Sky Arts Wednesday

Melvyn Bragg revisits an archive edition featuring musician Ravi Shankar

Violinist Rachel Podger joins the Academy of Ancient Music for a performance of Vivaldi's most popular work, featuring the sounds of wintry blizzards and hazy summer days

Bob Ross creates a sweet waterfall in the middle of a protective forest of glorious autumn foliage

Bob Ross creates soft purple sky and tall trees that almost seem to float in the hazy foothills of a distant, blue-grey mountain

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

A police constable is used as bait to catch a murderer. Drama, starring Susan Penhaligon and Tim Woodward

A man has a theory that murders committed without motive are rarely solved, and he is coaxed by his friend into killing someone. Drama, with Skip Homeier and William Redfield

An elderly woman decides to go to Paris, but her trip goes awry when she ends up trapped with a murderer. Drama, starring Mildred Natwick and Gavin Muir

The life and work of Ron Howard, whose films include Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Cinderella Man, Rush, and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won two Oscars

Film experts reflect on the work of Charles Bronson, who became a Hollywood star with his tough-guy roles in films such as The Magnificent Seven and Death Wish

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

A middle-aged woman finds her husband is looking for a young mistress. Drama, starring Sheila Gish

The story of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh through his self-portraits, drawing on contributions from art historians and readings from his private letters

Part two of two. Kate Bryan focuses on the art and artists within Tate Britain's collection, featuring historians and cultural figures exploring different themes and artists

A look at the life and work of American film-maker William Friedkin, who won an Academy Award for directing The French Connection and was nominated for The Exorcist

A look at the life and work of the star of stage and screen, who shot to international fame by playing the title role in David Lean 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia

An investment banker defrauds his employer and appears to get away with his crime - until an eagle-eyed accountant steps in. Ian Holm stars

The theft of a few pairs of gloves leads a man to a discovery that shatters his world. Drama, starring Janet Leigh and Tom Bosley

A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel with weapons after his lustful actions caused his wife to leave him. Drama, starring Leif Erickson and Martin Balsam

A housewife addicted to gambling has to repay a $25 loan by five o'clock that afternoon. Drama, starring Jan Sterling and David Opatoshu

The three bands sharpen their competitive performances with one week to go before the World Pipe Band Championships. Plus, meet the next generation of piping stars

A look at the genre's influence as it spread from literature to film, as directors took inspiration from Bram Stoker's Dracula and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Family and friends of the iconic Hollywood actor come together to share memories of his life and fruitful career

Art historian Waldemar Januszczak explores the style of 16th-century European art in which the human imagination was allowed to run wild and be exciting

Barry Cryer pays tribute to comedy actor Sid James, who rose to fame in Hancock's Half Hour and became a mainstay of the Carry On franchise

An exhibition charting the evolution of Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, exploring its origins, adaptations and reinventions over the years

Kate Bryan explores an exhibition that explores the relationship between club culture and design, traversing the globe and spanning the 1960s to the present day

Luciano Giubbilei's creation of a stunning garden surrounding a villa that has views of a Tuscan landscape unchanged for centuries

A rare painting by Christopher Nevinson comes to Sotheby's, while bidders scramble for the final painting by Winston Churchill - of his beloved goldfish pool at Chartwell

Salvator Mundi, the long-lost Leonardo da Vinci painting of Jesus Christ commissioned by King Louis XII, which was set to break all records at auction at Christie's in New York

A performance by the German tenor in the ancient Roman amphitheatre, featuring opera arias, moving songs and film classics such as West Side Story