Sky Arts Thursday

Behind the scenes with Paraorchestra

Dutch violinist Andre Rieu leads his orchestra in a series of Viennese favourites, including The Blue Danube, at Hofburg Palace in the Austrian capital

An American tourist on board a trans-Atlantic liner stakes everything on the biggest gamble of his life. Jack Weston and Gladys Spencer star

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

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

Taxidermist George Tiffany has domestic trouble when his brother-in-law Waldren overstays his welcome

Film experts reflect on the work of Charles Bronson, who became a Hollywood star with his tough-guy roles in films such as The Magnificent Seven and Death Wish

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

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

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

A trickster gets her comeuppance after playing an evil joke at the expense of a caring couple. Drama, starring Elaine Strich and Shane Rimmer

Documentary examining the most sensational thefts of ancient masterpieces in history, recounting the stories of those who excavated them and those who sold them

A look at the life and work of the star of stage and screen, who shot to international fame by playing the title role in David Lean 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia

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

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

Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner host the contest to find the UK's most talented portrait artist, with contestants in the first heat painting stars including Sol Campbell

A man discovers a vintage wine and impulsively gambles that no one will be able to name it. Drama, starring Ron Moody and Anthony Carrick

A man is haunted by an unhappy childhood and taunted by school bullies - and a stranger on a train could be responsible for his misery. Drama, starring John Mills and Anthony Steel

In London, 1912, shop owner Joe Saunders refuses to lend money to his son Sam, who is anxious to win over a showgirl

A lodge is selling cemetery plots, but nobody will buy one until the first person is buried there, so the members turn to Mr Weems

Ian Nathan examines the 1974 adaptation of the Agatha Christie mystery, featuring a stellar cast of train-bound suspects and Albert Finney as Belgian detective Hercule Poirot

A profile of the American actor, whose films include Jurassic Park, Do the Right Thing, Die Hard with a Vengeance, and Pulp Fiction, for which he received an Oscar nomination

The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed

Barry Cryer pays tribute to pioneering stand-up comedian Billy Connolly, who also appeared in films including Mrs Brown, The Last Samurai and Indecent Proposal

Documentary exploring the connection between comedy and art, following Jim Moir, Spencer Jones, Bec Hill, Simon Munnery and Miriam Elia as they create artworks for an exhibition

The Elbow frontman introduces more music from the TV archives, beginning by reflecting on today's turbulent times with a look at era-defining protest songs

The novelist tries to find out why everyone is so easily offended these days, discussing the risk of upsetting people in the current climate with fellow artists and writers

A penniless man persuades an unknown artist to tattoo a picture on his back. But when the artist becomes famous, the man becomes a masterpiece. Drama, starring Derek Jacobi

The sale of Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)

A book published by explorer Ernest Shackleton's team goes under the hammer at Sotheby's, while Christie's is expecting more than £400,000 for a photograph by Peter Beard

A much sought-after timepiece by renowned 17th-century London clockmaker Thomas Tompion goes under the hammer at Christie's

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

A film of the album recording made by Dutch violin virtuoso Janine Jansen and conductor Antonio Pappano on 12 of the world's most exquisite Stradivarius violins