Sky Documentaries HD Tuesday
BT TV
367
Sky
114
Virgin
121
6:00 AM
Celtics City
The history of the Boston Celtics basketball team
Documentary charting the history of the Boston Celtics basketball team from their formation in 1946 to a record 18th NBA championship in the 2023-24 season

7:05 AM
Discovering: Maggie Smith
A profile of the Oscar-winning English actress
A profile of the English actress, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Mike Nichols
The life and work of American film and theatre director Mike Nichols, whose films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch-22, and The Graduate, for which he won an Oscar

9:00 AM
The 2010s
A look back on Donald Trump's political rise
A look back on Donald Trump's political rise in 2016, his defeat of Hillary Clinton in the presidential election, his time in office and his polarising legacy

9:55 AM
Branson
How Richard Branson sought media attention with death-defying publicity stunts
A determined Richard Branson looks to further attract the media's attention to his ever-growing brand with a pair of death-defying publicity stunts

11:00 AM
Urban Secrets
Alan Cumming visits Liverpool
Alan Cumming visits Liverpool, cutting through cliches about football and the Beatles to explore the city's less-celebrated treasures, including a banking building from the 1930s

12:00 PM
Benetton Formula
The history of the Formula 1 team
The history of the Formula 1 team led by Alessandro Benetton, told through the memories of its key members and archive footage

2:00 PM
Costa Concordia: Chronicle of a Disaster
Different accounts of the sinking of the cruise ship
Documentary told from different perspectives of the sinking of the cruise ship, examining why it ran aground and how the chaotic evacuation took place

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Mike Nichols
The life and work of American film and theatre director Mike Nichols, whose films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch-22, and The Graduate, for which he won an Oscar

5:00 PM
Discovering: Maggie Smith
A profile of the Oscar-winning English actress
A profile of the English actress, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films

6:00 PM
I Am Jackie O
Profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis
Profile of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, providing a definitive exploration of her life, from first lady to widow, unofficial royalty and fashion icon

7:45 PM
My Icon: Denise Lewis
The former British heptathlete speaks about the figures who have been an inspiration to her
The former British heptathlete and Olympic gold medallist speaks about the figures who have been an inspiration over the course of her life

8:00 PM
The Girl Who Caught a Killer
Part one of two. The story of Rachael Watts
Part one of two. The story of Rachael Watts, who was kidnapped, strangled and left for dead as a child by Russell Bishop, the man later convicted of the Babes in the Wood murders

9:10 PM
The Girl Who Caught a Killer
The testimony of seven-year-old Rachael Watts puts a killer behind bars
Part two of two. The testimony of seven-year-old Rachael Watts puts a killer behind bars and paves the way for a dramatic retrial for the Babes in the Wood murders

10:30 PM
My Mom Jayne
Mariska Hargitay explores the life of her mother Jayne Mansfield
Actress Mariska Hargitay explores the life of her mother Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car accident at the age of 34 when Mariska was only three years old

12:30 AM
Jealous Guy: The Assassination of John Lennon
An exploration of the life and career of the Beatles superstar
An exploration of the life and career of the Beatles superstar, with a look at the strange parallels between him and his killer Mark David Chapman

2:15 AM
Mr Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A Leuchter, Jnr
Documentary, by Errol Morris
Documentary charting the work of the man who made America's electric chairs humane, and later joined the ranks of the Holocaust deniers. Directed by Errol Morris

4:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Mike Nichols
The life and work of American film and theatre director Mike Nichols, whose films include Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch-22, and The Graduate, for which he won an Oscar

5:00 AM
Discovering: Maggie Smith
A profile of the Oscar-winning English actress
A profile of the English actress, who won Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite and starred in Downton Abbey and the Harry Potter films
