Sky Documentaries HD [UK] TV guide for the week

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Sky Documentaries HD [UK]

TV guide for 28 May

Sky Documentaries HD TV guide for 28 May

  1. Discovering: Rod Steiger

    A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night.

  2. The Directors

    The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed. He was the first African-American person t

  3. The Civil War

    The summer of 1864, which proved to be the Union Army's darkest hour. As Sherman's supply lines were severed in the South, public opinion turned against the conflict. However, victories at Mobile Bay,

  4. The Invisible Pilot

    Facing decades in prison, Gary testifies in the investigation into the Iran-Contra affair. But can the testimony of a lifelong felon bring down a president?

  5. The 2010s

    A look at how 2020 was a transformational year in history, with a presidential impeachment, a pandemic and the largest-ever civil rights demonstration.

  6. Germanwings: What Happened on Flight 9525?

    The circumstances surrounding the crash of an Airbus A320-211 in 2015, which killed 150 people and was found to have been deliberately caused by the co-pilot.

  7. Villeneuve Pironi: Racing's Untold Tragedy

    The relationship between F1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, team-mates whose friendship was torn apart after a controversial ending to the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix.

  8. The Directors

    The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed. He was the first African-American person t

  9. Discovering: Rod Steiger

    A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night.

  10. The Civil War

    The summer of 1864, which proved to be the Union Army's darkest hour. As Sherman's supply lines were severed in the South, public opinion turned against the conflict. However, victories at Mobile Bay,

  11. How the Beatles Changed the World

    Through exclusive interviews and a wealth of rarely seen footage, this film reveals the previously untold story of how four young men from Liverpool transformed the world for ever.

  12. One to One: John & Yoko

    Documentary examining the 18 months that John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village in New York City in the early 1970s, featuring restored footage of Lennon's only full-length, post-B

  13. David Frost Vs

    Recalling some of the journalist's most famous interviews, beginning with his 1964 interview with Paul McCartney of the Beatles.

  14. Hitsville: The Making of Motown

    Rare performances, interviews and rarely seen footage come together to paint a picture of the history and origins of the Motown record label.

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.