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.
Schedule
00:55 - 02:55
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
Biography, Documentary
Exploring the legacy of Academy Award winner Alec Guinness, as family, friends, and peers recount a critically acclaimed career that began in 1934 with his debut at the Playhouse Theatre.
02:55 - 04:50
Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story
Film, Documentary
A 93-year-old Irish writer Edna O'Brien recounts her controversial life, novels, love affairs, and stardom through personal journals.
04:50 - 06:05
National Trust: Garden Treasures
Stourhead
Home & Garden, Documentary
Take a tour of the garden of this spectacular estate, set out in a classic 18th-century design, inspired by the painters Claude, Poussin and Dughet.
06:05 - 07:00
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
Lancashire
Fine Arts, Comedy
On their final outing in the UK, Jim and Nancy paint the bearded tit in North West Lancashire, where Chris Packham joins them as one of many special guests.
07:00 - 09:00
LSO: Inaugural Concert 2024 - Sir Antonio Pappano
Music
Sir Antonio Pappano inaugurates a new era for the London Symphony Orchestra. This opening night of the new season welcomes Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang.
09:00 - 09:30
The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Country Cabin
Education, DIY
Bob Ross demonstrates how to paint an old, weathered house that is buried deep in the snow and surrounded by protective evergreen trees.
09:30 - 10:00
The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross
Daisy Delight
Education, DIY
Bob Ross paints a stand of evergreen trees overlooking a set of flowers growing on a knoll.
10:00 - 10:30
Tales of the Unexpected
Pattern of Guilt
Anthology, Thriller
When Keith Briscoe's ex-wife seems in danger from a sadistic killer, he realises how much he still loves her, but Elaine, his second wife, is not going to make divorce easy.
10:30 - 11:00
Tales of the Unexpected
A Harmless Vanity
Drama Series, Anthology
When her best friend Liz tells her that her husband George is having an affair with the much younger Carol, Mary Hitchman decides to meet her rival and invites her to a civilised beach party.
11:00 - 11:30
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Never Again
Drama Series, Anthology
An insecure woman (Phyllis Thaxter) who can't control her drinking loses control at a cocktail party.
11:30 - 12:00
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Gentleman From America
Drama Series, Anthology
Using a haunted house in their ploy, two men (Ralph Clanton, John Irving) scheme to con a wealthy American (Biff McGuire) out of his money.
12:00 - 13:00
Discovering Film
Christopher Plummer
Documentary, Biography
A look into the life and six-decade-long career of Academy Award-winning Christopher Plummer, whose portfolio of films included 'The Sound of Music', 'Beginners', and 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country'.
13:00 - 14:00
Classic Albums
U2: The Joshua Tree
Music, Documentary
An insight into the making of U2's 1987 studio album 'The Joshua Tree', which is featured as a favourite in many Top 100 polls. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen, and producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois provide intimate contributions.
14:00 - 14:30
Tales of the Unexpected
Death Can Add
Drama Series, Anthology
An employee successfully manages to defraud his company, but then an accountant discovers his secret.
14:30 - 15:00
Tales of the Unexpected
Light Fingers
Drama Series, Anthology
Tired of gloves vanishing from his factory, Ralph hires a detective. Then, when he tells his wife about the thefts, gloves start appearing in unexpected places.
15:00 - 16:00
Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Anyone for Murder?
Drama Series, Anthology
A psychology professor sets the scene for murder when he offers married couples the opportunity to have a spouse killed.
16:00 - 17:00
Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir
London: Peregrine Falcon
Fine Arts, Comedy
Jim and Nancy Moir head to London to spot and paint one of the capital's feathery high-rise residents, the peregrine falcon, a powerful bird of prey and the largest of its type in the UK.
17:00 - 18:00
Discovering Film
Jeff Bridges
Documentary, Biography
A glimpse into the life and career of Jeff Bridges, who scooped an Academy Award for his performance in 'Crazy Heart' and also starred in 'Tron', 'The Big Lebowski', and 'True Grit'.
18:00 - 19:00
Portrait Artist of the Year
Winner's Film
Fine Arts, Competition reality
Winner Brogan Bertie embarks on his £10,000 prize commission to create a portrait of broadcaster Lorraine Kelly for the National Portrait Gallery.
19:00 - 19:30
Tales of the Unexpected
Death in the Morning
Drama Series, Anthology
Recently married to wealthy country squire Ian, Karen feels not only alienated in his large house but senses an evil spirit trying to get rid of her. She befriends neighbour Linda Larch, who suggests this may be the spirit of Ian's first wife.
19:30 - 20:00
Tales of the Unexpected
What Have You Been Up to Lately?
Anthology, Thriller
Two failed actors, whose marriages are also washed up, meet for the first time in years. It turns out to be a meeting that leads to tragedy for both.
20:00 - 20:30
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Baby Sitter
Drama Series, Anthology
A garrulous baby sitter (Thelma Ritter) enjoys being the center of attention after her employer is murdered.
20:30 - 21:00
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Belfry
Drama Series, Anthology
When a man discovers that the teacher he loves is engaged to someone else, he kills her fiancé in a fit of jealous rage and then flees to the school's bell tower to evade a search party.
21:00 - 22:55
The Lost Leonardo
Film, Documentary
Sold for $450 million by Christie's, investigators explore the case of the missing 'Salvator Mundi', the first painting by Leonardo da Vinci to be discovered in more than a century.
22:55 - 23:25
Beyond the Brush
Saturn Devouring His Son
Documentary, Fine Arts
Chart the darkness, fear and haunting imagination that fuelled Francisco Goya's work, including the turbulent times that guided each brutal stroke.
23:25 - 23:55
Beyond the Brush
The Garden Of Earthly Delights
Documentary, Fine Arts
Explores the surreal landscapes, fantastical figures and moral allegories that made Hieronymus Bosch's triptych stand out in its era.
23:55 - 00:55
The Nineties
Clinton: The Comeback Kid
Documentary, History
Bill Clinton's presidency began and ended with controversy, inability to reform America's health care system, and a sex scandal that led to impeachment.