Sky Arts HD Tuesday
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Sky
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Virgin
123
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Varekai
The circus company tells the story of Icarus
The circus company tells the story of Icarus, whose wings melt when he flies to close to the sun, sending him crashing into the volcanic and mysterious world of Varekai

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a scene featuring trees
Bob Ross creates a scene featuring fluffy trees surrounding the banks of a rushing river.

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a cottage
Bob Ross conjures up a beautiful scene featuring delicate, leafless trees and a grassy meadow cuddling a sweet cottage

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A lonely alcoholic bumps into an old friend
A lonely alcoholic is delighted when she bumps into an old friend from university, but he might have an ulterior motive for seeing her

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A ruthless executive covers up a guilty secret
An echo from the past comes back to haunt a ruthless executive, and his wife becomes suspicious

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man on parole tries to help a troubled boy
While working as a department store Santa Claus, a convict out on parole tries to help a troubled boy

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man is fired from his job at an art museum
After being fired from his job at an art museum, Lyle Endicott comes up with a plan to take advantage of a trusting invalid whom he befriended

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Sidney Lumet
The life and work of Sidney Lumet, who was Oscar-nominated for his direction of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict

12:00 PM
Discovering: Claude Rains
The life and career of the English actor
The life and career of the English actor, who was nominated for Academy Awards for his roles in Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Casablanca, Mr. Skeffington and Notorious

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man believes his wife is having an affair
Colonel George Peregrine's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a raunchy novel that becomes a best-seller and he becomes convinced she is having an affair

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A surgeon receives a wonderful gift
A surgeon saves the life of a wealthy patient and receives a wonderful gift - but his new asset proves a fearful liability. Starring John Alderton and Alison Fiske

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 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

5:00 PM
Discovering: Janet Leigh
A profile of the American actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in Orson Welles' 1958 film Touch of Evil before achieving worldwide fame in 1960 for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A new vicar plans radical changes
When the new vicar of a church plans radical changes, conflict arises over a secret one of the locals has kept for years

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A fencing contest ends in mystery
A fencing contest in London lands naive Nicholas Lillie in the middle of a bizarre adventure. Drama, with Benedict Taylor and Jim Broadbent

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A worker is fired from his job and shoots his boss dead
A worker is fired from his job and shoots his boss dead, but when he returns to the office the man is still alive and has no recollection of the incident

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A gangster sets up an alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend
Gangster Sam Dunleavy sets up an elaborate alibi so that he can kill his ex-girlfriend Goldie, who left him for another man

8:00 PM
Stories from the National Gallery
Kate Bryan explores the stories behind key artworks in the gallery's collection
Part one of two. To mark the 200th anniversary of the art museum, Kate Bryan explores the stories behind key artworks in the gallery's collection

9:00 PM
My Week with Maggi Hambling
The day-to-day life of the artist
Kate Bryan spends a week with female artists to give an insight into their day-to-day lives, beginning at the home and studio of Maggi Hambling

10:00 PM
My Week with Lubaina Himid
Kate Bryan spends time with the artist and curator
Kate Bryan spends time with the artist and curator, finding out about her obsession with reclaimed wood and her love for the city of Preston, where she now lives

11:00 PM
My Week with Guerrilla Girls
Kate Bryan spends time with the anonymous art activists
Kate Bryan spends time with the anonymous art activists in the lead-up to their major installation at the Beyond the Streets gallery in Los Angeles

12:00 AM
The Black Italian Renaissance
The stories of African people who lived during the period
Documentary highlighting the untold stories of African people who lived during the Italian Renaissance, often appearing in famous paintings only to be unacknowledged

2:00 AM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
The finalists compete at the Falkirk Wheel
The grand finale takes place at the Falkirk Wheel where the three artists battle it out for a prestigious £10,000 commission from the National Gallery of Ireland

3:00 AM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
The victorious artist heads to Co Mayo to research the commission
The programme follows the winner of this year's competition as they travel to Co Mayo to research their £10,000 prize commission for the National Gallery of Ireland

4:00 AM
A Play in a Day
Three teams create and stage a 15-minute production in just 24 hours
Acting and dance graduates are given the chance to join one of three creative teams staging a 15-minute production in just 24 hours

5:00 AM
Auction
A rare portrait by Titian comes up for sale
A rare portrait of two young brothers by Titian is the highlight of an Old Masters sale at Sotheby's, while Cartier jewellery is being auctioned at Christie's

5:30 AM
Auction
Sotheby's auctions the art collection of David Bowie
A sketch by John Constable is expected to fetch £300,000 at Bonhams, while Sotheby's is selling the art collection of David Bowie
