Sky Arts HD Thursday
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6:00 AM
Classic FM Live: A Film Music Spectacular
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra perform movie music at the Royal Albert Hall
The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits perform popular film themes from the Royal Albert Hall including Star Wars and Jurassic Park

8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates soft purple sky and tall trees
Bob Ross creates soft purple sky and tall trees that almost seem to float in the hazy foothills of a distant, blue-grey mountain

8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a lakeside cabin
Bob Ross depicts a scene featuring a cabin set among a warm setting of lush, lakeside greenery

9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man tries to escape his boring marriage
An unhappy man decides to give up on his boring marriage - but his wife seems unwilling to co-operate

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
An ambitious politician turns vigilante
An ambitious politician turns vigilante in an effort to crack down on violence

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A reporter tells a fellow passenger his past connection to arms trafficking
A reporter taking a trip to Egypt describes his past connection to arms trafficking to a fellow passenger, who knows part of his story is untrue

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A homicide detective is befriended by four elderly women
A homicide detective is befriended by four elderly women, who invite him for tea and proceed to play out a variation of Arsenic and Old Lace for his benefit

11:00 AM
The Art of the Garden
A look at Piet Oudolf's walled garden at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire
Return of the programme in which garden designers talk about their projects, beginning with Piet Oudolf's walled garden at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire

12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
The finalists paint Jonathan Van-Tam
Joan Bakewell and Stephen Mangan host the climax of the competition as the finalists paint Jonathan Van-Tam, the former Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An open window leads to a strange world
A young man discovers a window in a peaceful hunting lodge leads to a strange world

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A married woman meets a dashing young writer
A woman's marriage is blown apart when she meets a dashing young writer. Bizarre drama, written by Ruth Rendell

2:00 PM
World War II & Cinema
The role the film industry played amid the backdrop of the Second World War
A look at the evolution of the film industry and the role it played amid the backdrop of the Second World War and a fast-changing world

3:00 PM
The Art of the Garden
Luciano Giubbilei's garden in Tuscany
Luciano Giubbilei's creation of a stunning garden surrounding a villa that has views of a Tuscan landscape unchanged for centuries

4:00 PM
Discovering: Basil Rathbone
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English star of stage and screen, who appeared as the villainous Guy of Gisborne in The Adventures of Robin Hood and played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films

5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2022
The winner paints a portrait of Lenny Henry
Following the winner as they complete a £10,000 commission to paint actor and comedian Lenny Henry for the National Portrait Gallery as part of its reopening in 2023

6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A fortune teller sees her own destiny
A fortune teller sees her own destiny in the cards of a man who has just arrived in town

6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A couple encounter a shady mechanic
A couple encounter a shady mechanic while making a trip across the desert

7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A bookmaker blackmails a man who faked his own death
A bookmaker blackmails a man who faked his own death to collect insurance money, but finds the man's wife wants a share. With Robert Horton and Betsy von Furstenberg

7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A police chief is found dead
Mary Maloney's police chief husband is found dead, but the officers investigating run into difficulties trying to find the murder weapon. With Barbara Bel Geddes and Harold J Stone

8:00 PM
Science Fiction in the Atomic Age
The genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society
A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang

9:00 PM
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Sci-fi thriller, starring Kevin McCarthy
Sinister alien vegetable pods produce emotionless clones to replace the inhabitants of a small California town. Don Siegel's sci-fi thriller, with Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter

10:35 PM
Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters
Documentary charting the history of the film production company
Documentary charting the history of the film production company from its origins in a back office in London's Regent Street to its iconic status within the horror film genre

12:30 AM
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
National Theatre of Scotland's retelling of RL Stevenson's gothic tale
Concerned by Dr Jekyll's behaviour, Gabriel Utterson works to uncover the identity of the dangerous Mr Hyde. National Theatre of Scotland's retelling of RL Stevenson's gothic tale

2:15 AM
Ai Weiwei: The Artivist
A profile of the Chinese artist and activist
A profile of the Chinese artist and activist, featuring interviews with friends and collaborators, footage from his personal archives and preparations for an exhibition in Germany

3:30 AM
The South Bank Show Originals
Melvyn Bragg revisits old episode featuring opera singer Willard White
Melvyn Bragg revisits old episode featuring opera singer Willard White

4:00 AM
The South Bank Show Originals
Melvyn Bragg revisits an episode featuring artist Jack Vettriano
Melvyn Bragg revisits an episode featuring artist Jack Vettriano

4:30 AM
Inside Art: Steggles Brothers at Beecroft Southend
An exhibition showcasing the work of Walter and Harold Steggles
Kate Bryan explores a new exhibition showcasing the work of brothers Walter and Harold Steggles, whose pre-Second World pieces are currently being rediscovered

5:00 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

5:30 AM
Inside Art: Glyn Philpot at Pallant House
The first major exhibition of work by the British artist in nearly 40 years
The first major exhibition of work by the British artist in nearly 40 years, charting his development from Edwardian society portraits to a radically modernist style in the 1930s

6:00 AM
Reinventing the Orchestra with Charles Hazlewood
The conductor dispels the idea that the orchestra's appeal is niche
Using Barry White's extensive collection of songs, the conductor dispels the idea that the orchestra's appeal is niche, showing how it flourishes in plain sight
