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How do I get Sky Arts?
Sky Arts is available via Sky digital. It is broadcast on Sky digital channel 256, in the 'Style and Culture' section. You do not pay an individual channel subscription for Sky Arts - it comes as part of the Style & Culture package's mix of channels. For more information on how to get Sky digital, call 08705 800 874, or visit www.sky.com.

Does Sky Arts also broadcast in High Definition?
Sky Arts HD is just next door, on sky channel number 257 and those programmes that we have in HD can be viewed there in all their super-sharp audio/visual glory if you have a sky HD box. Call 08705 800 874 if you'd like to upgrade to HD. For more info about HD click here.

Where can I find Sky Arts' programme listings?
Full updated listings for the coming week are carried on this website; click the TV Guide button on the menu (far left) - including the option to print out a Word document version of it - refreshed every Wednesday afternoon for Thurs-Wed listings.
You can also find our listings in various print publications, including: The Times, Saturday Times (The Knowledge); Daily Telegraph; The Guardian; The Guardian Guide; Independent Information; Daily Mail Weekend; Radio Times; Total TV Guide; What Satellite & Digital TV.
For the most comprenhesive TV listings service click HERE.

Can I get tapes/DVDs of your programmes?
Unfortunately, Sky Arts cannot supply tapes of any of its programmes to the public because of licensing issues. (However, it's always worth searching the internet for that programme/series as it may be available via another route.) We also have a considerable selection of our programmes available on the Sky Player.
For episodes of The Book Show, you can watch our extensive back catalogue HERE.

Technical problems
If you are having any technical problems with your Sky box, call the Sky technical helpline on 08442 41 14 11.

How do I find out detailed information about a programme?
Our website's SEARCH box can be used to find pages for Sky Arts' programmes, including those broadcast in the past. For upcoming broadcast times for a particular programme click on TV Guide in the left hand menu and enter the name of the programme into Sky's TV Listings search box - it searches a week in advance for you and has additional features like the option to Remote Record the programme to your sky+ box.

What happened to the Artsworld magazine?
As of January 2007, we decided to stop publishing our bi-monthly highlights guide. We did this for two reasons: not publishing and posting the free magazine allows us to devote much more time and money to making the website that you're on, skyarts.co.uk bigger, better and more useful, and secondly (but no less importantly) we'll be saving a few trees in the process.

I have a good idea for a programme or I'm a TV production company/programme distributor. Who in Sky Arts should I be speaking to?
Sky Arts is not looking for more one-off documentaries right now but series shot in HD will be of interest to us.
For acquisitions enquiries, please email Adrian Zak (adrian.zak@bskyb.com).
For programme proposals, please email James Hunt (james.hunt@bskyb.com) but please note that in both cases only relevant communications will be acknowledged.