Sky Arts
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| Virgin Media (UK) | HD |
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| Virgin Media (Ireland) | HD |
| TalkTalk TV | Channel 303 |
| Now TV | UK and Ireland |
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About Sky Arts
Sky Arts is an art-oriented television channel offering 24 hours a day of programmes dedicated to highbrow arts, including theatrical performances, movies, documentaries and music.
Live Aid concert to be turned into stage musical
... There was also the 2010 BBC Four film When Harvey Met Bob with a pre-Star Wars Domhnall Gleeson playing Geldof, while the Sky Arts comedy Urban Myths: Backstage at Live Aid explored what might have happened that day, with Line of Duty s Martin Compston as an infuriated Midge Ure...
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... Sky broadcast the Oscars on its free-to-air channels - Sky Arts and Sky News - for the first time earlier this year...
Michael Parkinson obituary: Setting the standard for TV talk shows
... Parkinson couldn t quite give up his interviewer status and hosted a series on Sky Arts called Michael Parkinson: Masterclass from 2012 to 2014, featuring guests such as Jamie Cullum, Michael Morpurgo, Carlos Acosta and Lang Lang...
Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88
... Sir Michael also hosted a Sky Arts series called Michael Parkinson: Masterclass from 2012 to 2014...
Manchester Collective: Award-winning group a mission to shake up classical music
... Their collaboration with Selaocoe has just been nominated for the classical music prize at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, and they were named best ensemble at the recent Royal Philharmonic Society Awards...
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... In the UK, Sky will air the ceremony across four of its channels simultaneously - Sky Arts, Sky News, Sky Showcase and Sky Cinema Oscars...
Oscars 2023: Who will win and how to watch the ceremony
... In the UK, Sky will air the ceremony across four of its channels simultaneously - Sky Arts, Sky News, Sky Showcase and Sky Cinema Oscars...
Victor Lewis-Smith: Journalist and satirist dies aged 65
... His final production, Hitler s Jazz Band, will be broadcast by Sky Arts on 14 December at 21:00...
Sir Michael Parkinson: Chat show host dies aged 88
By Paul Gribben and Emily McGarveyBBC News
Broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson has died at the Age Of 88, His Family has confirmed.
His TV career spanned seven decades, and he interviewed The World 's biggest stars on his long-running Chat Show .
A statement from Sir Michael's family said: " After a brief illness Sir Michael Parkinson Passed Away peacefully At Home Last Night in The Company of His Family .
" The Family request that they are given privacy and time to grieve. "
Sir Michael's high-profile guests included Sir Billy Connolly , Muhammad Ali , Sir Elton John , Madonna and Dame Helen Mirren .
The presenter revealed he was receiving radiotherapy treatment for Prostate Cancer in 2013, and said he got the all-clear from doctors two years later.
He introduced The First Parkinson show in 1971 on Bbc Television - With Us Jazz Singer Marion Montgomery his first guest.
The Show ran initially for 11 years and spanned hundreds of episodes in which Sir Michael combined an avuncular style with a journalistic background.
He returned to The Bbc in 1998 for another run of The Show . Sir Michael estimated he had interviewed More Than 2,000 guests in total.
Born in 1935 in the South Yorkshire village of Cudworth, Sir Michael was The Son of a miner who instilled in his son a love of cricket.
He achieved two O-Levels and got a job collating sports results on a local newspaper.
After two years in the British Army , he worked as A Journalist for the Manchester Guardian (later renamed The Guardian ) before joining the Daily Express in London.
He moved into Television as a Current Affairs presenter and reporter for both Granada and The Bbc before he was recruited to present his self-titled show on Bbc One .
Of the many high-profile guests he interviewed, Sir Michael said boxer Muhammad Ali was his favourite.
His TV career also included ITV's TV-am breakfast show, Give Us a Clue, and Bbc One 's Going For a Song.
Sir Michael also hosted a Sky Arts series called Michael Parkinson : Masterclass from 2012 to 2014.
He was made a CBE in 2000 and was knighted in 2008.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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