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6:00 AM
Classic FM Live: A Film Music Spectacular
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform movie music at the Royal Albert Hall
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits perform popular film themes from the Royal Albert Hall including Star Wars and Jurassic Park

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a mountain cabin
To capture the innocence of a stream-side cabin, Bob Ross depicts a mountain standing majestically in the distance

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene depicting a misty waterfall
Bob Ross paints a scene depicting stream leading its way to a misty waterfall in a forest of elegant trees.

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A rich American searches for his family
A wealthy American searches London for his family, but a chance meeting with flatmates Eva and Janet brings catastrophe. Starring Shane Rimmer and Cyd Hayman

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A gallery owner gets a new companion
A ruthless art gallery owner gets a new companion, who also happens to be a talented artist. Drama, starring Richard Johnson and Victoria Tennant

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gangster takes a liking to a singer
A gangster takes a liking to a singer in a night-club act, but she rejects him and her piano-playing partner begins to receive threats

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man in serious financial difficulties steals a wallet
Joe Helmer is in serious financial difficulties and when comes across a well-to-do gent, apparently dead on the sidewalk, he takes the man's wallet and flees

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Ron Howard
The life and work of Ron Howard, whose films include Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Cinderella Man, Rush, and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won two Oscars

12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2024
The celebrity sitters are Jill Scott, Jimi Famurewa and Lyall Hakaraia
Stephen Mangan invites artists to paint celebrity sitters Jill Scott, Jimi Famurewa and Lyall Hakaraia as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A love rival is taught a lesson
A young man takes unorthodox action to chase off his rival in love. John Duttine stars

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man risks everything for money
A man risks everything for money when he agrees to kill a former classmate. Starring Bryan Marshall, George Sewell and Charles Keating

2:00 PM
Dickens in Italy with David Harewood
Part two of two. The actor follows in the footsteps of Charles Dickens
Part two of two. The actor follows in the footsteps of Charles Dickens' little-known journey through Italy's most beautiful cities, examining the country's influence on the author

3:00 PM
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

4:00 PM
Discovering: Glenn Close
A look at the life and career of the actress
A look at the life and career of the actress who has been nominated for eight Academy Awards, including for The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction and Dangerous Liaisons

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2024
With celebrity sitters Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud and Martha Kearney
Stephen Mangan invites artists to paint celebrity sitters Heather Mills, Kevin McCloud and Martha Kearney. Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A memory expert helps with a puzzle
A man with a remarkable memory plans to turn his talent into cash by offering to help someone recall a locker number. Starring Bernard Cribbins, Colin Blakely and Judy Geeson

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman tries to get hold of her inheritance
A near-bankrupt hotel owner goes to great lengths to get her hands on an inheritance from a rich aunt. Starring Hayley Mills, Stuart Wilson and Phyllida Law

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman is warned an escaped convict might come after her
A woman is warned an escaped convict might come after her as years before she had to refused to get off the phone line they shared so he could call a doctor for his wife

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A professor awaits his fate on death row
Professor Herbert Morrison is on death row while his lawyer tries to get a last-minute stay of execution, but his client says he does not want a reprieve

8:00 PM
Discovering: Al Pacino
A look at the life and career of the American actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who shot to fame in The Godfather, before starring in Serpico, Scarface and Scent of a Woman

9:00 PM
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Comedy mystery, starring Robert Stephens
An amnesiac woman recruits the sleuth to try to ascertain her true identity. Comedy mystery, starring Robert Stephens and Colin Blakely

11:20 PM
The Directors
The life and work of David Lynch
A look at the life and career of American director David Lynch, whose films include Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man

12:20 AM
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

2:35 AM
Michael Caine: The Becoming of a Hollywood Star
An exploration of the English actor's career
An exploration of the English actor's career, from his early days in 1950s British theatre to gaining Hollywood fame for his contribution to cinema

3:45 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

5:00 AM
Smokey Robinson: Music Icons
The life and career of the soul singer
The life and work of the soul singer and songwriter, who founded and fronted the Miracles before embarking on a solo career and working as vice-president of Motown records

5:30 AM
Glen Campbell: Music Icons
The life and career of the singer and guitarist
The life and career of the singer and guitarist, whose hits included Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, Galveston and Rhinestone Cowboy

6:00 AM
Andre Rieu: Dancing Through the Skies
From the Semper Opera House in Dresden
The Dutch violinist's concert from the Semper Opera House in Dresden, featuring waltzes, arias and music from The Phantom of the Opera
