Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
John Williams: The Berlin Concert
The composer conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker
The composer conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in a wide-ranging selection of music from some of his best-known film scores

7:50 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints subtle hills, sleeping grasses and leafless trees
Bob Ross taps his brushes to make subtle hills, sleeping grasses and leafless trees - a delicate view of polar beauty

8:25 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a wintry scene
Bob Ross paints a wintry scene featuring a frozen pond and snowdrifts with a warm, rich sky and autumn foliage.

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A shy woman joins a dating agency
A woman joins a dating agency to try to overcome her shyness, but her plan backfires when an out-of-town solicitor tries a one-night stand

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An American thief faces extradition
An American thief faces extradition from a Middle East country for a crime he did not commit. Michael Brandon stars

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man becomes desperate when his money vanishes
A man recently released from prison becomes desperate when his money vanishes one night in town

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man is fed up with his wife's nagging
A man is fed up with his wife's nagging so he plans and pays for a stylish coffin and funeral expenses

11:00 AM
The Directors
A look at the life and career of Milos Forman
A look at the life and career of Czech-born director Milos Forman, who won Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus

12:00 PM
Discovering: Angela Bassett
A profile of the American actress
A profile of the American actress, who rose to prominence through her depiction of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Pregnancy forces a Frenchman's hand
A romantic Frenchman is forced into a decision when his mistress falls pregnant

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An archaeologist who can date relics instinctively
A woman discovers the disturbing secret of an archaeologist able to immediately date relics with unerring accuracy

2:00 PM
Stories from the National Gallery
Impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat
Kate Bryan concludes her journey through the gallery's 200-year history with a look at the Turner bequest, before exploring the impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat

3:00 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

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of American film-maker Richard Linklater
The life and work of American film-maker Richard Linklater, whose films include the Before trilogy, School of Rock, Me and Orson Welles, A Scanner Darkly and Boyhood

5:00 PM
Discovering: Jeff Goldblum
A profile of the American actor
A profile of the American actor, who came to wider attention with his role in David Cronenberg's The Fly and starred in blockbusters Jurassic Park and Independence Day

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man on holiday becomes involved in a bizarre bet
A man on holiday in the West Indies become involved in a bizarre bet with a stranger. Starring Pamela Stephenson, Jose Ferrer and Michael Ontkean

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman receives a mink coat from her lover
An unfaithful wife receives a mink coat from her lover - and must explain the gift to her husband's satisfaction. Starring Richard Greene, Julie Harris and Michael Hordern

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A district attorney has ambitions for higher office
A district attorney's ambition for higher office runs the risk of interfering with the plans to go straight of a crime boss, who saved his life during the war

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A student believes a professor has murdered his wife
A college student tries to make the police believe that a professor has murdered his missing wife

8:00 PM
Discovering: Jean Simmons
A profile of the actress
A profile of the London-born actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Hamlet and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Robert Aldrich
The life and career of American director and screenwriter Robert Aldrich, whose films include Vera Cruz, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard

10:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Ipcress File
A look at the spy thriller from 1965
Ian Nathan looks at the spy thriller from 1965, based on Len Deighton's novel published three years earlier and starring Michael Caine as intelligence officer Harry Palmer

11:00 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
The impact of film and TV on the perception of science fiction
The impact of film and TV on the perception of science fiction, tracing the journey from British sci-fi series such as Doctor Who to the blockbusters of Marvel

12:00 AM
Kubrick by Kubrick
A profile of Stanley Kubrick
A look at the life and films of director Stanley Kubrick, featuring an array of unearthed interview recordings from the man himself

1:40 AM
Discovering Sci-Fi on Film
Three critics count down their top 25 films from the genre
Critics Ian Nathan, Neil Norman and Stephen Armstrong count down and discuss their top 25 sci-fi films from the past 100 years

3:10 AM
Inside Art: Linda McCartney Retrospective
A major exhibition of photography
Art expert Kate Bryan presents a behind-the-scenes look at a major exhibition of Linda McCartney's photography at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

3:40 AM
Inside Art: Lubaina Himid at Tate Modern
Kate Bryan visits the studio of the influential artist
Kate Bryan visits the studio of the influential artist Lubaina Himid, winner of the 2017 Turner Prize, before exploring her new large-scale exhibition at Tate Modern

4:10 AM
Auction: David Hockney Special
The sale of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
The sale of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

4:40 AM
National Trust: Garden Treasures
Tour of the garden at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire
Tour of the garden at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire, which features a maze of tunnels and paths to help visitors find their way, and includes plants from China, Egypt and Italy

6:00 AM
Classic FM Live: Greatest Hits of Opera
A concert from the Royal Albert Hall
A concert at the Royal Albert Hall in which the English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus perform music from Carmen, La Traviata, Madame Butterfly and The Marriage of Figaro
