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6:00 AM
André Rieu: Dancing Through the Skies
From the Semper Opera House in Dresden
The Dutch violinist's concert from the Semper Opera House in Dresden, featuring waltzes, arias and music from The Phantom of the Opera

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross gives a lesson in how to capture the unique colours of autumn
Bob Ross gives a lesson in how to capture the unique colours of autumn as he paints trees and bushes surrounding a river with oranges and yellows

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates crashing waves in a moonlit setting
Bob Ross creates crashing waves in a moonlit setting, painted on black canvas

9:00 AM
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

9:30 AM
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

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
An escaped convict takes refuge in a house
Escaped convict Sam Cobbett is the object of huge manhunt, and takes refuge in a house where young housewife Mary Schaffner is home alone

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A reporter attempts to interview the Borden sisters
One year on from the brutal death of Mr and Mrs Borden, a reporter attempts to interview the couples' daughters about the killings

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of film-maker and choreographer Stanley Donen
The life and work of American film-maker and choreographer director Stanley Donen, best known for co-directing On the Town and Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly

12:00 PM
Discovering: Rod Steiger
A profile of the American actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A shy woman joins a dating agency
A woman joins a dating agency to try to overcome her shyness, but her plan backfires when an out-of-town solicitor tries a one-night stand

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An American thief faces extradition
An American thief faces extradition from a Middle East country for a crime he did not commit. Michael Brandon stars

2:00 PM
David Hockney: In Normandy
The artist chats to Melvyn Bragg about his life and work
The artist chats to Melvyn Bragg about his life and work in his Normandy studio, revealing his influences, inspirations and plans to keep on painting

3:00 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

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of George Stevens
The life and work of George Stevens, who directed films including Shane, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Diary of Anne Frank and won Oscars for A Place in the Sun and Giant

5:00 PM
Discovering: Gina Lollobrigida
A profile of the Italian actress
A look at the life and career of the Italian actress, one of the highest profile European stars of the 1950s and early '60s

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Pregnancy forces a Frenchman's hand
A romantic Frenchman is forced into a decision when his mistress falls pregnant

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An archaeologist who can date relics instinctively
A woman discovers the disturbing secret of an archaeologist able to immediately date relics with unerring accuracy

7:00 PM
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

8:00 PM
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

9:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Ladykillers
A look at the Ealing black comedy
A look at Alexander Mackendrick's Ealing black comedy starring Alec Guinness and Katie Johnson, in which a criminal and his gang meet their match in the form of elderly landlady

10:00 PM
Classic Literature & Cinema
Film adaptations of novels examining crime and punishment
A look at the film adaptations of novels examining the subjects of crime and punishment, exploring how they have been brought to the big screen

11:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of David Lynch
A look at the life and career of American director David Lynch, whose films include Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, Wild at Heart, Blue Velvet and The Elephant Man

12:00 AM
Cover Your Ears
The censorship of music
How the censorship of music has shaped how people view art, how it's made and who those same individuals are as consumers

1:55 AM
Up Late with Nicola Benedetti
Featuring Wynton Marsalis
The second of two concerts recorded at the Edinburgh International Festival Hub is a jazz special, with Wynton Marsalis performing with Joe Webb, Francesco Ciniglio and Will Sach

3:35 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

4:35 AM
Inside Art
The Ruth Borchard collection at Piano Nobile in London
A look at the Ruth Borchard collection at Piano Nobile in London, which comprises drawings, watercolours and oil paintings by artists of themselves

5:00 AM
Auction
Timepieces by Thomas Tompion come up for auction at Sotheby's
Timepieces made by clockmaker Thomas Tompion come up for auction at Sotheby's, while a 1920s Rolls-Royce is expected to fetch one million pounds at Bonhams

5:30 AM
Auction
A collection of 19th-century art goes on sale at Bonhams
A collection of 19th-century art goes on sale at Bonhams, while Sotheby's prepares to sell a unique musket made for a Chinese emperor
