What’s On Sky Arts
Today Thursday 18 May 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Sky Arts
today.
03:40
Lenny Henry’s Got the Blues
S01E01
The actor explores Britain’s failure to produce acclaimed blues stars
Actor, stand-up star and TV personality Lenny Henry hears from a selection of music-industry heavyweights as he tries to determine why Britain has failed to produce internationally acclaimed blues singers over the years
04:40
Auction: George Michael Special
The art collection of the singer-songwriter goes under the hammer
05:05
Auction
S09E10
A bronze dirk and an Etruscan mirror go up for sale at Christie’s
05:30
Auction
S10E01
Letters written by Verdi go under the hammer
06:00
Andre Rieu: Welcome to My World
S01E03
The violinist looks back at an emotional concert for veterans in Maastricht
07:00
HMS Pinafore with ENO
A performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera
09:00
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E07
A woman kills her husband to be with her young lover
09:30
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E08
A father faces disgrace
10:00
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S01E03
A man returns home to find his father has died
10:30
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S01E04
A cook tries to end a dispute between two gunmen
11:00
Discovering: Jack Lemmon
S04E10
The life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
12:00
The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism
The art movement’s impact and legacy in the United States
13:00
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E09
A newlywed faces a hazardous future
13:30
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E10
A parrot lays an unusual egg
14:00
Laurie Lee: The Lost Interview
The only TV interview ever given by the author
15:00
The Directors
S01E07
The life and work of Cecil B DeMille
16:00
Discovering: Claudette Colbert
S04E11
The life and career of the Oscar-winning actress
17:00
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E11
A businessman contemplates murder
17:30
Tales of the Unexpected
S07E12
Two villains plan to rob an old man
18:00
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S01E05
Frank Partridge and his wife plot to cheat their life insurance company
18:30
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
S01E06
A woman’s mother goes missing from their hotel room
19:00
Discovering: David Niven
S02E09
A profile of the British actor
A profile of the British actor, who put a promising career in Hollywood on hold to return to England to join the Army when the Second World War broke out and saw action on the Normandy beaches. Critics discuss his performances in A Matter of Life and Death, A Bishop’s Wife, Around the World in 80 Days, The Pink Panther, Death on the Nile and Casino Royale, and also examine his Oscar-winning role in Separate Tables
20:00
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
S01E05
The couple visit the East Yorkshire coast to paint gannets
21:00
The Directors
S05E09
The life and work of James L Brooks
22:00
Discovering Film: Horror Special
Authors and film critics discuss their favourite horror movies
23:30
Elvis Costello and the Imposters Live in Memphis
An intimate concert recorded in 2004, featuring a selection of the singer-songwriter’s most famous hits, including Pump It Up, The Delivery Man, Peace Love and Understanding, Alison and Radio Radio. He is joined on stage by former Attractions members Pete Thomas and Steve Nieve, as well as Emmylou Harris and record producer Dennis Herring
01:25
The Michelangelo Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Waldemar Januszczak searches for the code hidden in the ceiling of the chapel
03:40
Backstage: Ralph Fiennes in Straight Line Crazy
The actor discusses David Hare’s play
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