Sky Documentaries HD Sunday
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121
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188
6:00 AM
Discovering: Whoopi Goldberg
A look into the life and career of the Oscar-winning actress
A look into the life and career of the actress and comedian, whose breakthrough role came in The Color Purple and who won an Academy Award for Ghost

7:00 AM
Discovering: Jodie Foster
The life and career of the double Oscar-winning actress
The life and career of the double Oscar-winning actress

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Sergio Leone
The life and work of Italian film-maker Sergio Leone, whose influential movies include A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and Once Upon a Time in America

9:00 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

10:45 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.

1:00 PM
Wild Wild Space
Companies competing to launch satellite-carrying rockets into orbit
Documentary following companies Astra Space, Rocket Lab and Planet Labs as they compete to launch satellite-carrying rockets into low-Earth orbit

2:50 PM
My Icon: Shaun Gayle
The former Chicago Bear discusses the individuals that have inspired him
The former Chicago Bears defensive back and Super Bowl winner discusses the individuals that have inspired him during his life

3:00 PM
Apollo 11
Documentary about the moon landings
Documentary made to mark the 50th anniversary of the moon landings, presenting the story of the iconic space mission through archival footage and still photographs

4:50 PM
Spitfire
The story of British single-seat fighter plane the Supermarine Spitfire
The story of the British single-seat fighter plane the Supermarine Spitfire, designed by RJ Mitchell and famous for its role in the Battle of Britain

6:50 PM
Lancaster
The story of the legendary bomber synonymous with the Dambusters
The story of the legendary bomber synonymous with the Dambusters, the night raids against Germany and the brave men and women who made them possible

9:00 PM
2000 Meters to Andriivka
A Ukrainian platoon attempts to liberate a village from Russian forces
Documentary following a Ukrainian platoon as they traverse a heavily fortified mile of forest to liberate a strategic village from Russian forces

11:15 PM
Hijacked: Flight 73
The hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986
Documentary exploring the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi in 1986, during which an airline employee on the ground risked his life negotiating with the hijackers

1:15 AM
Surviving Ohio State
The scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss
Documentary exploring the scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss, whose two-decade tenure at Ohio State University saw the sexual abuse of hundreds of students

3:15 AM
Dogtown and Z-Boys
Skateboarding documentary, narrated by Sean Penn
Documentary charting the history of skateboarding, from its 1970s emergence to its current status as a widely-practised extreme sport. Narrated by Sean Penn

5:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Robert Wise
The life and work of Robert Wise, who won Oscars for The Sound of Music and West Side Story and also directed The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Andromeda Strain
