Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
822
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari
The musician plays 12 of the world's greatest violins in 10 days
Documentary following the violinist as she takes on the challenge of playing 12 of the world's greatest violins while recording an album in 10 days

7:50 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a winter's day
Bob Ross depicts a winter's day, with a field of snow and a little cabin yielding to the bright, orange sun

8:25 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a scene in which a path leads to a lake
Bob Ross depicts a scene in which a wilderness path leads to the side of a still lake in a setting that he accents with an abundance of trees

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
Three thrifty ladies entertain a surprising guest
Three aristocratic ladies are reunited by the death of a woman who once served their families. They invite the deceased's niece to lunch, but she proves a surprising guest

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A doctor's wife disappears
A doctor is distraught when his wife disappears, but he finds life has its own surprises. With John Duttine, Susan Penhaligon and Brenda Blethyn

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A prisoner tries to negotiate his escape
Shackled prisoner Stephen Fontaine tries to negotiate his escape while en route to San Quentin

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A judge chats to the architect about to steal his wife
Judge Connors shares a civilised conversation with the young architect about to steal his wife, but the quality of his mercy is strained

11:00 AM
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

12:00 PM
Discovering: John Hurt
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for The Elephant Man and starred in 10 Rillington Place, Alien, Midnight Express and Nineteen Eighty-Four

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
Three close friends discover an elixir of youth
Three close friends discover an elixir of youth, but there is only enough for two of them. Drama, starring Dick Smothers and Sharon Gless

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man murders his friend
A man murders his friend, but the forces of nature are against him. Richard Basehart stars

2:00 PM
Anyone Can Sing
The singers prepare to perform in public for the first time
The singers prepare to perform in public for the first time, singing to 60,000 people at an NFL match at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, with Katherine Jenkins offering advice

3:00 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

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and career of Alexander Payne
The life and career of Academy Award-winning American film director Alexander Payne, a man who possesses his own unique film-making style

5:00 PM
Discovering: Tom Cruise
A profile of the American actor
A profile of the American actor, who broke through with his roles in Risky Business and Top Gun and became one of the biggest movie stars in the world

6:00 PM
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

6:30 PM
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

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A writer finds poison in his food
Marital discord between writer Carl Borden and his wife Annette intensifies when poison is found in his food

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A young thief is too cocky for his own good
Young thief Steve Morgan is in jail for his first offence, but he is too cocky for his own good

8:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
With celebrity sitters Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke and Tim Peake
Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Jack Rooke, Reece Clarke and Tim Peake as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

9:00 PM
Battle of the Irish Dancers
Preparations for the Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin
Documentary following dedicated dancers and their teachers as they prepare for the Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin

10:00 PM
Gary Moore: One Night in Dublin
A 2005 concert by the blues guitarist
A 2005 concert by the blues guitarist, who is joined on stage by Brian Robertson, Scott Gorham and Eric Bell to pay tribute to their former Thin Lizzy bandmate Phil Lynott

11:25 PM
Jeff Beck - Live in Tokyo
The guitarist performs at the Tokyo Dome City Hall
A concert filmed in 2014 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall, featuring the guitarist and his band playing songs including Hammerhead, Danny Boy and A Day in the Life

1:25 AM
Jerry Lee Lewis & Friends
A 1989 concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo
A 1989 concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo, with the rock 'n' roll pioneer joined by guests including Dave Davies, Dave Edmunds, Brian May and Van Morrison
2:45 AM
Rolling Stone: Stories from the Edge
A look at the magazine's 1975 report on Patty Hearst's kidnappers
An inside look at the magazine's probing 1975 report on Patty Hearst's kidnappers, the arrival of Sex Pistols, and John Lennon's final days

3:35 AM
Sky Arts Book Club
With Harry Parker and Meg Mason
Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day are joined by author Harry Parker and writer Meg Mason as the two discuss their work

4:35 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

5:00 AM
National Treasures: The Art of Collecting
A look at six watches from a vast collection
A look at six watches from a vast collection spanning 300 years, including a timepiece made in London the year before the Great Fire
