Sky Arts HD
Ireland
Sky Arts HD is a television channel available in Ireland that focuses on the visual and performing arts. Its programming typically includes documentaries on artists and musicians, coverage of theatre productions, and broadcasts of concerts and dance performances. The channel also airs content related to literature, architecture, and design, often featuring interviews with creative professionals. As a dedicated arts channel, its schedule is built around cultural and creative subjects rather than general entertainment or news. Viewers in Ireland can access the channel through satellite subscription services, where it is positioned as a specialist option for those interested in arts and culture programming.
Previous
15:00–16:00
Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Now
16:00–17:00
The Seventies
26m left
Next
17:00–18:00
Discovering Film
Schedule
14:00 - 14:30
Tales of the Unexpected
Scrimshaw
Anthology, Thriller
Brenda leads a solitary and drink-fuelled existence on the island of Key West. Her alcoholism is caused by an incident from the past, but when her old college friend Eric shows up, things begin to look up for her.
14:30 - 15:00
Tales of the Unexpected
Skeleton in the Cupboard
Anthology, Thriller
Robert Smythe, a wealthy businessman, has a dark secret he has kept for 20 years, but it has now come back to haunt him. He is fearful of the truth coming out and must keep the secret from his wife at all costs.
15:00 - 16:00
Alfred Hitchcock Hour
To Catch a Butterfly
Drama Series, Anthology
When a young couple moves into a new neighbourhood, they find their lives threatened by the little boy next door.
LIVE 16:00 - 17:00
The Seventies
What's Goin' On
Documentary, History
American popular music explodes into new formats, while established artists, including Blondie, Billy Joel and KISS find new ways to express themselves.
17:00 - 18:00
Discovering Film
Charles Bronson
Documentary, Biography
Film experts reflect on the work of Charles Bronson, who became a Hollywood star with his tough-guy, vigilante roles in films such as 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'Death Wish'.
18:00 - 19:00
Portrait Artist of the Year
Ian Hislop, Emma Dabiri, Daniel Mays
Fine Arts, Competition reality
In the last of this year's preliminary heats, the final round of painters will look to impress the judges with their interpretations of broadcaster Ian Hislop, Irish author and academic Emma Dabiri, and actor Daniel Mays.
19:00 - 19:30
Tales of the Unexpected
The Colonel's Lady
Anthology, Thriller
Colonel George Peregrine's comfortable life is disturbed when his wife writes a best-selling raunchy novel. When he finally reads it, he becomes convinced that she has been having an affair.
19:30 - 20:00
Tales of the Unexpected
The Surgeon
Anthology, Thriller
When wealthy Prince Zawi gives surgeon Robert Sandy a diamond for saving his life, the doctor finds that his new jewel is really more of a liability than an asset. As a precaution against it being stolen, Robert tries to hide it in a very safe place.
20:00 - 20:30
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Keep Me Company
Drama Series, Anthology
A lonely wife grows frustrated when her husband seemingly works late again and attempts to make him jealous, but her actions unwittingly help the police make an unexpected arrest.
20:30 - 21:00
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
I Spy
Drama Series, Anthology
A husband hires a private detective to follow his estranged wife, whom he believes is seeing another man, little expecting that the investigator would be the one to fall for her.
21:00 - 22:00
Discovering Film
Gary Oldman
Documentary, Biography
A look at the versatile and fruitful career of actor Gary Oldman, whose list of credits has included an Academy Award-winning performance as Prime Minister Winston Churchill in 'Darkest Hour'.
22:00 - 00:10
The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee
Film, Biography
Follows fresh interviews, archival footage, and various animation techniques like marionette animation to recreate one of the world's leading actors on screen, bringing them back to life through innovative methods.