Sky Arts TV Guide — Tuesday

Browse the full Sky Arts TV guide for Tuesday, 8 September 2026. 26 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:20 2h 25m

Jamie Cullum Live at Blenheim Palace

A 2004 concert by the jazz musician

A 2004 concert at the Oxfordshire stately home by the jazz musician and his band, featuring songs by Cole Porter, Jimi Hendrix, Alan Jay Lerner, Radiohead and N.E.R.D

03:45 1h 15m

National Trust: National Treasures

S1 · E6 · Powis Castle

The treasures of Powis Castle

Examining the treasures of Powis Castle, near Welshpool. Originally constructed for Welsh princes in the 13th century, the site is now home to a world-famous garden. Narrated by Nigel Havers

05:00 1h

Stories from the National Gallery

S1 · E2

Impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat

Kate Bryan concludes her journey through the gallery's 200-year history with a look at the Turner bequest, before exploring the impressionist works by Van Gogh, Monet and Seurat

Morning

06:00 1h 35m

Backstage with the London Philharmonic Orchestra

S1 · E4 · The Performance: Mahler's Second Symphony

The orchestra's performance of Mahler's Second Symphony

The orchestra performs Mahler's Second Symphony at London's Royal Festival Hall for the opening concert of their 2023/2024 season

07:35 30m

The Joy of Painting

S12 · E11 · Soft Mountain Glow

Bob Ross paints a tranquil landscape

Bob Ross uses all of his skill and experience to paint a tranquil landscape setting nestled at the base of a towering mountain

08:05 30m

The Joy of Painting

S10 · E3 · Twin Falls

Bob Ross paints a mellow background that gives way to chunky rock formations

In this stunning landscape, Bob Ross paints a mellow background that gives way to chunky rock formations, trickling waterways and happy trees

08:35 30m

The Joy of Painting

S10 · E4 · Secluded Bridge

Bob Ross paints a scene featuring a rickety footbridge

Bob Ross paints a scene featuring an old, rickety footbridge and a small creek splashing through the woodlands

09:05 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S4 · E13 · There's One Born Every Minute

A couple inherit a fortune

An ordinary married couple inherit a fortune that has a dramatic effect on their lives. Starring Frank Finlay and Heather Sears

09:35 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S4 · E14 · Bosom Friends

An old friendship turns nasty

Friendships are pushed to their limits when two school chums decide to share a house. Starring Rachael Kempson and Joan Greenwood

10:05 30m

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

S1 · E18 · The Older Sister

A reporter attempts to interview the Borden sisters

One year on from the brutal death of Mr and Mrs Borden, a reporter attempts to interview the couples' daughters about the killings

10:35 30m

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

S1 · E19 · The Derelicts

A murderer is blackmailed by a drifter

Inventor Ralph Cowell murders his silent partner Alfred, only to be blackmailed by a drifter who witnessed the crime

11:05 55m

Discovering: Al Pacino

S10 · E1 · Al Pacino

A look at the life and career of the American actor

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who shot to fame in The Godfather, before starring in Serpico, Scarface and Scent of a Woman, for which he won an Academy Award

Daytime

12:00 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

13:00 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S4 · E15 · A Glowing Future

A woman has a gift for her lover's bride-to-be

A woman's gift for her lover's bride-to-be could not be more suitable - or so she thinks

13:30 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S4 · E16 · The Way to Do It

A put-upon man turns to gambling

A casino offers Roger Carson an escape from his domineering aunt and he develops a love for both gambling and a pretty hostess called Suzie. But the casino boss has a score to settle with the Carson family. Andrew Ray, Elaine Paige , Elizabeth Spriggs and Martin Benson star

14:00 1h

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour

S2 · E14 · Beyond the Sea of Death

Drama, starring Mildred Dunnock

An heiress finally finds a young man who loves her for herself instead of her money. After he dies in a Bolivian mine explosion, she tries to regain contact with him through an Indian mystic. Drama, starring Mildred Dunnock and Diana Hyland

15:00 1h

Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir

S1 · E1 · Northumberland

The couple create art celebrating species of bird native to places around the UK

Artist Jim Moir, aka Vic Reeves, and his wife Nancy visit beauty spots around Britain and create original pieces of art celebrating the unique species of bird native to that region over the course of a weekend. They begin by heading to Northumberland, meeting actor Mark Benton and artist Bethany Maddocks on the trip

16:00 1h

Discovering: Bill Murray

S10 · E2 · Bill Murray

A look at the life and career of the American actor and comedian

A look at the life and career of the American actor, the star of Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day who earned an Oscar nomination for his role in Lost in Translation

17:00 1h

Portrait Artist of the Year 2024

S11 · E5 · Lucy Worsley, Ricky Hatton, Musa Motha

With celebrity sitters Lucy Worsley, Ricky Hatton and Musa Motha

Stephen Mangan invites artists to paint celebrity sitters Lucy Worsley, Ricky Hatton and Musa Motha as Tai Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano and Kate Bryan judge the efforts

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S4 · E17 · Hijack

A plane is hijacked

A captain has to deal with a man on board his airliner who seizes a stewardess, holds her hostage and demands a million dollars in ransom money and a parachute for himself. Starring Denis Quilley, Suzanne Danielle and Simon Cadell

18:30 30m

Tales of the Unexpected

S5 · E1 · Blue Marigold

A former fashion model woos her ex-boyfriend

A fashion model loses her glamorous lifestyle and is ditched by her boyfriend - but years later she sees an opportunity to win him back

19:00 30m

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

S1 · E20 · And So Died Riabouchinska

A detective investigates a murder at a run-down theatre

Detective Krovitch investigates a murder at a run-down vaudeville theatre, where he establishes a lead from the ventriloquist's dummy

19:30 30m

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

S1 · E21 · Safe Conduct

An American journalist meets a soccer star behind the Iron Curtain

An American journalist meets a soccer star while traveling behind the Iron Curtain, but the authorities arrest the reporter as a suspected smuggler

20:00 2h 20m

The Michelangelo Code: Secrets of the Sistine Chapel

Waldemar Januszczak searches for the code hidden in the ceiling of the chapel

Art critic Waldemar Januszczak searches for the code hidden in the ceiling of the chapel of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, overturning the myths surrounding the masterpiece

22:20 1h

Wonderland: From JM Barrie to JRR Tolkien

S1 · E3

The worlds created by authors of classic children's books

The worlds created by authors of classic children's books, revealing much about their characters and the times they lived in

23:20 1h

The Movies

S1 · E6 · The Seventies - Part Two

Films that pushed the boundaries of filmmaking, from The Godfather to Jaws

A look at the history of cinema through the 1970s, including films that pushed the boundaries of filmmaking from The Godfather to Jaws

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