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Browse the full Sky Arts TV guide for Sunday, 18 October 2026. 21 programmes listed , including 3 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:20 1h 15m

    The Thousand and One Musical Lives of Fleetwood Mac

    A profile of the rock band
    A look at the extraordinary musical longevity of the British-American rock band, which begin in 1967 under the leadership of guitarist Peter Green. It was when Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined in 1974 that the band reached superstardom with the releases of albums including Rumours and Tusk, but the group was riven with internal problems due to affairs and drug abuse
  2. 01:35 1h 25m

    ELO Live at Wembley 1978

    The band perform a selection of their hits
    The Electric Light Orchestra perform a memorable 1978 concert at Wembley Arena. Songs include Turn to Stone, Tightrope, Telephone Line, Rock Aria, Wild West Hero, Showdown, Sweet Talkin' Woman, Standing in the Rain and Night in the City
  3. 03:00 1h

    Greatest Albums Live

    S1 · E1 · Dexys Midnight Runners
    Artists perform the albums they believe made them
    Artists perform the albums they believe made them and talk to Jo Whiley about influences, creative process and legacy, beginning with Dexys Midnight Runners
  4. 04:00 1h

    Johnson & Knopfler's Music Legends

    S1 · E1 · Tom Jones
    Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler are joined by Tom Jones
    AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits are joined by guests to share stories from their own careers and discuss the tracks that shaped them as musicians and fans. On the first edition, Tom Jones shares captivating stories from his career, including his friendship with Elvis Presley
  5. 05:00 1h

    Classic Albums

    S1 · E13 · Metallica - The Black Album
    Metallica's 1991 self-titled LP
    Metallica members James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Jason Newsted discuss the making of their 1991 self-titled LP, which became known among fans as the Black Album and included the hit singles Enter Sandman, The Unforgiven and Nothing Else Matters

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h 45m

    Nutcracker

    English National Ballet's new production of Tchaikovsky's classic
    English National Ballet's new production of Tchaikovsky's classic at the London Coliseum
  2. 07:45 30m

    Tales of the Unexpected

    S9 · E3 · The Surgeon
    A surgeon receives a wonderful gift
    A surgeon saves the life of a wealthy patient and receives a wonderful gift - but his new asset proves a fearful liability. Starring John Alderton and Alison Fiske
  3. 08:15 35m

    Tales of the Unexpected

    S9 · E4 · The Verger
    A new vicar plans radical changes
    When the new vicar of a church plans radical changes, conflict arises over a secret one of the locals has kept for years
  4. 08:50 30m

    Tales of the Unexpected

    S9 · E5 · The Facts of Life
    A fencing contest ends in mystery
    A fencing contest in London lands naive Nicholas Lillie in the middle of a bizarre adventure. Drama, with Benedict Taylor and Jim Broadbent
  5. 09:20 30m

    Tales of the Unexpected

    S9 · E6 · Wink Three Times
    A shy woman joins a dating agency
    A woman joins a dating agency to try to overcome her shyness, but her plan backfires when an out-of-town solicitor tries a one-night stand
  6. 09:50 30m

    Tales of the Unexpected

    S9 · E7 · Finger of Suspicion
    An American thief faces extradition
    An American thief faces extradition from a Middle East country for a crime he did not commit. Michael Brandon stars
  7. 10:20 1h

    Classic Movies: The Story of A Matter of Life and Death

    S6 · E1 · A Matter of Life and Death
    A look at Powell and Pressburger's 1946 fantasy romance
    Ian Nathan returns to explore more cinematic masterpieces, beginning with Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's 1946 fantasy romance starring David Niven
  8. 11:20 1h

    Portrait Artist of the Year 2026

    S13 · E2 · Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci, Joanna Scanlan
    With celebrity sitters Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci and Joanna Scanlan
    Stephen Mangan invites nine artists to paint celebrity sitters Louis Theroux, Anthony Scaramucci and Joanna Scanlan as Jonathan Yeo, Eva Langret and Katy Hessel judge their efforts

Daytime

  1. 12:20 1h 20m

    Pavarotti: The Lost Concert

    Documentary about a 1995 performance by Luciano Pavarotti in Llangollen
    Documentary looking at Luciano Pavarotti's performance in Llangollen, Denbighshire, in the summer of 1995, fulfilling a promise he made four decades earlier to return to the town
  2. 13:40 2h

    Love Never Dies

    Drama, Music, Romance Film ★ 7.0
    Sequel to The Phantom of the Opera, starring Ben Lewis
    Love Never Dies ★ Cast & Info
  3. 15:40 1h

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    S2 · E16 · The Evil of Adelaide Winters
    A man believes a woman running a psychic scam has contacted his dead son
    A woman runs a psychic scam with hidden speakers to make people believe she can contact their dead love ones. One man believes she really has contacted his dead son, so becomes dangerously obsessed with her sessions. Drama, with Kim Hunter and John Larkin
  4. 16:40 1h

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    S2 · E17 · The Jar
    A man buys a strange jar at a carnival
    A farmer buys a strange jar at a carnival. His wife is scared of it, but townspeople come from miles to see it - and finder Charlie becomes a local celebrity. Drama, starring Pat Buttram and Collin Wilcox
  5. 17:40 1h

    The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

    S2 · E18 · Final Escape
    A convict plans a daring prison escape
    A convict at a state prison work camp plans a clever escape with the help of the aging, alcoholic fellow prisoner who's in charge of making coffins and burying the camp's deceased. Edd Byrnes and Robert Keith star

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:40 2h 20m

    Murder by Decree

    Film
    Sherlock Holmes mystery, starring Christopher Plummer
    Sherlock Holmes tries to put a stop to Jack the Ripper's campaign of murder. However, he finds Scotland Yard is less supportive of his investigations than in the past, and comes to realise there are people in positions of power who wish the killings to be allowed to continue. Mystery, starring Christopher Plummer, James Mason, Donald Sutherland, John Gielgud and Genevieve Bujold
  2. 21:00 1h 45m

    Chuck Berry: The King of Rock n' Roll

    Documentary about the legendary musician
    Documentary about the legendary musician, who died in 2017 at the age of 90. Contributors include Keith Richards, Steven Van Zandt, Joe Perry, Nils Lofgren and Alice Cooper
  3. 22:45 1h 50m

    Chasing Trane: The Story of John Coltrane

    Documentary examining the life and work of the jazz musician
    Documentary examining the life and work of the pioneering jazz musician, whose boundary-shattering music continues to influence people around the world

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