Sky Arts Movies
- 2023
Dance First
Dance First7.92023HD
Parisian bon vivant, World War II Resistance fighter, Nobel Prize-winning playwright, philandering husband and recluse…Samuel Beckett lived a...
- 2021
The Lost Leonardo
The Lost Leonardo7.12021HD
London, England, 2008. Some of the most distinguished experts on the work of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) gather at the National...
- 2020
Pompeii: Eros and Myth
Pompeii: Eros and Myth5.52020HD
A story about one of the most famous and mysterious archaeological sites in the world.
- 2017
The Seven Ages of Elvis
The Seven Ages of Elvis7.62017HD
Documentary about the life and career of Elvis Presley produced for Sky Arts. Includes rarely seen clips and photos from throughout Elvis' career as...
- 2012
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard
Falls the Shadow: The Life and Times of Athol Fugard02012HD
Director Tony Palmer tells the incredible life story of Athol Fugard, the prolific playwright, novelist, and director who exposed the horrors of...
- 2018
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond
1968: A Year of War, Turmoil and Beyond7.32018HD
The Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, the Civil Rights Movement, the May events in France, the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert F....
- 2012
The Snipist
The Snipist92012HD
The struggle of a lone sniper in a dystopian future Britain plagued with rabies and ruled over by a sinistrous Ministry of Information.
- 2021
Botticelli, Florence and the Medici
Botticelli, Florence and the Medici8.32021HD
Documentary on the art and culture of Florence in 15th century Tuscany and, in particular, the work of Eary Ranaissance painter Sandro Botticelli...
- 2019
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor
The Animated World of Halas and Batchelor02019HD
The story of married animators, John Halas and Joy Batchelor. A Jewish emigre from Hungary and a working class woman from Watford, England, John and...
- 2009
The Turning Point
The Turning Point02009HD
In The Turning Point, written by Michael Dobbs, Benedict Cumberbatch takes the role of Guy Burgess while Matthew Marsh plays the part of Winston...
- 2017
I Hate Jane Austen
I Hate Jane Austen02017HD
While it may be universally acknowledged that she’s one of the great English writers, Giles Coren breaks down his many reasons for hating Jane...
- 2010
Discovering Lennon
Discovering Lennon7.752010HD
A show commemorating the 30th anniversary of the former Beatle's death. His contemporaries and current commentators reflect on the role of John...
- 2021
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up
Classic Albums: Suede - Coming Up6.82021HD
SKY ARTS presents Suede's Coming Up (released on Nude Records in 1996) in the Classic Albums series.
- 2020
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World
Cold War Steve Meets the Outside World02020HD
Film following the acclaimed Birmingham based artist, known for his controversial satirical collages, as he embarks on a UK wide outdoor art...
- 2022
Gary Numan: Resurrection
Gary Numan: Resurrection7.32022HD
40 years after he last played the Wembley Arena, Gary Numan staged the comeback of a lifetime. Follow Numan on his road back to Wembley and follow...
- 2020
Lennon's Last Weekend
Lennon's Last Weekend62020HD
In December 1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono had not spoken to the media for more than five years. With a new album to promote Lennon was prepared to...
- 2021
Discovering Sci Fi on Film
Discovering Sci Fi on Film92021HD
Ian Nathan, Neil Norman and Stephen Armstrong run through their top 25 sci-films of the last century, including The Matrix and Planet of the Apes.
- 2009
Largo al factotum
Largo al factotum7.22009HD
A silent black-and-white comedy inspired by the fizzing rollercoaster of Largo al factotum - the familiar aria from Rossini's The Barber of Seville -...
- 2013
Snodgrass
Snodgrass02013HD
In 1991 50-year old John Lennon, living on the dole in Birmingham and following the moderate success of the Beatles, recalls how he left the band in...
- 2017
Max von Sydow
Max von Sydow102017HD
One of the greatest actors of the twentieth century, von Sydow is best known for his long creative partnership with director Ingmar Bergman, whose...