Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
822
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Jonas Kaufman at Arena di Verona
A performance by the tenor in the ancient Roman amphitheatre
A performance by the German tenor in the ancient Roman amphitheatre, featuring opera arias, moving songs and film classics such as West Side Story

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a lakeside cabin
Bob Ross depicts a scene featuring a cabin set among a warm setting of lush, lakeside greenery

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a winter's day
Bob Ross depicts a winter's day, with a field of snow and a little cabin yielding to the bright, orange sun

9:00 AM
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

9:30 AM
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

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man challenges a bigger guy to a duel
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

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A housewife has to repay a gambling debt
A housewife addicted to gambling has to repay a $25 loan by five o'clock that afternoon. Drama, starring Jan Sterling and David Opatoshu

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of William Friedkin
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

12:00 PM
Discovering: Peter O'Toole
A look at the life and work of the actor
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

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An investment banker defrauds his employer
An investment banker defrauds his employer and appears to get away with his crime - until an eagle-eyed accountant steps in. Ian Holm stars

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man makes a shattering discovery
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

2:00 PM
The Sky Arts Book Club Summer Reads Special
With Minnie Driver and Caleb Azumah Nelson
Elizabeth Day and Andi Oliver are joined by actress Minnie Driver and author Caleb Azumah Nelson to talk about their latest books, while Simon Savidge provides recommendations

3:00 PM
Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
The lead-up to the opening night of the orchestra's 2023/2024 season
The lead-up to the opening night of the orchestra's 2023/2024 season, beginning by following the string players as they prepare for Mahler's Second Symphony

4:00 PM
The Directors
A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow
A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow, who is the only woman to have won an Academy Award for Best Director, for the 2008 war thriller The Hurt Locker

5:00 PM
Discovering: Joan Fontaine
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A profile of the Hollywood star, who won an Oscar for her role in Alfred Hitchock's 1941 psychological thriller Suspicion, and was nominated for Rebecca and The Constant Nymph

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two women strike up a friendship
Two women strike up a friendship, but one appears to have highly questionable motives. Drama, with Cherie Lunghi and Carol Drinkwater

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two actors get together for a reunion
Tragedy strikes when two actors get together for a reunion. Drama, starring Peter Barkworth and Benjamin Whitrow

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A murderer holds a married couple at gunpoint
A murderer holding a married couple at gunpoint tries to decide which one to kill, but their constant arguing over who should die clouds his judgement. With Joan Tetzel

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A returning soldier heads home
Sergeant Andre is a returning soldier heading home with his friend Marcel, who he hopes will bail him out of his pre-marital problem. With Jacques Bergerac and Susan Kohner

8:00 PM
Discovering: Robert De Niro
A profile of the Oscar-winning American actor
A profile of the American actor, who starred in Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The King of Comedy and won Academy Awards for his roles in The Godfather Part II and Raging Bull

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and career of actor and film-maker Orson Welles
The life and career of director, actor, screenwriter and producer Orson Welles, who is considered to be among the greatest and most influential film-makers of all time

10:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of Billy Liar
A look at the British New Wave classic
A look at John Schlesinger's 1963 British New Wave classic, starring Tom Courtenay as the problematic protagonist and Julie Christie as his love interest

11:00 PM
The Art of Film with Ian Nathan
A look at comedy, parody and satire
Comedy, parody and satire and the different approaches that evolved from the silent era, including the work of Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin Groucho Marx and Peter Sellers

12:00 AM
David Baddiel: The Not the Trilogy - My Family: Not the Sitcom
A revival of the comedian's 2016 stand-up show
A revival of the comedian's 2016 stand-up show at London's Royal Court Theatre, in which he reflects on his father's struggle with dementia and his mother's affair with a salesman

1:20 AM
Voices of Ireland
Part one of two. Imelda May explores Ireland's rich history of literary talent
Part one of two. Imelda May explores Ireland's rich history of literary talent, with writers often inspired by a land embellished with natural beauty

2:35 AM
Pompeii: Sin City
Documentary exploring the once grand and thriving Roman city
Isabella Rossellini presents a documentary exploring the once grand and thriving Roman city, told through the work of the writers and artists of the era who visited and imagined it

4:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
Jo Thompson's design for RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon
Jo Thompson's design for RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon, where she used all of her skills to show how water can be turned from an issue into an opportunity

5:00 AM
Auction
The skeletons of a woolly mammoth family are auctioned in West Sussex
The skeletons of a woolly mammoth family - found on a building site in Siberia in 2002 - are auctioned in West Sussex, while American art goes under the hammer in New York

5:30 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

6:00 AM
Andre Rieu: Maastricht by Moonlight
The violinist and his orchestra perform with a male voice choir
The violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform Conquest of Paradise, La Vergine and I Will Survive with a 150-strong male voice choir
