Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Janine Jansen: Falling for Stradivari
The musician plays 12 of the world's greatest violins in 10 days
Documentary following the violinist as she takes on the challenge of playing 12 of the world's greatest violins while recording an album in 10 days
7:50 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a cottage
Bob Ross conjures up a beautiful scene featuring delicate, leafless trees and a grassy meadow cuddling a sweet cottage
8:25 AM
The Joy of Painting
A scene featuring a lake hideaway
Bob Ross creates a scene featuring a beautiful lake hideaway nestled below a towering mountain
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A selfish woman needs help
A selfish actress used to having her own way asks her friend for help after catching the eye of a rich, elderly widower. Joan Collins and Pauline Collins star
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A crooked antiques dealer tries to con a farmer
A crooked antiques dealer masquerading as a clergyman encounters a farmer - who gives him a piece of furniture worth a fortune. Starring John Gielgud and Bernard Miles
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man visits a family friend in a bid to solve his money problems
Larry and Angie Chetnik find themselves constantly bickering about money. Larry visits his father's one-time friend to land a job that he hopes will solve his problems
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A talented actress is under the spell of her unscrupulous husband
A talented young actress seemingly destined for stardom appears to be under the spell of her unscrupulous and totally unprincipled husband. Mary Astor stars
11:00 AM
Discovering: Richard Attenborough
The life and career of the Oscar-winning director
The life and career of the English actor and film-maker, who starred in Brighton Rock, 10 Rillington Place, The Great Escape and Jurassic Park and won an Oscar for directing Gandhi
12:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2018
The three finalists battle it out for the title
Stephen Mangan and Joan Bakewell present the climax of the contest from Greenwich Park in south-east London, where the three finalists compete for the title
1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A scorned husband seeks revenge
A scorned husband seeks revenge on his wife and her lover - but is not certain who the man is. Starring Denholm Elliott and Joss Ackland
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An eye transplant has a surprising result
A woman's eye transplant leads her lover to see her in a new light. Starring Amanda Redman and Anthony Valentine
2:00 PM
The Art of Architecture
Graham Stirk's Macallan distillery on Speyside
Graham Stirk's Macallan distillery on Speyside, a project on which he used his experience of working on the Lloyd's Building and 122 Leadenhall Street in the City of London
3:00 PM
Discovering: John Hurt
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for The Elephant Man and starred in 10 Rillington Place, Alien, Midnight Express and Nineteen Eighty-Four
4:00 PM
Skinner & Mina's Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift
The summer when Jonathan Swift reunited with Alexander Pope in England
Frank and Denise examine the summer when Jonathan Swift reunited with Alexander Pope in England, resulting in Gulliver's Travels and The Dunciad
5:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2018
Cameras follows the winner of the competition to Greece and Macedonia
Cameras follows the winner of the competition to Greece and Macedonia as they create an artwork to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War
6:00 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Tutorials for budding artists
Tutorials for budding artists, with each edition focusing on a different subject or technique, while Tai-Shan Schierenberg has tips on painting portraits
6:30 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
The basics of painting and drawing
Tutorials by painters from both Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year series, helping viewers understand the basics of painting and drawing
7:00 PM
Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation
Simon Smith gives a stone-carving masterclass
Simon Smith gives a stone-carving masterclass to three novices, while Bill visits Salisbury Cathedral, home to Britain's tallest stone spire
8:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2024
The semi-finalists paint celebrity sitter Joely Richardson
Stephen Mangan presents as the semi-finalists paint celebrity sitter Joely Richardson, with Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judging their efforts
9:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year: Celebrity Special
Famous faces take part in the painting challenge
Jim Moir, Jessie Cave, Jordan Stephens, Rose Matafeo, Caryn Franklin and Tomasz Shafernacker head to the picturesque town of Whitstable to showcase their artistic flair
10:00 PM
The Art Mysteries
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
10:30 PM
The Art Mysteries
The secret meanings hidden within The Polish Rider by Rembrandt
Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within Rembrandt's The Polish Rider, depicting a man travelling on horseback through a murky landscape
11:00 PM
The Great Songwriters
Gary Kemp talks about his life in music and performs a selection of tracks
Return of the programme in which artists talk about their lives in music and perform a selection of their tracks, beginning with Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet
12:00 AM
Classical Pride 2024
A concert featuring the London Symphony Orchestra
A concert from London's Barbican in which Oliver Zeffman conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and soloists in music by Copland, Saint-Saëns, Tchaikovsky and Szymanowski
1:30 AM
Sky Arts Book Club
Literary discussion, hosted by Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day
Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day invite four members of a book club to chat about new releases, lesser-known gems and some old classics
3:00 AM
A Play in a Day
Three teams create and stage a 15-minute production in just 24 hours
Acting and dance graduates are given the chance to join one of three creative teams staging a 15-minute production in just 24 hours
4:00 AM
Cold War & Cinema
A look at depictions of the era on film
A look at depictions of the era on film
5:00 AM
Landmark
Three artists battle it out in the Midlands heat
Three artists battle it out in the Midlands heat for the chance to create the UK's next major landmark in this series hosted by Gemma Cairney