Sky Documentaries HD Friday
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6:00 AM
The Great Rhino Robbery
Investigators race to destroy the criminal network
Investigators are locked in a race against time to destroy the international criminal network before the rhino is hunted to extinction

7:00 AM
Discovering: Jeff Bridges
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Robert Aldrich
The life and career of American director and screenwriter Robert Aldrich, whose films include Vera Cruz, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard

9:00 AM
The Story of Late Night
How talk shows embraced topical comedy and more diverse hosts in the 2000s
How talk shows embraced topical comedy and more diverse hosts in the 2000s, with the rise to fame of Chelsea Handler, George Lopez, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert

10:00 AM
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Profile of the film-maker
Interviews and archival footage weave together to tell the story of the Master of Suspense, one of the most influential and studied filmmakers in the history of cinema

11:45 AM
My Icon: Ebony Rainford-Brent
The former England cricket star discusses the individuals that have inspired her
The former England cricket star and World Cup winner discusses the individuals that have inspired her in her life and career

12:00 PM
Man on Wire
Documentary about a tightrope walk between the World Trade Centre towers
Oscar-winning documentary about French street performer Philippe Petit, who undertook a tightrope walk and acrobatic routine between the towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974

2:00 PM
Williams & Mansell: Red 5
The rise of driver Nigel Mansell and the Williams F1 racing team
Documentary charting the rise of Nigel Mansell, the Williams F1 racing team and how they came together to fight for the Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship

3:50 PM
My Icon: Chris Hughton
The football manager speaks about the people that inspired his career
The football manager speaks about the people that inspired his career

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Robert Aldrich
The life and career of American director and screenwriter Robert Aldrich, whose films include Vera Cruz, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Dirty Dozen and The Longest Yard

5:00 PM
Discovering: Jeff Bridges
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart

6:00 PM
100 Foot Wave
Garrett McNamara moves his family to Montaldo in Italy
After moving his family to Montaldo in Italy for a new start, Garrett McNamara struggles to resist chasing swells in Morocco and Mavericks

7:00 PM
Hill
A profile of ex-Formula One driver Damon Hill
A profile of ex-Formula One driver Damon Hill, revealing how he overcame the adversity of losing his father Graham to follow in his footsteps and become world champion himself

8:50 PM
My Icon: Natasha Jonas
The boxer speaks about the people who have inspired her career
The boxer speaks about the people who have inspired her career

9:00 PM
Villeneuve Pironi: Racing's Untold Tragedy
The relationship between F1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi
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

11:00 PM
McEnroe
The story of former tennis star John McEnroe in his own words
Former tennis star John McEnroe gives an account of his triumphs, struggles, friendships and rivalries. With contributions by Patty Smyth, Billie Jean King and Bjorn Borg

1:00 AM
Dave Not Coming Back
Two divers' efforts to retrieve a dead body from a freshwater cave
The story of two divers who embarked on a long and dangerous mission to retrieve a dead body from a freshwater cave in South Africa, with devastating consequences

3:00 AM
Queen of Speed
The career of former rally driver Michele Mouton
A look at the career of French driver Michele Mouton, charting her battle to rise to the top of the male-dominated world of rallying in the 1970s and '80s

5:00 AM
Discovering: Jeff Bridges
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart

6:00 AM
Discovering: Jean Simmons
A profile of the actress
A profile of the London-born actress, who was nominated for an Academy Award for Hamlet and won the Golden Globe for Best Actress for Guys and Dolls
