Sky Arts TV Guide — Thursday, 2 July 2026

A selection of rarely seen comic moments from the actor and comedian, who rose to fame as Kevin Turvey and as Rick in The Young Ones, a show he helped create. Rik Mayall later achieved more widespread fame in Bottom, and The New Statesman

Armando Iannucci and Sean Foley's stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 black comedy about a deranged US general who brings the world to the brink of disaster by initiating a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Starring Steve Coogan taking on four roles as Dr Strangelove, Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley and Major TJ Kong

A portrait of Hollywood icon Greta Garbo, exploring her fame, famous isolation and her decision to retire from acting. This documentary includes previously unseen archive footage, letters from Garbo, and re-enactments of her life. Narrated by Noomi Rapace

The 1949 British black comedy regarded as a cinematic masterpiece. A crime story, it sees Alec Guinness playing eight characters, alongside co-stars Dennis Price, Joan Greenwood and Valerie Hobson. The plot focuses on a vengeful man attempt to secure the family's dukedom by murdering the eight people ahead of him in the line of succession to the title

Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

Hannah Gordon hosts the art competition in which amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours

A man falls in love with his ex-wife, but his heartless current spouse will do anything to make divorce difficult. Starring Peter Egan, Jennie Linden and Suzanne Danielle

A middle-aged woman finds her husband is looking for a young mistress. Drama, starring Sheila Gish

Professor Herbert Morrison is on death row while his lawyer tries to get a last-minute stay of execution, but his client says he does not want a reprieve

The arrival of new governess Charlotte Hope at the Wellington household has surprising results due her using the Schartz-Metterklume method of teaching

The story of the life and career of Ryan Gosling, known for his roles in The Notebook, La La Land, Drive, First Man and Barbie

The planning and making of the 1955 British docudrama war film starring Richard Todd and Michael Redgrave. Directed by Michael Anderson, the plot was based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during the Second World War

An investment banker defrauds his employer and appears to get away with his crime - until an eagle-eyed accountant steps in. Ian Holm stars

The theft of a few pairs of gloves leads a man to a discovery that shatters his world. Drama, starring Janet Leigh and Tom Bosley

After serving a prison sentence, a man romances the woman whose false testimony got him convicted. Drama, starring Bradford Dillman and Barbara Barrie

A look at 1985, with perfromances by Chaka Khan and Tom Waits on The Tube and new series Bliss bringing live sets from the likes of the Cult and Propaganda

The life and career of the English actor, known for his roles in Hobson's Choice, Great Expectations, Ice Cold in Alex, and Ryan's Daughter, for which he won an Academy Award

The three remaining artists compete in the final, painting poet Lemn Sissay before the winner of the career-changing £10,000 commission is announced