Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
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143
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36
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36
6:00 AM
Darbar Festival 2024
Performances by Jasdeep Singh Degun and Dr L Subramanium
Performances from the festival held in London that celebrates the diversity of Indian classical music, featuring Jasdeep Singh Degun and Dr L Subramanium

7:00 AM
Darbar Festival 2024
Performances from the festival
Performances from the festival held in London that celebrates the diversity of Indian classical music

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
A scene depicting cacti at sunset
A path of cacti and rocks lead right up to a bold sun setting in a dramatic red sky, all from the delicate motions of Bob Ross's paintbrush

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
With guest artist Steve Ross
Guest artist Steve Ross uses lots of colour in this stirring depiction of giant mountain peaks behind foothills opening onto a smooth lake

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 woman refuses to let her husband squander a sweepstakes ticket
A woman refuses to let her husband squander a $133,000 sweepstakes ticket inherited from her first dead spouse, so he plans on killing her. With Steve Forrest and Joanna Moore

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Jack kills Phyllis's husband and cashes in by marrying the widow
Jack kills Phyllis's husband and cashes in by marrying the widow, but after identifying her lost crocodile dressing case, he might have exposed himself. With Denholm Elliott

11:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
Ann-Marie Powell's design for the Wildlife Garden at RHS Wisley
Ann-Marie Powell's design for the Wildlife Garden at RHS Wisley, which aims to encourage visitors to put nature at the heart of their own gardens

12:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2023
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan return with the contest
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan return with the contest searching for Britain's best landscape painter, heading to Blackpool's North Pier for the first heat

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
Rudyard Kipling: A Secret Life
A profile of the author
A profile of the author, which looks at how the writer's childhood and the loss of two of his three children influenced his work

3:00 PM
The Art of the Garden
Alistair Baldwin's design for Kinross House
Alistair Baldwin's design for Kinross House

4:00 PM
Discovering: Dustin Hoffman
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the actor, who starred in The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy and Tootsie and won Academy Awards for his roles in Kramer vs Kramer and Rain Man

5:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2023
From Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan present as the next batch of painters heads to Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire

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
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gambler convinces himself he has figured out a way to win a bet
William Botibol is a gambler and has convinced himself he has figured out a way to win a bet predicting the mileage his cruise ship will cover in 24 hours

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Concern mounts over a bank teller's finances
Concern mounts over a bank teller's finances, but he and his brother think they have a foolproof plan to secure funds for the future. With Robert H Harris and Joanne Linville

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year: Celebrity Special
Famous faces take part in the painting challenge
Jim Moir, Jessie Cave, Jordan Stephens, Rose Matafeo, Caryn Franklin and Tomasz Shafernacker head to the picturesque town of Whitstable to showcase their artistic flair

9:00 PM
I Am Jackie O
Profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, providing a definitive exploration of her life, from first lady to widow, unofficial royalty and fashion icon

10:40 PM
The Ghost of Richard Harris
The life and career of the Irish actor
The life and career of the Irish actor told through previously unheard tapes recorded by journalist Joe Jackson during interviews with Harris conducted over the course of 15 years

1:00 AM
The Warhol Effect
A look at the last decade of Andy Warhol's life
Documentary lifting the lid on the fascinating last decade of Andy Warhol's life and the artistic legacy he left, featuring previuosly unseen footage and interviews with insiders

3:00 AM
Laurie Lee: The Lost Interview
The only TV interview ever given by the author
Documentary featuring the only TV interview ever given by the Cider with Rosie author, including the story of how it was secured by local TV producer David Parker

4:00 AM
Sky Arts from Hay
With Barbara Kingsolver and Fats Timbo
Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Barbara Kingsolver and comedian-turned-author Fats Timbo discuss their work and influences at the festival

5:00 AM
Inside Art: Van Gogh at the Courtauld Gallery
Kate Bryan visits the exhibition of Vincent van Gogh's self-portraiture
Kate Bryan pays a visit to the London venue to tour an exhibition bringing the full span of Vincent van Gogh's self-portraiture together

5:30 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

6:00 AM
Arts Uncovered
Preparations for a new production at the Royal Opera House
The programme follows the stage managers at the Royal Opera House as they prepare for a new production at the Covent Garden venue

6:15 AM
The Australian Ballet: The Merry Widow
A performance of the ballet based on Franz Lehar's operetta
A performance of the ballet based on Franz Lehar's romantic operetta, created for the Australian Ballet in 1975 by its principal dancer and choreographer Robert Helpmann
