Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
820
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Bryn Terfel: Celtic Beethoven
Arrangements of Beethoven's Scottish, Irish and Welsh folk songs
The bass -baritone is joined by Carlos Núñez and the Orchestre National de Bretagne for an exploration of Beethoven's arrangements of Scottish, Irish and Welsh folk songs

7:25 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

7:55 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition
Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours.

8:25 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Hannah Gordon presents the art competition
Hannah Gordon presents the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

8:55 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A tenant feels uneasy about his new landlady
A landlady appears kind and friendly - but her last two guests disappeared two years ago. Siobhan McKenna and Leonard Preston star

9:25 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman is cut down to size by her husband's loyal butler
A woman is cut down to size by her husband's loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair. Drama, starring John Gielgud, Joan Collins and Peter Bowles

9:55 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man takes a risky job to pay for his wife's operation
To pay for his wife's operation, Mr Crabtree takes a job working for the mysterious Mr X, who asks him to manage a task involving a blackmailer

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A portrait gives a man a surprise
At a gallery, Mark is surprised when he is given a portrait of his first wife by the art dealer instead of the painting he had originally purchased

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Carol Reed
The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!

12:00 PM
Discovering: Michael Caine
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A housewife befriends a stray cat
A housewife befriends a stray cat and suddenly finds her life begins to change. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten and Wendy Hiller

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An American tourist takes a gamble
An American tourist on board a trans-Atlantic liner stakes everything on the biggest gamble of his life. Jack Weston and Gladys Spencer star

2:00 PM
Classic FM's Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber 2023
A showcase for five young classical musicians
A showcase for five young classical musicians playing alongside the 12 Ensemble at London's LSO St Luke's

3:00 PM
Battle of the Bagpipes
The World Pipe Band Championship finally arrives
The World Pipe Band Championship finally arrives and title holders Field Marshall Montgomery hope to win the crown for a 14th time

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Sergio Leone
The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America

5:00 PM
Discovering: Jean Simmons
A profile of the actress
A profile of the London-born actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Hamlet and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman worries about being late
A woman who worries about being late is taunted by her husband - especially when a trip to America seems doomed after a series of delays. Julie Harris and Roland Culver star

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An art collector battles with two women
An art collector battles with two beautiful women in a story laced with greed and deceit. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten, Gloria Grahame and Maureen O'Brien

7:00 PM
Best of Landscape Artist of the Year 2026
Highlights of the 11th series of the competition
Stephen Mangan presents highlights of the 11th series of the competition in which artists were challenged to capture the views at locations around the UK

8:00 PM
Discovering: Michael Douglas
A profile of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the actor and film-maker, who won Oscars for his role in Wall Street and as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

9:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of Brighton Rock
A look at John Boulting's 1944 film noir
A look at John Boulting's 1944 film noir, which was adapted from Graham Greene's novel and starred Richard Attenborough as psychopathic gangster Pinkie Brown

10:00 PM
The Manchurian Candidate
Political thriller, starring Frank Sinatra
An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy. Thriller, starring Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey.

12:30 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Preston Sturges
The life and career of screenwriter and director Preston Sturges, whose films include Sullivan's Travels and The Great McGinty, for which he won an Oscar for original screenplay

1:30 AM
The Ghost of Richard Harris
The life and career of the Irish actor
The life and career of the Irish actor told through previously unheard tapes recorded by journalist Joe Jackson during interviews with Harris conducted over the course of 15 years

3:50 AM
Michael Caine: The Becoming of a Hollywood Star
An exploration of the English actor's career
An exploration of the English actor's career, from his early days in 1950s British theatre to gaining Hollywood fame for his contribution to cinema

5:05 AM
Auction
Ingles & Hayday sells a rare Stradivarius violin
In London, Ingles & Hayday sells a rare Stradivarius violin, while masterpieces by Gerhard Richter, Georg Baselitz and Jean Dubuffet are auctioned at Sotheby's

5:35 AM
Auction
An 1897 painting by Klimt goes on sale at Sotheby's in New York City
An 1897 painting by Gustav Klimt goes on sale at Sotheby's in New York City after years in a private collection, while a work from the later years of Renoir is auctioned
