Sky Arts HD Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Gilbert and Sullivan: A Motley Pair
The beginnings of the famous musical partnership
Simon Butteriss explores the beginnings of the musical partnership between librettist WS Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan

6:30 AM
Sir Bryn Terfel and Friends: Songs of the Sea
The bass-baritone sings a selection of maritime songs
Bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel transports audiences to his Welsh homeland where the romantic coast becomes the inspiring start of a captivating musical journey

7:50 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a tiny cabin in a picturesque landscape
Bob Ross brings springtime to the canvas as he paints a tiny cabin in a picturesque landscape of hazy green hills and cottony clouds

8:25 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a beautiful mountain scene that jumps off the canvas
Bob Ross creates a beautiful mountain scene that jumps off the canvas, with spectacular red peaks looming over a tree-lined stream

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man has an unpleasant shock
A man has an unpleasant shock when he learns his recently deceased father owed a large amount of money. Starring Evelyn Laye, Richard Pearson, Hugh Fraser and David Webb

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A sheriff investigates a murder
A sheriff investigates a murder, but encounters problems when it turns out the main suspect has an identical twin. Starring David Cassidy and Darren McGavin

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A silk petticoat reveals a man to be evil
In 1817 London, a silk petticoat belonging to the first wife of a newly remarried man reveals him to be very evil indeed. Michael Rennie stars

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An alcoholic actor strangles his friend
An alcoholic actor strangles a friend who won his part in a play and uses an unusual method to try to dispose of his body. Robert Duvall stars

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Antoine Fuqua
The life and work of Antoine Fuqua, whose films include The Replacement Killers, Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen, The Equalizer and The Magnificent Seven

12:00 PM
Discovering: Gregory Peck
A profile of the Oscar-winning American actor
A profile of the hugely popular American actor who was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning for his role as Atticus Finch in 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A US pilot's nostalgic trip turns sour
An American airman returns to England for a nostalgic visit, but his plans turn sour. Starring Van Johnson, Geoffrey Bayldon, Margaraet Courtenay and Anne Carroll

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An elderly aristocrat reveals a shocking secret
An elderly aristocrat recalls a duel fought in Germany in the 1920s, and reveals a shocking secret. Drama, starring Peter Cushing

2:00 PM
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
With Chris Packham
Jim and Nancy head to Lancashire looking for the cute but elusive bearded tit, and are joined by broadcaster Chris Packham, local experts, birders and artists

3:00 PM
Classic Literature & Cinema
A look at the film adaptations of great adventure novels
A look at the film adaptations of great adventure novels, exploring how they have been brought to the big screen

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Barry Levinson
The life and work of screenwriter, producer and film-maker Barry Levinson, who directed The Natural, Good Morning, Vietnam, and Bugsy, and won an Oscar for Rain Man

5:00 PM
Discovering: Claudia Cardinale
An intriguing profile of Tunisian-born Italian film actress Claudia Cardinale
An intriguing profile of Tunisian-born Italian film actress Claudia Cardinale, who appeared in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A businessman ignores valuable advice
A businessman ignores valuable advice and invites a woman up to his hotel room, where he finds himself in trouble

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman persuades a naive writer to buy her lunch
A woman persuades a naive writer to buy her lunch at her fiance's restaurant. Drama, starring Gayle Hunnicutt and Bosco Hogan

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man goes to a police station claiming memory loss
A man goes to a police station claiming memory loss, while a boy says his father left him behind, and the desk sergeant is suspicious of both stories

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A psychiatrist's secretary falls for a shady man
A psychiatrist's secretary falls for a shady man, who pressures her to steal files from her office. Robert Loggia and Barbara Baxley star

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
The fifth heat takes place aboard HMS Wellington
The fifth heat takes place aboard HMS Wellington at Temple Pier in Westminster, where Stephen Mangan is joined by judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Eva Langret

9:00 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

10:00 PM
Julie Andrews Forever
A look at the career of the Oscar-winning actress
A look at the career of the Oscar-winning actress, who starred in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins

11:00 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
A celebration of the genre and the events that shaped it
A celebration of science fiction's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the impact of literary works, movies and TV series

12:00 AM
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
The story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971
The story of John Lennon's album Imagine, released in 1971, exploring how the art, politics and music of the pair are intrinsically entwined

2:00 AM
Kate Bush: The Timeless Genius
A look at the music and legacy of the singer-songwriter
A look at the music and legacy of the singer-songwriter, revealing how she has managed to transcend eras and trends and influenced a new generation of artists

3:15 AM
My Greatest Shot: Travel
Photographers share the stories behind their craft and careers
Photographers who captured some of the world's most extraordinary images share the stories behind their craft and careers

3:45 AM
My Greatest Shot: Food
Photographers share the stories behind their craft and careers
Photographers who captured some of the world's most extraordinary images share the stories behind their craft and careers

4:15 AM
Inside Art: Eileen Agar at Whitechapel Gallery
An exhibition charting the artist's career
An exhibition charting the artist's ground-breaking career from the 1920s to the 1990s

4:45 AM
National Trust: Garden Treasures
A tour of the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle, Kent
A tour of the grounds of Sissinghurst Castle, Kent, designed as a series of rooms with hedges for walls by poet and author Vita Sackville-West
