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6:00 AM
George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
A 2011 performance by New York City Ballet
A 2011 performance by New York City Ballet of choreographer Balanchine's production of Tchaikovsky's ballet based on Hoffman's tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King

8:00 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Tips on painting on wood
Tutorials for budding artists, with this edition offering tips on painting on wood. Tai-Shan Schierenberg shares ideas on painting portraits

8:30 AM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Painting on black
Tutorials for budding artists, with this edition offering tips on painting on black. Tai-Shan Schierenberg shares ideas on painting portraits

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man learns how to talk to plants
A man invents a machine that enables him to talk to plants - with unexpected consequences. Harry Andrews stars

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
Two friends suspect a doctor of murder
Two friends suspect a doctor of murdering his wife and disposing of her body in a cellar. Starring Colin Blakely and Warren Clarke

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The arrival of a new governess has surprising results.
The arrival of new governess Charlotte Hope at the Wellington household has surprising results due her using the Schartz-Metterklume method of teaching

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A writer investigate the circumstances of a bank robbery
A writer arrives in a small town to investigate the circumstances of a bank robbery in which the money was never found

11:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Robert Aldrich
The life and career of American director and screenwriter Robert Aldrich, whose films include Vera Cruz, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard

12:00 PM
André Rieu: Welcome to My World
The violinist presents highlights of his worldwide tour
The violinist presents highlights of his worldwide tour, including performances of Radetzky March and Ave Maria

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An accountant's honesty is put to the test
An accountant whose book-keeping is perfect finds his honesty being put to the test

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A husband invites his wife's lover to dinner
A husband invites the man he suspects of being his wife's lover to dinner. Starring Anthony Quayle and Nigel Hawthorne

2:00 PM
DH Lawrence: Sex, Exile and Greatness
A profile of the author
A profile of the author, who was dogged by ill-health and poverty and often persecuted for his explicit subject matter and his uncompromising sense of personal truth

3:00 PM
Stories from the National Portrait Gallery
Kate Bryan explores 20th-century portraiture
Kate Bryan explores 20th-century portraiture, examining depictions of war poets and Queen Elizabeth II. Plus, Jim Moir drops in to discuss his favourite work

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Spike Lee
A look at the life and career of American director and screenwriter Spike Lee, whose films include Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, Summer of Sam and BlacKkKlansman

5:00 PM
Discovering: Joseph Cotten
A look at the life and career of the American actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who first rose to fame for his work with Orson Welles on Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and Journey into Fear

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A devious woman meets her match
A devious woman meets her match when she tries to take advantage of a struggling artist

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A wealthy man's wife plans his demise
A wealthy man's wife plans to murder him - but her astute husband proves more ruthless than she bargained for. Starring Telly Savalas and Rita Gam

7:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2025
With celebrity sitters Adjoa Andoh, Cat Burns and Clara Amfo
Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Adjoa Andoh, Cat Burns and Clara Amfo as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

8:00 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

9:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of American film director Don Siegel
The life and work of American film director Don Siegel, best known for 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers and his work with Clint Eastwood, including Dirty Harry

10:00 PM
Discovering: Jon Voight
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the actor, who starred in Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance and Runaway Train and won an Academy Award for his role in 1978 film Coming Home

11:00 PM
Sean Connery vs James Bond
The impact of the Bond role on the actor's career
The impact of the Bond role on the actor's career, examining his later career choices as he sought to redefine masculinity beyond the suave, ruthless spy

12:15 AM
Becoming Marilyn
A profile of the Marilyn Monroe from her own perspective
A profile of the Marilyn Monroe from her own perspective, told through the interviews she gave, the books she wrote and the fragments she left behind

1:30 AM
The V&A Presents Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
An exhibition charting the evolution of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
An exhibition charting the evolution of Lewis Carroll's Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, exploring its origins, adaptations and reinventions over the years

3:30 AM
Inside Art Special: Alberta Whittle at Venice Biennale
A showcase of the artist's work at the festival
A showcase of the artist's work at the festival

4:00 AM
Landmark
Three artists battle it out in the south of England heat
Activist artist Favour, light sculptor Jack and figurative artist Alice battle it out in the south of England heat, with disciplines including metalwork and computer programming

5:00 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

5:30 AM
Auction
Artworks by Klimt, Modigliani, Picasso and Pissarro go up for sale
Artworks by Gustav Klimt, Amedeo Modigliani, Pablo Picasso and Camille Pissarro, which are expected to fetch tens of millions of pounds at Sotheby's

6:00 AM
The Wiz Live
A performance of the musical based on The Wizard of Oz
A performance of a new adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical based on L Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
