Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
822
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Volta
A production based on extreme sports
A production by the circus troupe based on extreme sports

8:00 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Tutorials for budding artists
Tutorials for budding artists, with each edition focusing on a different subject or technique, while Tai-Shan Schierenberg has tips on painting portraits

8:30 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
The basics of painting and drawing
Tutorials by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man dreams of conducting an orchestra
A wealthy yet lonely man dreams of conducting an orchestra, and his fantasies seem set to be realised with the help of a young woman. Drama, starring Jack Weston and Anna Massey

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A well-dressed old man sells his umbrella
A well-dressed old man sells his umbrella claiming he needs money for the fare home - but then spends it in a pub. John Mills and Michael Gambon star

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A casino-goer tries to pressure a man into accepting a macabre bet
A casino-goer hopes to use a man's wish to impress the woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man plans to steal a valuable icon from a monastery
An antiques shop owner in Cyprus hears that a local monastery may be in possession of a very valuable icon and arranges a visit there so he can steal it

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Carol Reed
The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!

12:00 PM
Discovering: Richard Gere
A profile of the American actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in Days of Heaven, American Gigolo, An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman and Chicago

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A girl is followed by a strange man
A girl who is followed by a stranger seeks shelter with a kindly woman, but her troubles are far from over. Alfred Burke and Stephanie Cole star

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman learns her husband plans to kill her
A woman learns her husband has killed off his three previous wives - forcing her to outwit him or become his next victim. Robert Lang and Elizabeth Spriggs star

2:00 PM
Punchdrunk: Behind the Mask
The story of the theatre company
Documentary telling the story of the pioneering and hugely secretive theatre company whose productions have reinvented the art form and changed the rules of theatre

3:00 PM
Musical Masterpieces
Myleene Klass and Errollyn Wallen explore Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture
Myleene Klass and composer Errollyn Wallen explore Felix Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture, featuring a performance from the Philharmonia Orchestra

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Sergio Leone
The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America

5:00 PM
Discovering: Dennis Hopper
A profile of the American actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Speed

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man plots to kill his overweight wife
A man plots to kill his overweight wife, but his ingenious plan goes awry. Drama, with John Castle, Sheila Gish and Miriam Margolyes

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A physician plots to kill his wife
A philandering physician who has an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife. Siân Phillips and Richard Johnson star

7:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
With celebrity sitters Si King, Elif Shafak and Joe Marler
Stephen Mangan invites the artists to paint celebrity sitters Si King, Elif Shafak and Joe Marler as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

8:00 PM
Discovering: Richard Dreyfuss
A glimpse into the life and career of the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor
A glimpse into the life and career of the Oscar-winning Hollywood actor who starred in The Goodbye Girl, Jaws and Down and Out in Beverly Hills

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Sidney Lumet
The life and work of Sidney Lumet, who was Oscar-nominated for his direction of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict

10:00 PM
Spike Milligan: The Unseen Archive
Recently unearthed film, interviews and scripts
A look at recently unearthed film, interviews and scripts from the comedy writer and performer's archive, including an unpublished play called The Snow Goose

11:35 PM
AC/DC Live at River Plate
The rock band perform in Argentina
A performance from the band's Black Ice world tour, recorded in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires in 2009. Featuring classic tracks including Highway to Hell and Whole Lotta Rosie

1:55 AM
The Art of Film with Ian Nathan
A look at how a generation of immigrants invented Hollywood
The film critic looks at how a generation of immigrants invented Hollywood and created the role of the movie mogul

2:55 AM
Klimt and The Kiss
Experts examine Gustav Klimt's painting
Experts examine Gustav Klimt'searly 20th-century painting The Kiss and establish just what makes it such an enduring, endearing piece

4:10 AM
Inside Art: Masterpieces from Buckingham Palace
The royal collection of art in Buckingham Palace's state rooms
A look at the breathtaking royal collection of art found in the state rooms at Buckingham Palace, with many pieces acquired and commissioned by George IV

5:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
Alistair Baldwin's design for Kinross House
Alistair Baldwin's design for Kinross House

6:00 AM
Andre Rieu & the Dutch Royal Family
A concert for the investiture of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima.
A concert given by the violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra to close the festivities for the investiture of King Willem Alexander and Queen Maxima in 2013
