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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:00 PM
        
          Alfred Hitchcock Presents
        
      Father and Son: In early 20th-century London, shop owner Joe Saunders refuses to lend money to his son Sam, who is anxious to win over a showgirl. (S2, ep 36)

      
        7:30 PM
        
          Alfred Hitchcock Presents
        
      Indestructible Mr Weems: A lodge is selling cemetery plots, but nobody will buy one until the first person is buried there. The brothers turn to Mr Weems. (S2, ep 37)

      
        8:00 PM
        
          Stories From The National Portrait Gallery
        
      With the National Portrait Gallery reopening, Kate Bryan discusses the refurbishment with its director and begins a journey of portraiture through the ages. (S1, ep 1)

      
        9:00 PM
        
          New: Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers
        
      New. Ian Fleming to James Bond: Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence. (S1, ep 3)

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Sky Arts Schedule — Today

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The first program is at 12:20 AM (12:20 AM UK Time )

12:20 AM

Hendrix & Handel: Urban Myths — 00:20

Jimi Hendrix and his girlfriend move into their first home in London - which turns out to be the same building that George Frideric Handel lived in 246 years prior. David Haig stars.

Runtime: 30 min

12:50 AM

Orson Welles in Norwich: Urban Myths — 00:50

Robbie Coltrane stars as a skint Orson Welles, who gets an unlikely opportunity in East Anglia...

Runtime: 30 min

1:20 AM

Peter O'Toole: Along The Sky Road to Aqaba — 01:20

Feature documentary reflecting on Peter O'Toole's towering theatrical legacy. Includes interviews with Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Derek Jacobi and Stephen Fry.

Runtime: 2 hr

3:20 AM

War Art with Eddie Redmayne — 03:20

Oscar-winning actor Eddie Redmayne takes an emotional journey, visiting studios and battlefields to shine a light into the abyss of warfare, exploring War Artists' unique legacy.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

4:30 AM

Auction: Lord Lucan Special — 04:30

Aristocrat Lord Lucan mysteriously disappeared in 1974 after being accused of murdering his children's nanny. Now, items from the family home have come up for sale at Bonhams.

Runtime: 30 min

5:00 AM

Auction — 05:00

It could be the most expensive sale in the history books as the extraordinary art collection of David and Peggy Rockefeller comes to Christie's in New York. (S10, ep 11)

Runtime: 30 min

5:30 AM

Auction: Sir Winston Churchill Special — 05:30

The only painting Winston Churchill did during World War II has found its way to Christie's from Angelina Jolie's art collection, with an estimate worth millions.

Runtime: 30 min

6:00 AM

A Swan Lake — 06:00

Take a fresh look at Tchaikovsky's classic work. On stage, we see The Norwegian National Ballet, dressed in costumes by Danish fashion designer Henrik Vibskov.

Runtime: 1 hr 55 min

7:55 AM

Watercolour Challenge — 07:55

In this art competition, amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours. (S2, ep 47)

Runtime: 30 min

8:25 AM

Watercolour Challenge — 08:25

In this art competition, amateur watercolour painters compete against the clock and each other to capture a scene in just four hours. (S2, ep 48)

Runtime: 30 min

8:55 AM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 08:55

The Eavesdropper: Moira hears a woman discussing a trip to Paris with her lover Donald. Not only is her husband called Donald, but he was in France last week. Coincidence? (S5, ep 2)

Runtime: 35 min

9:30 AM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 09:30

Operation Safecrack: In an attempt to prove their safes are impregnable, a company challenges ex-safebreaker Sam to crack one for a cash prize. But are his skills sharp enough? (S5, ep 3)

Runtime: 30 min

10:00 AM

Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 10:00

Martha Mason, Movie Star: A vain woman can't get a divorce from her husband. Luckily, he loves to garden. And he's just dug a nice big hole in the backyard. (S2, ep 34)

Runtime: 30 min

10:30 AM

Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 10:30

West Warlock Time Capsule: Taxidermist George Tiffany has domestic trouble when his wife's visiting brother Waldren overstays his welcome. (S2, ep 35)

Runtime: 30 min

11:00 AM

Andre Rieu: Dancing Through the Skies — 11:00

The world-famous violinist's mesmerising concert from the Semper Opera House in Dresden, featuring spectacular waltzes and arias and music from Phantom Of The Opera.

Runtime: 2 hr

1:00 PM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 13:00

Run Rabbit Run: Robert visits a couple who housed him during the war. But in Paris, he discovers that the husband has died, and the hero's wife has a big secret to tell. (S5, ep 4)

Runtime: 30 min

1:30 PM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 13:30

Stranger in Town: A stranger arrives in town and soon endears himself to the local community - although his motives prove sinister. (S5, ep 5)

Runtime: 30 min

2:00 PM

Bill Bailey's Master Crafters: The Next Generation — 14:00

Wood Carving: The junior crafters learn to carve with sculptor Clunie Fretton, and get a wheelwrighting lesson from expert Mike Rowland. (S2, ep 2)

Runtime: 1 hr

3:00 PM

Skinner & Mina's Literary Road Trip: Pope & Swift — 15:00

Frank and Denise uncover the glorious summer when Swift was reunited with Pope in England, resulting in Gulliver's Travels and The Dunciad. (3 of 3)

Runtime: 1 hr

4:00 PM

Discovering: Alan Rickman — 16:00

A look into the life of the British star, known for his portrayal of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter film franchise among many other notable roles. (S11, ep 13)

Runtime: 1 hr

5:00 PM

Portrait Artist Of The Year 2013 — 17:00

John Hannah, Sophie Turner and Michael Kerr: Frank Skinner, Joan Bakewell and the judges head to Glasgow as 21 competitors capture celebrity sitters. (2 of 6)

Runtime: 1 hr

6:00 PM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 18:00

The Moles: Harry H Corbett and Fulton Mackay star as two cash-strapped business owners who tunnel their way into a bank - only to find they missed a crucial notice on the door. (S5, ep 6)

Runtime: 30 min

6:30 PM

Tales Of The Unexpected — 18:30

Decoy: When a man is murdered in a park, Constable Mary Bryan is used as bait to catch the suspected killer. But what if she is tracking the wrong man? (S5, ep 7)

Runtime: 30 min

7:00 PM

Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 19:00

Father and Son: In early 20th-century London, shop owner Joe Saunders refuses to lend money to his son Sam, who is anxious to win over a showgirl. (S2, ep 36)

Runtime: 30 min

7:30 PM

Alfred Hitchcock Presents — 19:30

Indestructible Mr Weems: A lodge is selling cemetery plots, but nobody will buy one until the first person is buried there. The brothers turn to Mr Weems. (S2, ep 37)

Runtime: 30 min

8:00 PM

Stories From The National Portrait Gallery — 20:00

With the National Portrait Gallery reopening, Kate Bryan discusses the refurbishment with its director and begins a journey of portraiture through the ages. (S1, ep 1)

Runtime: 1 hr

9:00 PM

New: Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers — 21:00

New. Ian Fleming to James Bond: Ian Fleming's remarkable life, James Bond's effect on literature and film and Bond's influence on actual intelligence. (S1, ep 3)

Runtime: 1 hr

10:00 PM

Alec Guinness: A Class Act — 22:00

Recounted through family, friends and peers, explore the brilliant career of late Oscar winner Alec Guinness - beginning with his 1934 debut at the Playhouse Theatre.

Runtime: 2 hr

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Tonight (Tuesday 14 April) on Sky Arts, you can watch Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Stories From The National Portrait Gallery, New: Spymasters: The Great Spy Writers, and Alec Guinness: A Class Act. Check the full schedule for more details.

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