Sky Arts HD Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Gilbert and Sullivan: A Motley Pair
The founding of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Simon Butteriss explores the founding of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and explains why HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance paved the way for the modern musical

6:30 AM
Mozart: Genius for Hire
The story of how the composer became a pioneering freelancer
The story of how the composer broke free from the constraints of court employment to become a pioneering freelancer, told through letters between Mozart and his father Leopold

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a wintry scene
Bob Ross paints a wintry scene featuring a frozen pond and snowdrifts with a warm, rich sky and autumn foliage.

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Steve Ross creates an oval landscape
Guest painter Steve Ross creates an oval landscape, featuring blue skies, a frosty mountain, fresh foothills and glistening lake

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A Vietnam veteran gets a chance for revenge
Vietnam veteran Fred Pearson is a broken man after years of punishment from his sergeant, but years later he gets his chance for revenge. Kevin Dobson and George Peppard star

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A chess game gets out of control
A chess game gets out of control when one of the players learns his wife has been unfaithful

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A servant discovers a trail of unlawful tax deals
A seemingly poor man is given a servant's job by a rich ex-classmate and discovers a trail of unlawful tax deals that need stopping. Jack Carter stars

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man searches for his wife while a serial killer is at large
A man searches for his wife, who has to walk home from work nightly in the midst of a serial killer. Starring Peggy Ann Garner and John Lupton

11:00 AM
The Directors
A look at the life and career of Milos Forman
A look at the life and career of Czech-born director Milos Forman, who won Academy Awards for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus

12:00 PM
Discovering: Peter O'Toole
A look at the life and work of the actor
A look at the life and work of the star of stage and screen, who shot to international fame by playing the title role in David Lean 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A chauffeur has the solution to a scandal
A chauffeur offers his wealthy employer a solution to an impending scandal

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A successful author is threatened
A successful author receives threatening phone calls

2:00 PM
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
The couple explore the Cairngorms on the hunt for the crested tit
The couple explore the forests of the Cairngorms on the hunt for the elusive crested tit, along the way creating works with actres Ronni Ancona and learning about Chinese painting

3:00 PM
Musical Masterpieces
Myleene Klass and Errollyn Wallen explore Georges Bizet's Carmen
Myleene Klass and Errollyn Wallen explore Carmen, Georges Bizet's controversial opera. Features special performances from leading British opera company Opera North

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of American film-maker Richard Linklater
The life and work of American film-maker Richard Linklater, whose films include the Before trilogy, School of Rock, Me and Orson Welles, A Scanner Darkly and Boyhood

5:00 PM
Discovering: Joan Fontaine
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A profile of the Hollywood star, who won an Oscar for her role in Alfred Hitchock's 1941 psychological thriller Suspicion, and was nominated for Rebecca and The Constant Nymph

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A driver picks up a hitch-hiker
A driver picks up a hitch-hiker, before hearing on the radio that a serial killer is on the loose

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A competition attracts high levels of attention
A competition to find the best murder story attracts an unusually high level of attention. Jane Asher and Patrick Mower star

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A store manager blackmails a female burglar
A store manager blackmails a female burglar into helping him carry out a revenge plot against his spouse. Richard Long and Coleen Gray star

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An assistant cashier knows that he is the last person anybody would suspect of robbery
An assistant cashier knows that he is the last person anybody would suspect of robbery. But has he forgotten one key factor? Dick York stars

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
The sixth heat takes place at Dover Castle
The sixth heat takes place at Dover Castle, where host Stephen Mangan is joined by judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Eva Langret

9:00 PM
The Brontës by Anita Rani: Sisters of Disruption
The broadcaster explores the sisters' enduring literary influence
The broadcaster explores the sisters' enduring literary influence, tracking the impact Anne, Charlotte and Emily have had on millions of readers across the centuries

10:00 PM
DH Lawrence: Sex, Exile and Greatness
A profile of the author
A profile of the author, who was dogged by ill-health and poverty and often persecuted for his explicit subject matter and his uncompromising sense of personal truth

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
Learning to Live Together: The Return of Mad Dogs & Englishmen
The reunion of musicians who played on Joe Cocker's 1970 US tour
The story of Joe Cocker's historic Mad Dogs and Englishmen 1970 US tour through the lens of the Tedeschi Trucks Band's reunion of musicians who played on it

2:20 AM
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
The life and work of 17th-century Italian architect Francesco Borromini
A look at the life and work of 17th-century Italian architect Francesco Borromini, whose genius served to revolutionise architecture for ever

4:40 AM
My Greatest Shot: Landscape
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

5:05 AM
National Treasures: The Art of Collecting
With Richard Burrows
Richard Burrows - the nephew of painter Edward Le Bas - gives a tour of his extensive art collection
