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Portrait Artist of the Year is hosted by UK TV personalities Joan Bakewell and Frank Skinner; an est…

Filmed at picturesque locations around the UK, contestants paint some of the UK's most spectacular s…

Coverage of this year's Darbar festival, a celebration of Indian music and culture.

Discussions on music videos that defined a artist or band.

This series looks at the writing and recording of some of the greatest albums of our era. Musicians,…

The story of some of the biggest stars of the silver screen and a look back at their careers in film…

The South Bank Show is an arts magazine series that has aired on ITV between 1978 and 2010 & Sky…

Sky Arts brings some of the most famous episodes of The South Bank Show back to television with adde…

Authoritative and entertaining series featuring original portraits of songwriters discussing the cre…

The Isle of Wight Festival is an annual music festival that showcases some of the biggest music arti…

All the best highlights from the Download Festival held at Donington Park, where the biggest rock an…

A fascinating look at the life and work of some of Hollywood's most iconic filmmakers.

Barry Cryer pays tribute to the heroes of comedy who he has worked with over his many years in the b…

Sky Arts Late is a monthly arts and culture show creating a feature-length space for original perspe…

The Elbow frontman introduces music performances from the TV archives.

Acclaimed photographer Rankin is inviting everyone with a smartphone or camera to join him in a mass…

World War II and Cinema are inextricably linked. Films were made to boost public morale, and as a hi…

Frank Skinner and Denise Mina travel through Scotland on boats and horses in a bid to recreate James…

Sky Arts recreates all the joys of a book club as Andi Oliver and Elizabeth Day dive into the latest…

Musicians celebrate UK music venues by returning to the stages that launched their careers to give e…

Highlights of the rock event between 2011 and 2019.

Buzzy magazine-style show exploring the best of art trends and cultural events while welcoming hit m…

Gemma Cairney hosts a contest in which artists and local communities join forces to compete for the…

Photographers who captured some of the world's most extraordinary images share the stories behind th…

A socially-distanced celebration of the spoken word, shining a spotlight on British voices with insp…

This series explores the most gripping romance, adventure and crime stories as they are transformed…

The comedian and the crime writer follow in the footsteps of Romantic poets William Wordsworth and S…

Filmed across the UK, Master Crafters: The Next Generation will explore three traditional heritage c…

Lauren Laverne hosts as eight leading creatives battle it out to be crowned Britain's next design su…

Programmes commemorating Coventry's status as the City of Culture, with artists considering what it…

Highlights from the literary event. 

The conductor examines how to bring the orchestra into the 21st century, exploring six aspects of wh…

Highlights of the literary festival, featuring a range of interviews and conversations with the bigg…

Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the world's most famous paint…

The worlds created by authors of classic children's literature, revealing much about their character…

Painting Birds with Jim and Nancy Moir will follow prolific artist Jim and his wife Nancy as they ex…

A look at a unique body of British and Irish art dedicated to self-portraiture, consisting of the ve…

Cultural magazine show.

Frank Skinner and Denise Mina follow in the footsteps of Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift, two of t…

Artists perform the albums they believe made them and talk to Jo Whiley about influences, creative p…

From Holbein to Hockney, Shakespeare to Stormzy, Stories from the National Portrait Gallery looks at…

Actor and writer David Harewood fronts brand new, two-part series, Dickens in Italy with David Harew…

Battle of the Bagpipes will lift the lid on piping traditions, culture, and its star players as they…

Classic Movies: The Story of... goes in search of the cinematically sublime. Those films that have t…

Teaming up with leading orchestras from around the UK, Myleene Klass and Errollyn Wallen  present br…

Rev up your air guitars, fire up your loudest amps and get ready for new Sky Arts series, Greatest G…

Record On explores the making of ground-breaking albums by some the world's most prominent artists;…

How does one of the most famous orchestras in the world ready itself for opening night? Gain unrival…

Musicians don't come much bigger or more successful than Brian Johnson and Mark Knopfler - lead sing…

Stories from the National Gallery is a new two-part series fronted by Kate Bryan. Following the succ…

Sky Arts presents the inaugural Sky Arts Awards, taking place in September at The Roundhouse in Lond…

Filmed late and live with an audience at the Edinburgh International Festival Hub, Sky Arts will air…

Sky Arts' much-loved Artist of the Year franchise has added another brushstroke to its canvas with a…

This Christmas, Sky Arts goes behind the curtain with English National Ballet and their world premie…

Sky Arts presents director Danny Boyle's 2011 stage adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic chiller. Di…