Full Sky Arts listings for Friday 30 October 2026, with times in London local time.

Sky Arts takes the night before Halloween seriously

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Sky Arts has one real reason to stay tonight, and it arrives at 9pm: Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters, a 2024 documentary that runs 115 minutes. The names attached are Tim Burton, John Carpenter, Joe Dante and John Landis, which is a fair bit of horror-filmmaking authority for one evening. At that length it is the longest programme in the evening.

It also faces a decent field. E4 has M3GAN at the same hour, and BBC Two has Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez. Anyone leaning towards the scary end of the dial has a real choice, and the documentary is the one for people who would rather hear film-makers talk about the genre than watch it.

The hour before suits a music fan. Guy Garvey: From the Vaults reaches Britpop at 8pm, in series three, episode five. It is a sensible lead-in, though it is a warm-up rather than the main event.

Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction follows at 10.55pm, a fitting late follow-up to Hammer if you stay up. Then David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome starts at 11.55pm and runs nearly three hours. That is one for a different kind of night.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez
  • ITV1: Beat the Chasers
  • Channel 4: New: Gogglebox
  • Channel 5: Harrods: The Rise & Fall of a British Institution
  • BBC Four: Top of the Pops (from 8.30pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Doc Martin
  • ITV4: Live: ITV Racing Live (from 6.30pm)
  • E4: M3GAN

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on Sky Arts tonight?

On Friday 30 October 2026, Sky Arts shows Alfred Hitchcock Hour at 7pm, Guy Garvey: From the Vaults at 8pm, Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters at 9pm and Dickens: Phantoms and Fiction at 10.55pm.

Is there a film on Sky Arts tonight?

Yes: Hammer: Heroes, Legends and Monsters (2024) at 9pm and David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome (2025) at 11.55pm.

What’s on Sky Arts late tonight?

After 11pm, Sky Arts has David Gilmour Live at the Circus Maximus, Rome at 11.55pm.

What time does Sky Arts’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with Tales of the Unexpected at 6pm.