Sky Arts HD [UK] TV guide for the week

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Sky Arts HD [UK]

TV guide for 21 May

Sky Arts HD TV guide for 21 May

  1. Queen: From Rags to Rhapsody

    The story of Queen's journey from a struggling band to the moment they captured the UK's hearts and minds with what was to become the greatest song of all time.

  2. Lily & Lolly: The Forgotten Yeats Sisters

    Imelda May explores the legacy of Susan and Elizabeth Yeats, two sisters who played a significant role in the revival of Irish literature in the 1920s.

  3. Stories From The National Portrait Gallery

    Kate Bryan explores 20th-century portraiture, examining depictions of war poets and Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Moir drops in to discuss his favourite work.

  4. Auction: David Hockney Special

    David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) is a modern masterpiece and now it's up for sale at Christie's in New York with an estimate of $80 million.

  5. Andre Rieu: Welcome To My World

    Waltz Around the World: Join André as he showcases his music on a tour around the world, visiting places including Malta, Scotland and Ireland.

  6. Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Friends

    A Celebration. Superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter celebrates her 60th birthday year with a performance she created with her friends and musical colleagues.

  7. The Joy Of Painting

    In this Bob Ross masterpiece on black canvas, luscious green grass and fresh evergreens, along with purple and pink sky, gives the water a perfect glow.

  8. The Joy Of Painting

    Imagine yourself nestled in a Bob Ross cabin, hidden in the midst of the plush green forest surrounded by the sounds of nature.

  9. Tales Of The Unexpected

    When a timid provincial solicitor visits a smart London hotel on a business trip, he becomes embroiled in a curious case of mistaken identity.

  10. Tales Of The Unexpected

    Happily married and living in the Middle East, American safe-cracker Steve is suddenly threatened with extradition for a crime he says he didn't commit.

  11. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    A mistress confronts her rich lover's wife hoping to convince the woman to give her husband a divorce.

  12. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    A sheriff worries about two elderly hermits as an escaped killer remains at large.

  13. Discovering: John Hurt

    From Alien and The Elephant Man to Harry Potter, this is a look at the life and hugely successful career of the British actor.

  14. Andre Rieu: Welcome To My World

    Time of Our Lives: André is invited to perform in the Kingdom of Bahrain and plays at the Netherlands Grand Prix, while Emma Kok stuns the audience.

  15. Tales Of The Unexpected

    Yves's marriage has gone stale and his young mistress has announced that she is pregnant. But he then makes a decision which changes everyone's lives forever.

  16. Tales Of The Unexpected

    When pretty hotel worker Elly is charmed by a guest, archaeologist Max Kelada, it seems that the Mr Know-All professor might not be the man he claims to be.

  17. Stories From The National Portrait Gallery

    Kate Bryan explores 20th-century portraiture, examining depictions of war poets and Queen Elizabeth II. Jim Moir drops in to discuss his favourite work.

  18. The Doors: Classic Albums

    Former band members of The Doors discuss their self-titled debut album, which featured The End and Light My Fire, and the lyrical genius of Jim Morrison.

  19. Discovering: Tom Cruise

    The story of the life and career of the Academy Award-nominated star of Jerry Maguire, Magnola, the Mission: Impossible franchise and many more films.

  20. Portrait Artist Of The Year 2018

    ...2018. Investigative journalist Ross Kemp, actor Freddie Fox and Broadchurch star Vicky McClure strike a pose for a new group of portrait artists. (3 of.

  21. Tales Of The Unexpected

    A young American couple on holiday meet a mysterious old gentleman who makes them a macabre wager.

  22. Tales Of The Unexpected

    Mrs Bixby and the Colonel's Coat: Unable to show her dentist husband Cyril the fur coat her lover has given her, Mrs Bixby proceeds to hatch a clever plan.

  23. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    A woman plots the murder of her penny-pinching uncle with the help of her actress boarder.

  24. Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    A mortician is torn when a dead man awakens to make his own funeral plans.

  25. Classic Movies: Three Days Of The Condor

    This standout 70's spy classic blends paranoia, politics and tight suspense proving how some films outlast their time.

  26. Three Days Of The Condor

    Enter a deadly trust game as a CIA analyst hunts those behind a massacre, forced to outsmart enemies before he knows who to trust.

  27. J. Lee Thompson: The Directors

    The life story of the British film director, known both in the UK and across the pond for films such as Ice Cold in Alex and Cape Fear.

  28. Katharine Hepburn: Call Me Kate

    Feature documentary capturing Katharine Hepburn's tremendous spirit and determination, combining new and archive footage to tell the story of a true Hollywood icon.

About Sky Arts HD

Sky Arts HD [UK] is the British HD version of Sky Arts, a cultural channel about art, music, theatre, literature, cinema and documentary projects on creative life. It broadcasts in English and belongs to Sky.

The schedule includes concert recordings, opera and theatre productions, documentaries about painters, architects, museums and cinema, interviews with cultural figures, projects by critics and programmes about literature. The channel is shaped by cultural context and attention to the people who make art.

Sky Arts is connected with the Artsworld brand and later received its current name. The channel is owned by Sky, part of Comcast Corporation. The Sky Arts HD [UK] TV guide brings together concerts, films, interviews, documentary premieres and authored series.