Sky Arts HD Thursday
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6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities
A steampunk-inspired show
A steampunk-inspired show in which an inventor creates a machine that defies the laws of time and space and is joined by characters from another dimension

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 woman worries about being late
A woman who worries about being late is taunted by her husband - especially when a trip to America seems doomed after a series of delays. Julie Harris and Roland Culver star

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An art collector battles with two women
An art collector battles with two beautiful women in a story laced with greed and deceit. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten, Gloria Grahame and Maureen O'Brien

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman tells her invalid husband she is planning to painlessly murder him
A woman reveals to her invalid husband dependent on a respirator that she is planning to painlessly murder him, but he may have a surprise for her

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man hatches a plan to kill his wife
A man hatches a plan to kill his wife by buying her a new pet that may not be very cuddly and lovable, but might give him the way out that he desires

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of film-maker and choreographer Stanley Donen
The life and work of American film-maker and choreographer director Stanley Donen, best known for co-directing On the Town and Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly

12:00 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

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A trickster gets her comeuppance
A trickster gets her comeuppance after playing an evil joke at the expense of a caring couple. Drama, starring Elaine Strich and Shane Rimmer

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man discovers a vintage wine
A man discovers a vintage wine and impulsively gambles that no one will be able to name it. Drama, starring Ron Moody and Anthony Carrick

2:00 PM
HMS Pinafore with ENO
A performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera
An English National Opera orchestra production of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera about love, honour and duty, starring Les Dennis

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of George Stevens
The life and work of George Stevens, who directed films including Shane, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Diary of Anne Frank and won Oscars for A Place in the Sun and Giant

5:00 PM
Discovering: Basil Rathbone
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English star of stage and screen, who appeared as the villainous Guy of Gisborne in The Adventures of Robin Hood and played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man is haunted by an unhappy childhood
A man is haunted by an unhappy childhood and taunted by school bullies - and a stranger on a train could be responsible for his misery. Drama, starring John Mills and Anthony Steel

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A beautiful woman changes a reverend's life
Rev George Duckworth has problems attracting female attention, but things change when a beautiful woman joins his congregation. Drama, starring Joan Collins and John Alderton

7:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
Return of the competition to find the UK's most talented portrait artist
Return of the competition to find the UK's most talented portrait artist, with Alex Jones, Yungblud and Kyla Harris the first celebrity sitters

8:00 PM
Discovering: Jason Robards
A profile of the Oscar-winning American actor
A profile of the American actor, who won Oscars for his roles in All the President's Men and Julia, and also starred in Melvin and Howard and Magnolia

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of John Sturges
A look at the life and work of John Sturges, best known for directing classics The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock and The Great Escape

10:00 PM
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

11:15 PM
The Art of Film with Ian Nathan
A look at the early work of director David Lean
A look at the early work of director David Lean, whose films such as In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit and Brief Encounter grew to define Britishness

12:15 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

2:25 AM
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
The Irish novelist reflects on her life and career
The Irish novelist reflects on her life, novels, love affairs and stardom through journals read by actress Jessie Buckley, with contributions by Gabriel Byrne and Walter Mosley

4:20 AM
Arts Uncovered
Behind the scenes at the college of the University of London
Behind the scenes at the college of the University of London

4:30 AM
Inside Art: Night Fever at V&A Dundee
An exhibition that explores the relationship between club culture and design
Kate Bryan explores an exhibition that explores the relationship between club culture and design, traversing the globe and spanning the 1960s to the present day

5:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
A look at Piet Oudolf's walled garden at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire
Return of the programme in which garden designers talk about their projects, beginning with Piet Oudolf's walled garden at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire

6:00 AM
Classic FM's Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber 2021
A showcase for five young classical musicians
A showcase featuring violinist Esther Abrami, trumpeter Lucienne Renaudin Vary, violinist Randall Goosby, guitarist Sean Shibe and pianist and cellist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
