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6:00 AM
Classic FM Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber 2022
A showcase for young classical musicians
A showcase for young classical musicians
7:00 AM
Classic FM Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber 2023
A showcase for five young classical musicians
A showcase for five young classical musicians playing alongside the 12 Ensemble at London's LSO St Luke's
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a cabin in a snowy setting
Bob Ross puts a lonesome cabin in the middle of a snowy setting as an unexpected place of respite for the weary traveller
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a golden field of sparse pines
Bob Ross paints a golden field of sparse pines and other greenery inside the unique shape of a tapered rectangle with cut-in corners
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An old lady befriends a burglar
A would-be burglar is confused when his intended victim - an elderly lady - appears to befriend him. Drama, with Siobhan McKenna and Patrick Field
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A father buys his son a giant turtle
A father buys his son a giant turtle, but is concerned about what the boy will do with it
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman is dissatisfied with her marriage
A woman is dissatisfied with her marriage to a philandering attorney and decides to take matters into her own hands
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man claims to be from Mars
A man who claims to be from Mars is interviewed by a newspaper reporter. Steve McQueen stars
11:00 AM
Discovering: Jeff Bridges
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart
12:00 PM
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
12:30 PM
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
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man woos his boss's daughter
A man seeks advice from his sponging friend on how to woo his boss's daughter. Drama, starring Michael Kitchen
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man plots to get rid of his wealthy wife
A man plots to get rid of his demanding wife and inherit her money. Starring Anthony Franciosa and Shirley Knight-Temple
2:00 PM
Landmark
Three artists battle it out in the Northern Ireland heat
Multidisciplinary artist Ellie, inventor Paddy and photographer Stephen compete in the Northern Ireland heat, inspired by industry, science, sustainability and heritage
3:00 PM
National Treasures: The Art of Collecting
With Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo shows the paintings she has chosen to hang in her own home and reflects on the state of art collecting today
4:00 PM
Discovering: Sean Connery
A profile of the Scottish actor
A look at the life and career of the Scottish actor, who rose to fame as the original screen James Bond and won an Oscar for his role in The Untouchables
5:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A hitman accepts his intended victim's hospitality
A hitman is taken in by his intended victim's hospitality - but it is a harsh lesson that can only be learnt once. Starring Eli Wallach and Anthony Pullen Shaw
5:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man learns how to talk to plants
A man invents a machine that enables him to talk to plants - with unexpected consequences. Harry Andrews stars
6:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man seeks revenge on a bank clerk
A man seeks revenge on a bank clerk who once stole some money from him
6:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman believes her husband is a murderer
A woman consults an attorney about her husband, whom she believes is a murderer
7:00 PM
The Joy of Painting
A snow-bound cabin at sunset.
Bob Ross uses blue and red highlights to accentuate the drama and beauty of a snow-bound cabin at sunset.
7:30 PM
The Joy of Painting
The Northern Lights above a snowy landscape
Bob Ross begins with a black canvas to create this startling rendition of the Northern Lights above a snowy landscape
8:00 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
9:00 PM
Discovering: Whoopi Goldberg
A look into the life and career of the Oscar-winning actress
A look into the life and career of the actress and comedian, whose breakthrough role came in The Color Purple and who won an Academy Award for Ghost
10:00 PM
Johnson & Knopfler's Music Legends
Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler are joined by Tom Jones
Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler are joined by guests to share stories from their careers and discuss the tracks that shaped them, beginning with Tom Jones
11:00 PM
The Movies
A look at cinema from the 2000s through to the present day
The journey through the history of American cinema concludes with a look at cinema from the 2000s through to the present day
12:00 AM
Discovering Westerns on Film
The origins and evolution of the movie genre
Film critics Ian Nathan, Neil Norman and Stephen Armstrong examine the origins and evolution of the movie genre, from the early days of silent cinema to the present
1:35 AM
John Wayne: America at All Costs
A profile of the actor
Documentary exploring all sides of the Oscar-winning actor, while also dissecting 50 years of American history and its effect on film industry
2:35 AM
John Malkovich: Just Call Me God
Satirical musical drama
Satirical musical drama starring John Malkovich as a besieged dictator who delivers a powerful monologue, accompanied by the music of Bach, Franck, Widor, Messiaen and Ligeti
4:00 AM
The South Bank Show
Profiles of Arlo Parks and Samuel Bailey
Melvyn Bragg presents profiles of nominees for this year's Sky Arts Breakthrough Awards, as well as previous winners. beginning with Arlo Parks and Samuel Bailey
5:00 AM
Auction: Shakespeare Special
A copy of the First Folio goes up for sale at Christie's in New York
More than 400 years after his death, an example of the celebrated playwright's completed works - the First Folio - goes up for auction at Christie's in New York
5:30 AM
Auction: Sir Winston Churchill Special
A sale of items belonging to the former prime minister
A sale of items belonging to the former prime minister
6:00 AM
Darbar: Music of India
Highlights of the 2019 Indian classical music and dance festival
Highlights of the 2019 staging of the festival celebrating Indian classical music and dance, with events held at Sadlers' Wells and the Barbican