Sky Documentaries HD [UK] TV guide for the week

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Sky Documentaries HD [UK]

TV guide for 14 July

Sky Documentaries HD TV guide for 14 July

  1. The Directors

    The life and career of screenwriter and director Preston Sturges, whose films include Sullivan's Travels and The Great McGinty, for which he won an Oscar for original screenplay.

  2. The Movies

    The journey through the history of cinema concludes with a look at films including the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings series.

  3. The Civil War

    How the American Civil War became a crusade to end slavery. The year 1862 saw political fighting threaten President Lincoln's administration and Union general George McClellan's ill-fated campaign on

  4. History of the Sitcom

    A look at comedy shows set in the workplace, which offer insights into the state of the American workforce.

  5. Wild Wild Space

    Documentary following companies Astra Space, Rocket Lab and Planet Labs as they compete to launch satellite-carrying rockets into low-Earth orbit.

  6. My Icon: Natasha Jonas

    The boxer speaks about the people who have inspired her career.

  7. Searching for Sugar Man

    Documentary following two fans in search of their musical idol. American singer Sixto Rodriguez enjoyed a brief recording career in the 1970s before fading into obscurity. However, his politically con

  8. My Icon: Jeanette Kwakye

    The former British sprinter speaks about the individuals that have been an inspiration to her over the course of her career.

  9. The Directors

    The life and career of screenwriter and director Preston Sturges, whose films include Sullivan's Travels and The Great McGinty, for which he won an Oscar for original screenplay.

  10. Discovering: Michael Douglas

    A look at the life and career of the actor and film-maker, who won Oscars for his role in Wall Street and as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

  11. Justin Rose: Chasing Forever

    A profile of the English golfer, told through four decades of tournament footage to reveal his defining moments.

  12. David Frost Vs

    David's first encounter with Muhammad Ali led to an unlikely lifelong friendship that tracked the boxer from his lowest lows to his biggest win.

  13. The Body Next Door

    Documentary about a mysterious death in the South Wales Valleys after the discovery of a body meticulously wrapped in over 40 layers of heavy-duty material. The story begins as what appears to be a se

  14. The Body Next Door

    A look at how South Wales police focused their attention on Leigh Sabine, an elderly woman with a deceitful past who had recently died of cancer. Shocking revelations about her five abandoned children

  15. The Body Next Door

    Leigh Sabine becomes the prime suspect when DNA links her to the body wrapped in plastic, but she flees to New Zealand with her son in pursuit, leading to deadly consequences. As the investigation unf

  16. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

    Brett Morgen explores the Nirvana frontman's childhood, career and death, using material from the Cobains' personal archives.

  17. Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon

    An exploration of the life and career of the Beatles superstar, with a look at the strange parallels between him and his killer Mark David Chapman.

  18. I Am Joe Frazier

    A profile of the former world heavyweight boxing champion, a perfectionist who triumphantly emerged from Muhammad Ali's long shadow.

  19. Discovering: Michael Douglas

    A look at the life and career of the actor and film-maker, who won Oscars for his role in Wall Street and as producer for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

  20. The Eighties

    A look at the events of Ronald Reagan's two terms in the White House, examining landmark legislative achievements as well as political setbacks.

  21. Discovering: Roy Scheider

    A look at the life and career of the actor, whose roles in Jaws, All That Jazz and The French Connection catapulted him to stardom.

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.