Sky Arts Thursday
BT TV
350
Freesat
143
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Opera North's Resonance
Finding Fifteen, by JulianKnxx and Thabo
Finding Fifteen by artist JulianKnxx and soul musician Thabo, a powerful evocation of Bantutronic philosophy, exploring Bantu culture of the past and the future.

6:15 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Luzia
A show inspired by the richness of Mexican culture
A show by the circus troupe inspired by the richness of Mexican culture

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 man plots to kill his overweight wife
A man plots to kill his overweight wife, but his ingenious plan goes awry. Drama, with John Castle, Sheila Gish and Miriam Margolyes

9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A physician plots to kill his wife
A philandering physician with an obsession for orchids cultivates a deadly plot to see off his wife. Sian Phillips and Richard Johnson star

10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man kills the fiance of the schoolteacher he loves
When Clint Ringle learns that the schoolteacher he loves is engaged to Walt Norton, he kills the man and then hides in the school's bell tower

10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A man's fiancee is killed in a hit-and-run
After Dana Edwards' fiancee Laura is killed in a hit-and-run, he is visited by John Hurley, who claims to be able to help him to remember the car's number plate

11:00 AM
Discovering: Gregory Peck
A profile of the Oscar-winning American actor
A profile of the hugely popular American actor who was nominated for five Academy Awards, winning for his role as Atticus Finch in 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird

12:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2021
From West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire
West Wycombe House in Buckinghamshire is the location for the next batch of hopefuls, where they have four hours to try to impress the judges with their paintings

1:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A swindler buys a painting
A swindler buys a painting from a sweet old lady, but gets less than he bargained for. Drama, starring Bill Maynard and Jesse Matthews

1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A man is shot in a locked room
A man is shot in a locked room with only one other person in it - but there is no sign of a gun

2:00 PM
Camille Pissarro: The Father of Impressionism
A profie of the Franco-Danish artist
A profie of the Franco-Danish artist, going behind the scenes at a retrospective of his work at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford

3:00 PM
Discovering: Claudia Cardinale
An intriguing profile of Tunisian-born Italian film actress Claudia Cardinale
An intriguing profile of Tunisian-born Italian film actress Claudia Cardinale, who appeared in some of the most acclaimed European films of the 1960s and 1970s

4:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2021
The sixth and final heat is held at West Reservoir Centre in Stoke Newington
The sixth and final heat is held at West Reservoir Centre in Stoke Newington, north-east London, where the artists are challenged to capture the urban landscape

5:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A gossip columnist gets his comeuppance
When an acid-tongued gossip columnist lets fly with another barrage of witty one-liners, his victims want revenge. Luckily, a pair of young actors are on hand to teach him a lesson

5:30 PM
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

6:00 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Connecting with one's sitter
A tutorial on techniques of connecting with one's sitter, given by Portrait Artist of the Year and Landscape Artist of the Year contestants

6:30 PM
Artist of the Year: Masterclass
Composing from life
A tutorial on composing from life, given by Portrait Artist of the Year and Landscape Artist of the Year contestants

7:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2025
The contest moves to Bristol Harbourside
The contest moves to Bristol Harbourside for the sixth heat. Hosted by Stephen Mangan, with judges Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan

8:00 PM
Classic Movies: The Story of I'm All Right Jack
A look at the Boulting brothers' 1959 comedy
Ian Nathan examines the Boulting brothers' 1959 comedy, a satire on British industrial life starring Ian Carmichael Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough and Margaret Rutherford

9:00 PM
I'm All Right Jack
Satirical comedy, starring Ian Carmichael and Peter Sellers
A dim-witted man gets a job at his uncle's weapons factory, and is manipulated by both the workforce and the management. Satirical comedy, starring Ian Carmichael and Peter Sellers

11:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Sidney Lumet
The life and work of Sidney Lumet, who was Oscar-nominated for his direction of 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Network and The Verdict

12:00 AM
I Am Steve McQueen
The life and career of the American actor
The life and career of the American actor, with contributions by members of his family, ex-wives Neile Adams McQueen and Ali MacGraw and widow Barbara Minty McQueen

1:40 AM
Wuthering Heights
Adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic at Bristol's Old Vic
Emma Rice's adaptation of Emily Bronte's classic, recorded at the Bristol Old Vic theatre in November 2021

4:30 AM
Boys
Short film, directed by Ashley Walters
Ashley Walters directs a short film set against the backdrop of an east London concrete jungle, following two friends as they embark on a risky mission and a journey into manhood

5:00 AM
Video Killed the Radio Star
Memorable music videos for songs by Prince
An insight into the making of memorable music videos for songs by Prince, including 1999 and Purple Rain

5:30 AM
Video Killed the Radio Star
Memorable music videos for songs by Spice Girls
The making of memorable music videos for songs by Spice Girls, who burst on to the pop scene in 1996 with the inventive one-take promo for their debut single Wannabe
