Sky Documentaries HD Saturday
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367
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121
Virgin
188
6:00 AM
Discovering: Sissy Spacek
The life and career of the Oscar-winning actress
A look at the life and career of the actress, who starred in Badlands, Carrie and In the Bedroom and won an Oscar for her portrayal of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter

7:00 AM
Discovering: Alan Rickman
A look at the life and career of the English actor
A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves and Love Actually, as well as the Harry Potter franchise

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and career of James Cameron
The life and career of Canadian film-maker James Cameron, whose movies include The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Abyss, Aliens, Titanic and Avatar

9:00 AM
Critical Incident: Death at the Border
A look at the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas
A look at the 2010 death of Anastasio Hernández-Rojas, an undocumented Mexican immigrant who died while in custody at the border

10:45 AM
Chimp Crazy
The bonds between pet chimpanzees and their owners
A look at the bonds between pet chimpanzees and their owners, beginning with a woman fighting to retain custody of seven chimps bred for entertainment

11:50 AM
Chimp Crazy
PETA investigates the disappearance of a Hollywood chimp
After a Hollywood chimp named Tonka goes missing, PETA investigates, sparking a legal battle amid concerns over a previous brutal chimp attack on a Connecticut woman

12:50 PM
Chimp Crazy
Alan Cumming doubles the reward for news of Tonka's whereabouts
Alan Cumming doubles the existing reward for news of Tonka's whereabouts, while the film-makers face an ethical dilemma

1:50 PM
Chimp Crazy
Tonia dreams of opening her own chimpanzee sanctuary
While Tonka's fate becomes clearer, Tonia struggles to let go and dreams of opening her own island sanctuary where she can live among chimpanzees

3:00 PM
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds
The mother and daughter relationship of the Hollywood stars
Documentary charting the relationship between entertainer Debbie Reynolds and her actress daughter Carrie Fisher, who died within a day of each other in December 2016

5:00 PM
Love to Love You, Donna Summer
Profile of the singer
Profile of the iconic artist, following her career from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York

7:00 PM
Gary
A look at the life and mysterious death of actor Gary Coleman
A look at the life and mysterious death of actor Gary Coleman, who shot to fame as Arnold in hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes

9:00 PM
The Alabama Solution
Documentary film about the prison system in Alabama
Documentary film about the prison system in Alabama told from the perspective of incarcerated inmates, who reveal endemic abuse of power and a cover-up

11:15 PM
Children No More
A vigil in Tel Aviv in memory of children killed in Palestine
A look at how activists gather weekly in Tel Aviv to demonstrate their opposition to the war in Gaza with a silent vigil in memory of children killed in Palestine

11:45 PM
When We Were Kings
Oscar-winning documentary, by Leon Gast
Leon Gast's Oscar-winning documentary charting ageing challenger Muhammad Ali's epic battle with champion George Foreman in 1974 for the World Heavyweight title

1:30 AM
The Armstrong Lie
Documentary about cycling champion Lance Armstrong's fall from grace
Documentary following cycling champion Lance Armstrong's fall from grace as he was exposed for using performance-enhancing drugs while planning his professional comeback

3:50 AM
Adam Hills: Foot Fault
A campaign to promote para-standing tennis
The comedian goes behind the scenes of a campaign to promote para-standing tennis as he uncovers the barriers facing aspiring players to be included at the highest level

5:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Steven Soderbergh
The life and work of Steven Soderbergh, whose films include Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich, and Traffic, for which he won an Academy Award
