Sky Documentaries HD Sunday
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121
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188
6:00 AM
Discovering: Emma Thompson
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter
A profile of the actress and screenwriter, who won an Oscar for her role in Howards End as well as one for writing the screenplay for Sense and Sensibility

7:00 AM
Discovering: John Travolta
The life and career of the American actor
The life and career of the American actor, who shot to fame in Grease and Saturday Night Fever and made a comeback with his Oscar-nominated role in Pulp Fiction

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Ron Howard
The life and work of Ron Howard, whose films include Splash, Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, Cinderella Man, Rush, and A Beautiful Mind, for which he won two Oscars

9:00 AM
Val
Documentary focusing on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer
Documentary focusing on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer, featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years

11:00 AM
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

1:00 PM
Rise of the Superheroes
The domination of cinema by comic book franchises
A look at how the tales of comic book superheroes like Batman and the Avengers were adapted for cinema before going on to dominate Hollywood and captivate audiences worldwide.

3:15 PM
On the Line: The Richard Williams Story
The father of tennis stars Venus and Serena retraces his family's journey
Featuring newly uncovered interviews spanning the 1980s to now, Richard Williams - the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena - retraces his family's journey

5:00 PM
I Am Luke Perry
Documentary celebrating the life and career of the actor
Documentary celebrating the life and career of the actor, who rose from obscurity to become a 1990s heart-throb and pop culture icon

6:45 PM
Tina
A celebration of Tina Turner's life and career
A celebration of Tina Turner's life and career, featuring contributions from the Grammy Award-winning artist, as well as Angela Bassett and Oprah Winfrey

9:00 PM
Death of a Showjumper
The case takes a shocking turn in court
Katie Simpson's family and friends prepare for Jonathan Cresswell's murder trial, but the case takes a shocking turn in court

10:00 PM
The Case Against Adnan Syed
New revelations expose flaws in the prosecution of Adnan Syed
New revelations expose flaws in the original prosecution of Adnan Syed as other potential suspects, suppressed witness testimony and untested crime scene DNA come to light

11:15 PM
Flight 149: Hostage of War
A British Airways flight held hostage in Kuwait City in 1990
The story of the passengers of a British Airways flight who were held hostage in 1990 after the plane landed in Kuwait City while Iraqi forces were invading the country

1:15 AM
Wirecard: A Billion Euro Lie
The scandal surrounding financial payment firm Wirecard
Documentary lifting the lid on the scandal that rocked the financial sector across the globe - the rise and billion-dollar fall of financial payment firm Wirecard

3:15 AM
Steve McQueen: The Lost Movie
Documentary exploring an unfinished movie starring Steve McQueen
Documentary exploring a movie Steve McQueen began work on in the 1960s, but which was never completed

5:00 AM
The Directors
The life and career of actor and film-maker Orson Welles
The life and career of director, actor, screenwriter and producer Orson Welles, who is considered to be among the greatest and most influential film-makers of all time

6:00 AM
The Anarchists
Documenting the creation of the annual event, Anarchapulco
Documenting the founding of annual anarcho-capitalist and voluntaryist conference held in Acapulco, Mexico, Anarchapulco
