Sky Arts will bring audiences a no-holds-barred exploration of the life of legendary British punk turned rock icon Billy Idol from March 26th on Sky and streaming service NOW. Fresh from festival premieres at Tribeca and Sheffield DocFest, Billy Idol Should Be Dead is a deeply personal, unyielding look at one of Britain’s most successful and rebel rousing artists, recently named as […]
Sky Arts’ flagship arts competition Landscape Artist of the Year returns to Sky Arts, Freeview and streaming service NOW for its eleventh season on January 14th, shining a spotlight on extraordinary artistic talent from across the UK and Ireland. Hosted by Stephen Mangan, the series sees a new wave of artists pick up their brushes […]
A one-off documentary Mozart: Genius for Hire, produced by Section 52 Films (Dickens: Phantoms and Fictions, David Harewood: Dickens in Italy) for Sky Arts, tells the story of one of the world’s most iconic classical musicians breaking free from the constraints of court employment to embrace a risky life as a pioneering freelancer. Through historical […]
Sky has unveiled a genre-spanning slate of Original drama, comedy, entertainment, arts, and factual programming. Speaking during the Sky ‘Spotlight’ panel at Edinburgh International TV Festival, Caroline Cooper (COO, Sky Entertainment Group), Meghan Lyvers (Executive Director of Scripted, Sky) and Phil Edgar-Jones (Executive Director of Unscripted, Sky) reaffirmed Sky’s commitment to bringing customers high-profile entertainment, […]
Comedian, musician and lifelong arts advocate Bill Bailey has been confirmed as the host of the 2025 Sky Arts Awards, taking place on September 16th at the Roundhouse, London. Now in its second year, the Sky Arts Awards recognise outstanding achievements across the full creative spectrum spanning visual art, music, film, theatre, literature and more. […]
Free-to-air channel Sky Arts has announced Mozart Season – a collection of new programmes offering a fresh take on one of classical music’s most iconic name, featuring Lauren Laverne, David Harewood and Danielle de Niese. From a live concert celebrating Mozart’s operatic heroines, to a globe-trotting investigation into the overlooked legacy of his sister Maria-Anna, and a […]
Sky Arts’ Access All Arts Week, a free nationwide arts week for primary schools, returns for its fourth year this week, with over 20,000 teachers from almost 12,000 schools across the UK and Ireland already signed up to take part. In just 3 years, the initiative has already reached over 715,000 children. Access All Arts […]
Production has commenced on the 11th season of flagship Sky Arts series Landscape Artist of the Year. The much-loved show, which continues to spotlight artistic talent across the UK, will return with a brand-new expert as Eva Langret, Director of Frieze London, joins the judging panel for the first time. Langret brings her extensive expertise […]
On the heels of the Irish Dancing World Championships in Dublin this April, Sky has announced a new series charting the drama and devotion of one of Ireland’s most beloved artforms. New Sky Original, The Battle of the Irish Dancers, coming later this year, will follow a cast of dedicated dancers and their teachers on […]
The fascinating Wonderland factual TV series returns to Sky Arts this Spring with an all-new four-part series, Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age, premiering on April 3rd at 8pm. Science fiction has commented on the very best and the very worst of humanity – but how did it predict so much? From the earliest […]