appears to have something else up his sleeve. Drama, starring Derek Jacobi

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A washed-up actor demands that a playwright give him a part
Washed-up actor Charles Gresham, who has a weakness for alcohol, demands that playwright Wayne Campbell give him a part

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Part one of three. A maid discovers the body of Count Victor Mattoni
Part one of three. A maid discovers the body of Count Victor Mattoni and it is up to Inspector Davidson from Scotland Yard to find the murderer

11:00 AM
Discovering: Janet Leigh
A profile of the American actress
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

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
Two amateur crooks plan a bank robbery
Two would-be burglars enlist the help of a professional villain, but things do not turn out as planned. Starring Harry H Corbett and Fulton Mackay

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A police constable is used as a decoy
A police constable is used as bait to catch a murderer. Drama, starring Susan Penhaligon and Tim Woodward

2:00 PM
Stories from the National Portrait Gallery
Jim Moir discusses his favourite work in the gallery
Kate Bryan explores portraitures from the 18th and 19th centuries, whlle comedian and artist Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, drops in to discuss his favourite work in the gallery

3:00 PM
Discovering: Rod Steiger
A profile of the American actor
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

4:00 PM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Peter Sellers
Barry Cryer pays tribute to actor Peter Sellers, who shot to fame in The Goons and starred in the Pink Panther franchise and was Oscar-nominated for Dr Strangelove and Being There

5:00 PM
Best of Portrait Artist of the Year 2021
Highlights of the competition
Highlights of the eighth series of the competition to find the UK's most talented portrait artist

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man falls for his ex-wife
A man falls in love with his ex-wife, but his heartless current spouse will do anything to make divorce difficult. Starring Peter Egan, Jennie Linden and Suzanne Danielle

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man seeks a young mistress
A middle-aged woman finds her husband is looking for a young mistress. Drama, starring Sheila Gish

7:00 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

8:00 PM
Michael Caine: The Becoming of a Hollywood Star
An exploration of the English actor's career
An exploration of the English actor's career, from his early days in 1950s British theatre to gaining Hollywood fame for his contribution to cinema

9:15 PM
The House of Fear
Sherlock Holmes mystery, with Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes and sidekick Dr Watson investigate a strange series of murders at a remote Scottish mansion. Mystery, with Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce and Dennis Hoey

10:35 PM
The Directors
The life and work of George Stevens
The life and work of George Stevens, who directed films including Shane, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Diary of Anne Frank and won Oscars for A Place in the Sun and Giant

11:35 PM
Classic Literature & Cinema
Film adaptations of novels examining crime and punishment
A look at the film adaptations of novels examining the subjects of crime and punishment, exploring how they have been brought to the big screen

12:35 AM
Salinger
A profile of the reclusive author
A look inside the private world of JD Salinger, the reclusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, featuring interviews with 150 subjects, including friends and colleagues

3:15 AM
Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Name
Documentary exploring the life of Elizabethan peer Edward de Vere
Documentary about Elizabethan peer Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, who some believe is the person who wrote the works attributed to William Shakespeare

5:00 AM
Auction: Jackie Kennedy Special
Bonhams auctions a collection of letters written by the former First Lady
Bonhams auctions a collection of letters written by Jackie Kennedy that she sent to British diplomat David Ormsby-Gore shortly after being widowed

5:30 AM
Auction: Lord Lucan Special
A sale by Bonhams of the estate of Lady Lucan
A sale by Bonhams of the estate of Lady Lucan
