Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
820
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Classic FM Live: 25th Anniversary Concert
A musical extravaganza from the Royal Albert Hall
A musical extravaganza from the Royal Albert Hall, featuring Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Bryn Terfel, John Rutter, Esther Abrami, Pene Pati and Debbie Wiseman

8:00 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
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

8:30 AM
Watercolour Challenge
Amateur artists paint a scene in just four hours
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

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A love rival is taught a lesson
A young man takes unorthodox action to chase off his rival in love. John Duttine stars

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man risks everything for money
A man risks everything for money when he agrees to kill a former classmate. Starring Bryan Marshall, George Sewell and Charles Keating

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A businessman tries to cheat his girlfriend out of money
A dishonest businessman attempts to hoodwink his girlfriend into supplying him with money. Starring Betty Field and Walter Matthau

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A ceramics teacher grows jealous of a student's success
A frustrated artist takes a job as a ceramics counsellor but conflict arises when one of his students shows great promise as a sculptor

11:00 AM
Discovering: Octavia Spencer
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress
The life and career of the American actress, whose films include The Shape of Water, Fruitvale Station, Hidden Figures, and The Help, for which she won an Academy Award

12:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
A look at Powell and Pressburger's 1943 satire
Ian Nathan looks at Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1943 anti-war satire that follows a soldier as a he rises through the ranks in the British military

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A memory expert helps with a puzzle
A man with a remarkable memory plans to turn his talent into cash by offering to help someone recall a locker number. Starring Bernard Cribbins, Colin Blakely and Judy Geeson

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman tries to get hold of her inheritance
A near-bankrupt hotel owner goes to great lengths to get her hands on an inheritance from a rich aunt. Starring Hayley Mills, Stuart Wilson and Phyllida Law

2:00 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
A blackmailer threatens to reveal information to an adopted teenager
A blackmailer threatens to reveal some horrific information to an adopted teenager about her real parents unless her adoptive father pays him off. Starring Brian Keith

3:00 PM
Guy Garvey: From the Vaults
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1986
The Elbow frontman introduces music from the TV archives from 1986, featuring appearances by the Waterboys, Suzanne Vega, Kurtis Blow, Iggy Pop and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

4:00 PM
Discovering: Fredric March
The life and career of the American actor
The life and career of the American actor, who was a huge star during the 1930s and '40s and won Academy Awards for Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Best Years of Our Lives

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2020
With celebrity sitters Ray BLK, James Nesbitt, Pam Hogg
Musician Ray BLK, actor James Nesbit and designer Pam Hogg sit for the next batch of contestants. Stephen Mangan presents

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man has an unpleasant shock
A man has an unpleasant shock when he learns his recently deceased father owed a large amount of money. Starring Evelyn Laye, Richard Pearson, Hugh Fraser and David Webb

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A sheriff investigates a murder
A sheriff investigates a murder, but encounters problems when it turns out the main suspect has an identical twin. Starring David Cassidy and Darren McGavin

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A secretary catches up with her cruel ex-boss - at gunpoint
A mentally unstable secretary catches up with her cruel ex-boss and makes him listen to what she has to say, at gunpoint. Phyllis Thaxter and Zachary Scott star

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A mysterious man plans to go out with a bang
A mysterious man plans to go out with a bang as locals discover he is an outlaw with a bounty on his head. Ricardo Montalban stars

8:00 PM
Discovering: Peter Ustinov
The life and career of the English actor, writer and film-maker
The life and career of the English actor, writer, film-maker and raconteur, who won Academy Awards for his roles in Spartacus and Topkapi

9:00 PM
Garbo: Where Did You Go?
A portrait of Hollywood icon Greta Garbo
Noomi Rapace narrates a portrait of Hollywood icon Greta Garbo, exploring her fame and famous isolation, as well as her decision to retire from acting

10:55 PM
Liza Minnelli: Hollywood's Golden Child
A profile of the actress and singer
A profile of the actress and singer, with archive footage and interviews revealing her triumphs, struggles with addiction and resilient spirit

12:10 AM
The Directors
The life and work of John Sturges
A look at the life and work of John Sturges, best known for directing classics The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock and The Great Escape

1:10 AM
Ian Fleming and the Curse of Bond
A look at the enduring appeal of 007
A look at the enduring appeal of 007 and how the books and Bond reflected the author's life and the Second World War naval intelligence operations in which he played a leading part

2:55 AM
The Brontës by Anita Rani: Sisters of Disruption
The broadcaster explores the sisters' enduring literary influence
The broadcaster explores the sisters' enduring literary influence, tracking the impact Anne, Charlotte and Emily have had on millions of readers across the centuries

3:50 AM
Voices of Ireland
Part one of two. Imelda May explores Ireland's rich history of literary talent
Part one of two. Imelda May explores Ireland's rich history of literary talent, with writers often inspired by a land embellished with natural beauty

5:05 AM
Classic Movies: The Story of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
A look at Powell and Pressburger's 1943 satire
Ian Nathan looks at Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1943 anti-war satire that follows a soldier as a he rises through the ranks in the British military

6:00 AM
Nicola Benedetti & Friends
A concert by the violinist at the Ulster Hall
A concert by the violinist at the Ulster Hall, combining solo performances with storytelling, with guest musicians joining for romantic and Celtic and folk-inspired music
