Sky Arts Friday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
820
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show
A performance of the dance show at Dublin's 3Arena
A brief look at the history of the show before a chance to see a full performance of it at Dublin's 3Arena, filmed 25 years to the day after its debut at the same venue

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a peaceful mountain scene
Bob Ross creates a peaceful mountain scene, with a fresh morning lake and succulent evergreens

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a winding creek
Bob Ross paints a scene that depicts a narrow, winding creek flowing aimlessly through a little meadow forest

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
Pregnancy forces a Frenchman's hand
A romantic Frenchman is forced into a decision when his mistress falls pregnant

9:30 AM
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

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Two women conspire to kill
A woman conspires with a stage actress to help kill her live-in uncle for her inheritance money. With Mary Astor and Russell Collins

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A supposedly dead man comes back to life
A wealthy department store owner dies and the local mortician anticipates a windfall from a lavish funeral, but the supposedly dead man comes back to life. With John McGiver

11:00 AM
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

12:00 PM
André Rieu: Live in Malta
The violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform
The violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform at the Granaries in Floriana, featuring a mix of romantic and lively music, including waltzes

1:25 PM
Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
The orchestra's performance of Mahler's Second Symphony
The orchestra performs Mahler's Second Symphony at London's Royal Festival Hall for the opening concert of their 2023/2024 season

3:00 PM
Classic Albums
Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell
The story behind Meat Loaf's phenomenally successful 1977 album Bat Out of Hell

4:00 PM
Discovering: Kevin Costner
The life and work of the actor
The life and work of the actor, who starred in The Untouchables, Field of Dreams, JFK and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and won an Oscar for directing Dances with Wolves

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2018
Rachel Hunter, Stefanie Martini and Conleth Hill are the celebrity sitters
Model Rachel Hunter, actress Stefanie Martini and Game of Thrones star Conleth Hill are the celebrity sitters as a new group of portrait artists attempts to impress the judges

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A surgeon performs a macabre experiment
By persuading a surgeon to perform a macabre experiment, a man continues to dominate his wife after his death. Elaine Stritch and Marius Goring star

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A policeman's murder proves baffling
The killing of a policeman proves baffling - the murder weapon cannot be determined, nor can it be found. Susan George and Brian Blessed star

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The mother of a businessman's mistress is suspicious of him
A married businessman assures his lover that he will marry her as soon as he can secure a divorce from his wife, but the mistress's mother is not so easily persuaded

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A financier tries to persuade an engineer to stay on a job
A desperate financier tries to persuade an engineer to stay at his job in a failing mine operation in the Mexican hills. With Wayne Morris and Joe Maross

9:00 PM
Mr Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
The career of the singer, musician and producer
The career of the singer, musician and producer, charting his journey from his first hit Please, Please, Please in 1956 through his pioneering funk phase to later chart success

11:15 PM
James Brown: Live at Montreux
The soul and funk pioneer's performance at the jazz festival in 1981
The soul and funk pioneer's performance at the Swiss jazz festival in 1981, including classics Papa's Got a Brand New Bag and Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine

12:35 AM
Parliament/Funkadelic: George Clinton at Jazz à Vienne
The funk pioneer performs at the French festival in 2012
The funk pioneer performs at the French festival in 2012, featuring perforamnces of You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks, Freak of the Week, and One Nation Under a Groove

1:45 AM
Isle of Wight Festival 2024
Highlights of the final day of the event
Highlights of the final day of the event held at Seaclose Park, Newport, featuring performances by acts including Green Day, Nothing But Thieves and Zara Larsson

3:45 AM
Discovering: John Lennon
A collection of TV interviews with the musician
A collection of TV interviews paint a portrait of the former Beatle, singer-songwriter and political activist

4:40 AM
André Rieu: Live in Malta
The violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform
The violinist and his Johann Strauss Orchestra perform at the Granaries in Floriana, featuring a mix of romantic and lively music, including waltzes

6:00 AM
My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
A celebration of the partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
A celebration of the partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with songs from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Cinderella and The Sound of Music

