Sky Documentaries Wednesday
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6:00 AM
The Great Rhino Robbery
The illegal trade in rhino horn
Documentary investigating the illegal trade in rhino horn and criminals behind it, as well the impact it has had on an animal that is now facing extinction

7:00 AM
Discovering: Susan Sarandon
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in The Witches of Eastwick, Thelma & Louise and Bull Durham and won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Mervyn LeRoy
The life and career of producer and director Mervyn LeRoy, whose films include Little Caesar, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Random Harvest, Quo Vadis and Mister Roberts

9:00 AM
The Story of Late Night
The rise to fame of David Letterman in the 1980s
How the rise to fame of David Letterman in the 1980s reinvented the talk show format, as thoughts turned to who would fill Johnny Carson's shoes when he retired

9:50 AM
Edge of the Earth
The first individual free climb ascent of a demanding route on Kyrgyzstan's Pik Slesova
Two professional daredevils attempt to accomplish the first individual free climb ascent of a demanding route on Kyrgyzstan's Pik Slesova

11:00 AM
The Great Rhino Robbery
The trade explodes as demand for rhino horn increases
The trade explodes as demand for rhino horn increases and criminals start hunting live animals as the crimewave spirals into an existential crisis

12:00 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.

2:15 PM
Gabon: Earth's Last Chance
A Manchester scientist who became the environment minister of Gabon
Documentary telling the story of how Manchester scientist Lee White ended up becoming the environment minister of Gabon in central Africa

4:00 PM
The Directors
The life and work of Mervyn LeRoy
The life and career of producer and director Mervyn LeRoy, whose films include Little Caesar, Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo, Random Harvest, Quo Vadis and Mister Roberts

5:00 PM
Discovering: Susan Sarandon
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in The Witches of Eastwick, Thelma & Louise and Bull Durham and won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking

6:00 PM
Italia 90: Four Weeks That Changed the World
The political forces that loomed in the background during the tournament
Jurgen Klinsmann, Terry Butcher and other key figures discuss the political forces that loomed in the background during the 1990 FIFA World Cup tournament

7:00 PM
Williams & Mansell: Red 5
The rise of driver Nigel Mansell and the Williams F1 racing team
Documentary charting the rise of Nigel Mansell, the Williams F1 racing team and how they came together to fight for the Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship

8:50 PM
My Icon: Linford Christie
The former sprint superstar discusses the individuals that have inspired him
The former sprint superstar and Olympic gold medalist discusses the individuals that have inspired him in his life and career

9:00 PM
Hill
A profile of ex-Formula One driver Damon Hill
A profile of ex-Formula One driver Damon Hill, revealing how he overcame the adversity of losing his father Graham to follow in his footsteps and become world champion himself

10:50 PM
Jackie Stewart
Documentary about Formula 1 great Jackie Stewart
Documentary about Formula 1 great Jackie Stewart, from his humble beginnings outside Glasgow to winning three World Drivers' Championships

12:45 AM
Quad Gods
Three New Yorkers with quadriplegia who formed an e-sports team
Documentary following three New Yorkers with quadriplegia who met in a neuro rehabilitation unit and created the world's first fully quadriplegic e-sports team

2:30 AM
Inventing Truth: The Relotius Affair
Documentary about a journalist exposed as a fraud
Documentary about an award-winning German journalist who was found to have falsified facts, interviews and quotations throughout his career. In German

4:30 AM
Chernobyl: My Promised Land
A group of Eastern Ukrainian refugees who relocated to Dytyatky
Eastern Ukrainian refugees find themselves unwelcome in the village of Dytyatky near Chernobyl, with locals sceptical about their leader's madcap business ventures

5:00 AM
Discovering: Susan Sarandon
A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
A profile of the American actress, who starred in The Witches of Eastwick, Thelma & Louise and Bull Durham and won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking

6:00 AM
The Great Rhino Robbery
The trade explodes as demand for rhino horn increases
The trade explodes as demand for rhino horn increases and criminals start hunting live animals as the crimewave spirals into an existential crisis
