Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Pavarotti: The Duets - The Best of Pavarotti and Friends
A selection of Luciano Pavarotti's collaborations
Iconic operatic teno Luciano Pavarotti's most famous duets, from opera with Cecilia Bartoli and José Carreras to duets with U2, Elton John and Mariah Carey
7:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a rickety footbridge
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring an old, rickety footbridge and a small creek splashing through the woodlands
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a seascape
Bob Ross shifts to a vertical canvas to create a scene with fluffy clouds, overlooking a seascape of crashing waves and churning foam on a shore of jagged rocks.
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a ridge of magnificent mountain peaks
Bob Ross creates a vertical explosion of colour with blazing orange, gold trees and a ridge of magnificent mountain peaks
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man believes his wife is having an affair
Colonel George Peregrine's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a raunchy novel that becomes a best-seller and he becomes convinced she is having an affair
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A surgeon receives a wonderful gift
A surgeon saves the life of a wealthy patient and receives a wonderful gift - but his new asset proves a fearful liability. Starring John Alderton and Alison Fiske
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man returns home to find his father has died
A man returns home to find his father has died, and suspects his friends are concealing the true details of the death
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A cook tries to end a dispute between two gunmen
A cook tries everything she can think of to end a dispute between two gunmen who have sworn to kill each other
11:00 AM
Discovering: Michelle Yeoh
The life and career of the Oscar-winning Malaysian actress
The life and career of the Malaysian actress, known for Crazy Rich Asians and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and her Oscar-winning role in Everything Everywhere All at Once
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
Stephen Mangan launches another talent search
Stephen Mangan launches another talent search, with the first batch of hopefuls painting actresses Ncuti Gatwa and Fay Ripley and peeress Baroness Glenconner
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A new vicar plans radical changes
When the new vicar of a church plans radical changes, conflict arises over a secret one of the locals has kept for years
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A fencing contest ends in mystery
A fencing contest in London lands naive Nicholas Lillie in the middle of a bizarre adventure. Drama, with Benedict Taylor and Jim Broadbent
2:00 PM
The Art of the Garden
Cleve West's work on Horatio's Garden South West in Salisbury
Cleve West's work on Horatio's Garden South West at the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre in Salisbury District Hospital
3:00 PM
Discovering: Kevin Bacon
The life and career of the American actor
The life and career of the American actor, known for his roles in Footloose, Apollo 13, Diner and Murder in the First
4:00 PM
Classic Albums
Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album
The making of Elvis Presley's self-titled debut album, featuring contributions by the original musicians, as well as friends and colleagues including Keith Richards and BB King
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
The celebrity sitters are Trevor McDonald, Mirren Mack and the Vivienne
The search continues as celebrity sitters Trevor McDonald, Mirren Mack and the Vivienne strike a pose for the next batch of contestants. Presented by Stephen Mangan
6:00 PM
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
6:30 PM
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
7:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year
From Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bristol's iconic Clifton Suspension Bridge provides the setting for the latest heat. Hosted by Stephen Mangan, with judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan
8:00 PM
Discovering: Sean Penn
A profile of the Oscar-winning actor
A profile of the American actor, who starred in Dead Man Walking and The Thin Red Line and won Academy Awards for his roles in Mystic River and Milk
9:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Deer Hunter
Ian Nathan examines Michael Cimino's 1978 Vietnam War drama
Ian Nathan examines Michael Cimino's 1978 Vietnam War drama, which starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Savage, John Cazale and Meryl Streep
10:00 PM
The Deer Hunter
Oscar-winning Vietnam War drama, starring Robert De Niro
The lives of three American steelworkers and their families are torn apart by the Vietnam War. Oscar-winning drama, starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep
1:25 AM
Rothko: Pictures Must Be Miraculous
A profile of the painter who for many years was snubbed by the art establishment
Artist Mark Rothko's paintings sell for millions, yet for many years he was snubbed by the art establishment. This documentary charts his tumultuous journey
2:40 AM
Anish Kapoor: Stupid Naughty Boy
Following the sculptor as he prepares shows for the 2022 Venice Biennale
Art critic Waldemar Januszczak follows the sculptor as he prepares the installation of two highly ambitious shows during the 2022 Venice Biennale
3:40 AM
My Greatest Shot: Landscape
Photographers share the stories behind their craft and careers
Photographers who captured some of the world's most extraordinary images share the stories behind their craft and careers
4:10 AM
My Greatest Shot: Portrait
Photographers share the stories behind their craft and careers
Photographers who captured some of the world's most extraordinary images share the stories behind their craft and careers
4:40 AM
Auction
Intriguing and valuable pieces being sold at auction around the world
Examining intriguing and valuable pieces passing through the world's auction houses
5:10 AM
Auction
The blouse Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz goes up for sale
The blouse Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz goes up for sale in London, as do Warwick Castle's ornate Grimani tables - valued at half a million pounds each
5:35 AM
Auction
Items from the collection of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire go under the hammer
Items from the collection of Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire go under the hammer at Sotheby's in London. Elsewhere, prints and multiples are offered at Christie's