Sky Arts HD Thursday
BT TV
365
Sky
124
Virgin
123
6:00 AM
Cats: The Musical
A production of the show, starring Elaine Paige
A production of the musical based on TS Eliot's much-loved poems, filmed at the New London Theatre on Drury Lane. Elaine Paige, John Mills and Rosemarie Ford star

8:00 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
An introduction to life drawing
An introduction to life drawing tutorial given by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, revealing the basics of painting and drawing

8:30 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Mixed media portraiture
A tutorial on mixed media portraiture, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A crooked antiques dealer tries to con a farmer
A crooked antiques dealer masquerading as a clergyman encounters a farmer - who gives him a piece of furniture worth a fortune. Starring John Gielgud and Bernard Miles

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A scorned husband seeks revenge
A scorned husband seeks revenge on his wife and her lover - but is not certain who the man is. Starring Denholm Elliott and Joss Ackland

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A strange little man challenges a pair of brothers
A strange little man challenges the McMahon brothers and says that his powers are far greater than their renowned strength

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man awaits the decision of a coroner's jury
A man awaits the decision of a coroner's jury and reflects on the events that brought him there

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Oliver Stone
A look at the life and career of American director Oliver Stone, whose films include JFK, Nixon and Wall Street and who won Oscars for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July

12:00 PM
Andre Rieu: Starry Night in Maastricht
The violinist looks back at a concert in Maastricht
The violinist looks back at a concert in his home town of Maastricht, where he performed with Jermaine Jackson and Trini Lopez

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An eye transplant has a surprising result
A woman's eye transplant leads her lover to see her in a new light. Starring Amanda Redman and Anthony Valentine

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man feels he is being left out
A man takes revenge for being left out of the Christmas celebrations at his office party. Starring Robert Morley, with Amanda Redman

2:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year National Trust Favourites
Viewers' top 10 paintings from the series
Viewers' top 10 paintings from the series that have depicted one of the many National Trust properties the contest has visited over the years

3:00 PM
Stories from Tate Britain
Kate Bryan goes behind the scenes at the gallery
Part one of two. Kate Bryan goes behind the scenes at the gallery, finding out about the origins of Tate Britain and the development of modern art in the UK

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and career of Nicolas Roeg
A look at the life and career of English director and cinematographer Nicolas Roeg, whose movies include Performance, Walkabout, Don't Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth

5:00 PM
Discovering: Diane Keaton
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress, who starred in Annie Hall, The Godfather and Marvin's Room

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two archaeologists raid a tomb
Two archaeologists get less than they bargained for while trying to steal a priceless treasure from a tomb. Starring Nigel Havers and Richard Johnson

6:30 PM
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

7:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
With celebrity sitters James May, Billy Porter and Emma Barnett
Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters James May, Billy Porter and Emma Barnett as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

8:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The 39 Steps
A look at Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 spy thriller
Ian Nathan looks at Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 spy thriller, which starred Robert Donat as a man who has to go on the run after being wrongly accused of murder

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of American film director Don Siegel
The life and work of American film director Don Siegel, best known for 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers and his work with Clint Eastwood, including Dirty Harry

10:00 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

11:00 PM
Ian Dury and the Blockheads: Hold on to Your Structure
A performance at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1985
The artist and singer performs with his band at the Hammersmith Odeon in 1985, featuring the hits Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll, What a Waste and Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick

12:20 AM
Greatest Albums Live
ABC perform The Lexicon of Love
Accompanied by the Southbank Sinfonia at the London Palladium, pop band ABC perform and discuss The Lexicon of Love, one of the 1980s' most successful debut albums

1:20 AM
Statues Redressed
Artists, designers and members of the community dress Liverpool's statues
Artists, designers and members of the community come together to dress some of Liverpool's most iconic statues for a unique summer project

3:20 AM
Landmark
Contest to create the UK's next major monument
Gemma Cairney hosts a contest in which artists and local communities join forces to compete for the chance to create the UK's next major monument

4:20 AM
Freddie Mercury: Auction Special
A sale of the Queen frontman's personal effects
Behind the scenes of a sale of the Queen frontman's personal effects at Sotheby's in London, telling his story through the items up for auction

5:10 AM
Auction
A photograph by Irving Penn goes up for sale
Photographs that define the modern age come under the hammer at Sotheby's, including a work by Irving Penn that may fetch nearly a quarter of a million pounds

5:35 AM
Auction
A Jaguar C-Type once driven at Le Mans is put up for sale
A Jaguar C-Type once driven at Le Mans and a 1968 Ferrari valued at 23 million euros go up for auction at the Monaco Grand Prix Historique

6:00 AM
Opera North's Resonance
Somewhere, by Nwando Ebizie and Juliet Ellis
Somewhere by musician Nwando Ebizie and director Juliet Ellis, who connect as dancer Jahmiah Simpson floats between the waking world and the dream world

6:15 AM
Andre Rieu: La Vie Est Belle
Featuring performances of Auld Lang Syne and Ravel's Bolero
The Dutch violinist and his orchestra perform in Berlin, playing musical favourites including Ravel's Bolero, Lara's Theme from Doctor Zhivago and Auld Lang Syne
