Sky Arts HD Wednesday
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6:00 AM
Gilbert and Sullivan: A Motley Pair
The relocation of the D'Oyly Carte company to the Savoy Theatre
Simon Butteriss examines the importance of impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte's decision to move the opera company to the newly built Savoy Theatre

6:30 AM
Nicola Benedetti & Friends
A concert by the violinist at the Ulster Hall
A concert by the violinist at the Ulster Hall, combining solo performances with storytelling, with guest musicians joining for romantic and Celtic and folk-inspired music

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints an immense ice-topped mountain
Bob Ross paints an immense ice-topped mountain looming over lush grassland and a stunning waterfall

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
A comforting winter scene, complete with a homely barn and fluffy bushes
Bob Ross uses all of his skill and experience to create a comforting winter scene, complete with a homely barn and fluffy bushes

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A businessman contemplates murder
A troubled businessman contemplates murdering his wife so he can get his hands on her trust fund

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two villains plan to rob an old man
Two villains decide to take advantage of an old man

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company
Frank Partridge plots to cheat a life insurance company by having his wife hide for seven years and declared legally dead, but an investigator believes she has been murdered

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman's mother goes missing from their hotel room
A young woman leaves her Paris hotel room and comes back later to find her mother is missing - and to add to the mystery, the hotel employees deny the two were ever there

11:00 AM
The Directors
A look at the life and career of American film-maker Nancy Meyers
A look at the life and career of American film-maker Nancy Meyers, known for The Parent Trap, The Holiday and Something's Gotta Give

12:00 PM
Discovering: Peter Sellers
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English actor, inlcuding his early life, his time in the Goons, his work in the Pink Panther films and Oscar-nominated roles in Doctor Strangelove and Being There

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man tries to escape his boring marriage
An unhappy man decides to give up on his boring marriage - but his wife seems unwilling to co-operate

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An ambitious politician turns vigilante
An ambitious politician turns vigilante in an effort to crack down on violence

2:00 PM
Dickens in Italy with David Harewood
Part one of two. The actor follows in the footsteps of Charles Dickens
Part one 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
Anyone Can Sing
The six participants have to sing in front of one another
The six participants are faced with the daunting challenge of singing in front of one another, and coaches Nicky, Sarah and Michael prepare them with one-to-one tutorials

4:00 PM
The Directors
A look at the life and career of Clint Eastwood
A look at the life and career of actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood, known for Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby and American Sniper

5:00 PM
Discovering: Robert Shaw
A look at the life and career of British actor Robert Shaw
A look at the life and career of British actor Robert Shaw. Often cast in menacing roles, he is widely remembered for his performance as shark hunter Quint in Jaws

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An open window leads to a strange world
A young man discovers a window in a peaceful hunting lodge leads to a strange world

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A married woman meets a dashing young writer
A woman's marriage is blown apart when she meets a dashing young writer. Bizarre drama, written by Ruth Rendell

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gangster looks for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death
Gangster Dan Varrel has just been released from prison and goes looking for the woman he holds responsible for his brother's death

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man is left paralysed after a bad traffic accident
William Callew is involved in a bad traffic accident on a rural road that leaves him so paralysed he appears lifeless, and when help arrives they think he is dead

8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
The semi-final takes place at Ouse Valley Viaduct
The semi-final takes place at Ouse Valley Viaduct in West Sussex, where host Stephen Mangan is joined by judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Eva Langret

9:00 PM
National Theatre Live: Dr Strangelove
Stage adaptation of the film, starring Steve Coogan
Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley's stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 black comedy, starring Steve Coogan in four roles

10:55 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
The genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society
A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang

11:55 PM
The Directors
The life and work of John Carpenter
A look at the life and career of John Carpenter, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween

12:55 AM
Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg
Documentary about the Italian actress and artist
Documentary about the Italian actress and artist based on an autobiographical manuscript discovered by her children after her death in 2017

3:05 AM
Pompeii: Sin City
Documentary exploring the once grand and thriving Roman city
Isabella Rossellini presents a documentary exploring the once grand and thriving Roman city, told through the work of the writers and artists of the era who visited and imagined it

4:30 AM
My Greatest Shot: Portrait
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

5:00 AM
Auction
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction in Burgundy
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction takes place in the Burgundy region of France, in a charitable event that dates back to 1795

5:30 AM
Auction
Bonhams in Staffordshire auctions off eight rare Brough motorbikes
Bonhams in Staffordshire auctions off eight rare Brough motorbikes, which were made famous by TE Lawrence. Meanwhile in London, Christie's is selling a selection of Old Masters
