Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
147
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities
A steampunk-inspired show
A steampunk-inspired show in which an inventor creates a machine that defies the laws of time and space and is joined by characters from another dimension
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross creates a mountain scene
Bob Ross uses a golden selection of colours in this mountain scene, all inside a unique oval shape on canvas
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene of a cabin in snow
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a soft sky and a homely cabin nestled in a snow-blanketed meadow
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A hitman accepts his intended victim's hospitality
A hitman is taken in by his intended victim's hospitality - but it is a harsh lesson that can only be learnt once. Starring Eli Wallach and Anthony Pullen Shaw
9:30 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
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
Discovering: Bill Murray
A look at the life and career of the American actor and comedian
A look at the life and career of the American actor, the star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Lost in Translation
12:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2015
From Trelissick on the Fal estuary in Cornwall
Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell return to Trelissick on the Fal estuary in Cornwall to challenge another group of artists to capture views of the National Trust property on canvas
1:00 PM
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
1:30 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
2:00 PM
Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen from the Tombs
The most sensational thefts of ancient masterpieces in history
Documentary examining the most sensational thefts of ancient masterpieces in history, recounting the stories of those who excavated them and those who sold them
3:00 PM
Discovering: Clint Eastwood
A look at the life and career of the actor and Oscar-winning director
A look at the life and career of the actor who rose to fame in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns and won Oscars for directing Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby
4:00 PM
Master Crafters: The Next Generation
The students take on a series of weaving challenges
Tutor Rezia Wahid guides the students through a series of weaving challenges, before they go on to create a fabric of their own design
5:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2015
The semi-final of the competition
Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell present the semi-final from Potters Fields Park in central London, where the artists are challenged to paint views of Tower Bridge and the City
6:00 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
6:30 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
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
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
8:00 PM
The Art of Film with Ian Nathan
How studios cultivated the concept of the movie star
The writer and critic examines the methods used by studios to cultivate the concept of the movie star
9:00 PM
Discovering: Emma Thompson
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter
A profile of the actress and screenwriter, who won an Oscar for her role in Howards End as well as one for writing the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility
10:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Nora Ephron
The life and work of writer and film-maker Nora Ephron, who was nominated for Academy Awards for her screenplays for Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle
11:00 PM
Opera North's Resonance
Somewhere, by Nwando Ebizie and Juliet Ellis
Somewhere by musician Nwando Ebizie and director Juliet Ellis, who connect as dancer Jahmiah Simpson floats between the waking world and the dream world
11:15 PM
Comedy Legends
Barry Cryer pays tribute to Hattie Jacques
Barry Cryer pays tribute to comedy actress Hattie Jacques, known widely for her work in the Carry On films
12:15 AM
Oscar Peterson: Black + White
The life and work of the Canadian jazz pianist
The life and work of the Canadian jazz pianist , featuring archive footage and interviews
1:55 AM
Eric Clapton: Nothing But the Blues
The musical journey of the guitarist
The musical journey of the guitarist, combining live performances and archive footage
4:10 AM
Lenny Henry's Got the Blues
The actor explores how the blues has evolved in the UK
The actor continues his tribute to the blues by meeting the likes of Jools Holland and Ruby Turner, who offer their perspective on how the genre has evolved in the UK
5:10 AM
Auction
The skeletons of a woolly mammoth family are auctioned in West Sussex
The skeletons of a woolly mammoth family - found on a building site in Siberia in 2002 - are auctioned in West Sussex, while American art goes under the hammer in New York
5:35 AM
Auction
A selection of Audrey Hepburn's possessions come up for sale
Public interest is intense as a selection of Hollywood star Audrey Hepburn's possessions come up for sale at Christie's
6:00 AM
Classic FM Live: Greatest Hits of Opera
A concert from the Royal Albert Hall
A concert at the Royal Albert Hall in which the English National Opera Orchestra and Chorus perform music from Carmen, La Traviata, Madame Butterfly and The Marriage of Figaro