Sky Documentaries Saturday
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6:00 AM
Discovering: Morgan Freeman
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the American actor, the star of films including Driving Miss Daisy and The Shawshank Redemption and winner of an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby
7:00 AM
Discovering Tommy Lee Jones
The life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
The life and career of the American actor, who won an Oscar for his role in The Fugitive and also starred in The Executioner's Song, Men in Black, JFK and No Country for Old Men
8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Alan J Pakula
The life and work of Alan J Pakula, who directed fims including Klute, The Parallax View, All the President's Men, Sophie's Choice and Presumed Innocent
9:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Carol Reed
The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!
10:00 AM
Black Art: In The Absence of Light
An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists
An in-depth look at the works of up-and-coming Black visual artists and the lasting impact of David Driskell's 1976 exhibition Two Centuries of Black American Art
11:45 AM
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.
2:00 PM
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Documentary profile of film producer Robert Evans
Film producer Robert Evans narrates this documentary chronicling his own extraordinary movie career, his descent into drug addiction and his personal relationships
4:00 PM
GoldenEra
Documentary about video game GoldenEye 007
Documentary that tells the story of the creation and legacy of the 1997 Nintendo 64 video game GoldenEye 007
6:00 PM
The Beast
A Mexican freight train used by migrants hoping to enter America
Sky News' chief correspondent Stuart Ramsay boards an infamous freight train that carries thousands of desperate migrants through Mexico, hoping to reach the US border
7:00 PM
The Commandant's Shadow
Documentary about the son of the man who was in charge of Auschwitz
Documentary following the son of the man who was in charge of Auschwitz concentration camp as he confronts his father's involvement in the murder of more than a million Jews
9:00 PM
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Documentary looking at the history of the Church of Scientology's leaders
Documentary exploring the history of the controversial religious movement, and profiling eight former members, who offer their perspective on the Church's actions past and present
11:20 PM
The Two Escobars
How the fates of two Colombians were permanently linked
How the fates of two Colombians - Andres Escobar, the inspirational captain of Nacional, and Pablo Escobar, the notorious leader of the Medellin cartel - were permanently linked
1:20 AM
Assassins
Documentary, starring Siti Aisyah
Film-maker Ryan White examines the circumstances surrounding the murder of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Documentary, starring Siti Aisyah
3:20 AM
Nike's Big Bet
The story of the Alberto Salazar doping scandal
The story of a scandal that rocked the running world as Alberto Salazar was handed a four-year ban from all coaching activities from the US Anti-Doping Association
5:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of John Frankenheimer
The life and work of John Frankenheimer, who directed films including Birdman of Alcatraz, The Manchurian Candidate, French Connection II, Black Sunday and Ronin