Sky Arts Wednesday
BT TV
350
Freesat
147
Freeview
36
Sky
826
TalkTalk
36
YouView
36
6:00 AM
Cirque du Soleil: Alegria
Televised version of the acclaimed stage show
The renowned performance troupe present a televised version of their acclaimed stage show, themed around the Spanish word for jubilation
8:00 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a fiery sunset
Bob Ross depicts a sunset with the warm light in the sky and clouds making a glowing, fiery landscape as he teaches the use of his technique on black canvas
8:30 AM
The Joy of Painting
Bob Ross depicts a meadow road
Bob Ross depicts a meadow road, with majestic snow-covered peaks and evergreens looming over lush green grasslands
9:00 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman is cut down to size by her husband's loyal butler
A woman is cut down to size by her husband's loyal butler when it is discovered she is having an affair. Drama, starring John Gielgud, Joan Collins and Peter Bowles
9:30 AM
Tales of the Unexpected
A housewife befriends a stray cat
A housewife befriends a stray cat and suddenly finds her life begins to change. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten and Wendy Hiller
10:00 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A murderer is on the loose in London
A murderer has been strangling people in the London fog and a reporter manages to continually make it to the crime scene before the police
10:30 AM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A little girl learns a secret about an elderly man
In a small Massachusetts town, precocious young Hildegarde Fell learns a secret about the elderly John Anderson, who has just moved there.
11:00 AM
Discovering: Shirley MacLaine
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A look at the life and career of the American actress, who made her film debut in Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry in 1955 and won an Oscar for her role in Terms of Endearment
12:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2013
The final of the competition
The final of the competition to find a talented portrait artist, with a commission to paint Hilary Mantel as the prize. Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner host
1:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An American tourist takes a gamble
An American tourist on board a trans-Atlantic liner stakes everything on the biggest gamble of his life. Jack Weston and Gladys Spencer star
2:00 PM
The Danish Collector: Delacroix to Gauguin
A look at businessman Wilhelm Hansen's art collection
A look at businessman Wilhelm Hansen's art collection, with a behind-the-scenes tour of an exhibition at London's Royal Academy
3:00 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
4:00 PM
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
4:30 PM
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
5:00 PM
Portrait Artist of the Year 2013 - Painting Hilary Mantel
Documentary following Nick Lord as he plans, paints and unveils his commission
Following competition winner Nick Lord as he paints and unveils his £10,000 commission to create an image of Booker Prize-winning author Hilary Mantel for the British Library
5:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A woman worries about being late
A woman who worries about being late is taunted by her husband - especially when a trip to America seems doomed after a series of delays. Julie Harris and Roland Culver star
6:00 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
An art collector battles with two women
An art collector battles with two beautiful women in a story laced with greed and deceit. Drama, starring Joseph Cotten, Gloria Grahame and Maureen O'Brien
6:30 PM
Tales of the Unexpected
A trickster gets her comeuppance
A trickster gets her comeuppance after playing an evil joke at the expense of a caring couple. Drama, starring Elaine Strich and Shane Rimmer
7:00 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A woman is unable to get a divorce from her husband
A vain, querulous woman is unable to get a divorce from her husband, but luckily he loves to garden and he has just dug a nice big hole in the backyard
7:30 PM
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
A taxidermist has domestic trouble
Taxidermist George Tiffany has domestic trouble when his brother-in-law Waldren overstays his welcome
8:00 PM
Landscape Artist of the Year 2022
Following the creation of the winner's £10,000 commission
With this year's winner crowned, the programme follows the creation of the £10,000 commission from conception to its unveiling
9:00 PM
Wonderland: Gothic
A look at the Gothic revival in architecture
A look at the Gothic revival in architecture, taking in buildings as diverse as Strawberry Hill, Fonthill Abbey, St Pancras Station and a cathedral in Vietnam
10:00 PM
Johnson & Knopfler's Music Legends
Brian and Mark visit Carlos Santana
Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler visit guitarist Carlos Santana, discussing his incredible journey in music from the early days through to his resurgence in the late-1990s
11:00 PM
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
A look at the career of the actor
A look at the career of the actor through the words of his family and friends who knew and worked with him, as well as archive interviews with Guinness
1:00 AM
The Ronnie Wood Show
With photographer and former model Pattie Boyd
The guitarist is joined by photographer and former Mary Quant model Pattie Boyd, who discusses her life in rock music and shares some of her favourite records
1:35 AM
Eric Clapton: Live in California
A 2001 concert from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles
A 2001 concert from the Staples Centre in Los Angeles, featuring songs including Layla, Sunshine of Your Love, Wonderful Tonight, Tears in Heaven and Have You Ever Loved a Woman
2:45 AM
The Art of the Garden
James Alexander-Sinclair's work on two projects in Northamptonshire
James Alexander-Sinclair's two projects separated by a few miles in Northamptonshire, summing up two types of work that land on the desks of designers
3:45 AM
Burning Man: Art on Fire
Documentary offering an insight into the art at the centre of the event
Documentary offering an insight into the spectacular art at the centre of the event, unfolding as artists build and burn the main structures in this temporary city in Nevada
5:00 AM
Auction
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction in Burgundy
The Hospices de Beaune wine auction takes place in the Burgundy region of France, in a charitable event that dates back to 1795
5:30 AM
Auction
Bonhams in Staffordshire auctions off eight rare Brough motorbikes
Bonhams in Staffordshire auctions off eight rare Brough motorbikes, which were made famous by TE Lawrence. Meanwhile in London, Christie's is selling a selection of Old Masters
6:00 AM
Sky Arts Ambassador Bursary Shorts
Behind the scenes with Paraorchestra
Behind the scenes with Paraorchestra
6:10 AM
Andre Rieu: Live in Vienna
The Dutch violinist performs at Hofburg Palace
Dutch violinist Andre Rieu leads his orchestra in a series of Viennese favourites, including The Blue Danube, at Hofburg Palace in the Austrian capital