Sky Documentaries HD [UK] TV guide for the week

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Sky Documentaries HD [UK]

TV guide for 21 May

  1. Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery

    Documentary exploring the origins of cryptocurrency Bitcoin and the identity of its pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto.

  2. Pete Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin

    Documentary about the musician and Libertines co-frontman, filmed over the course of 10 years and charting his fight to overcome his demons and fight addiction.

  3. The Directors

    A look at the career of English director Stephen Frears, whose films include My Beautiful Laundrette, Dangerous Liaisons, The Grifters, High Fidelity, The Queen and Philomena.

  4. Discovering: Robert Shaw

    A look at the life and career of British actor Robert Shaw. Often cast in menacing roles, he is widely remembered for his performance as shark hunter Quint in Jaws.

  5. 100 Foot Wave

    The turbulent waters in Nazaré prove devastating for Cotty and CJ.

  6. Discovering: Rex Harrison

    A look at the life and career of the English actor, who won an Oscar for his role as Professor Henry Higgins in the 1964 musical My Fair Lady.

  7. The Directors

    A look at the life and career of John Carpenter, known for his cult classics such as Dark Star, The Thing and Halloween.

About Sky Documentaries HD

Sky Documentaries HD [UK] is a British Sky HD channel dedicated to documentary films, documentary series and authored investigative projects. It broadcasts in English and launched on 27 May 2020 as Sky's dedicated documentary channel.

The schedule covers politics, culture, sport, music, social conflicts and notable public figures. It also includes biographical projects, journalistic series, investigations and films from HBO Documentary Films and Showtime Documentary Films.

The channel focuses on causes, consequences, witnesses and the people at the centre of a story. The Sky Documentaries HD [UK] TV guide includes documentary premieres, authored series, investigations and repeat showings.