Sky Documentaries Thursday

When the surfers set out to chase a rare swell at Cortes Bank, Garrett McNamara contends with painful memories from his last trip there

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night

The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed

The summer of 1864, when public opinion turned against the conflict before Union victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta, and the Shenandoah Valley tilted the election to Lincoln

Facing decades in prison, Gary testifies in the investigation into the Iran-Contra affair. But can the testimony of a lifelong felon bring down a president?

A look at how 2020 was a transformational year in history, with a presidential impeachment, a pandemic and the largest-ever civil rights demonstration

The circumstances surrounding the crash of an Airbus A320-211 in 2015, which killed 150 people and was found to have been deliberately caused by the co-pilot

The relationship between F1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi, team-mates whose friendship was torn apart after a controversial ending to the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix

The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night

The summer of 1864, when public opinion turned against the conflict before Union victories at Mobile Bay, Atlanta, and the Shenandoah Valley tilted the election to Lincoln

Through exclusive interviews and a wealth of rarely seen footage, this film reveals the previously untold story of how four young men from Liverpool transformed the world for ever

Documentary examining the 18 months that John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent living in Greenwich Village in New York City in the early 1970s

Recalling some of the journalist's most famous interviews, beginning with his 1964 interview with Paul McCartney of the Beatles

Rare performances, interviews and rarely seen footage come together to paint a picture of the history and origins of the Motown record label

The incredible story of Lennox Lewis, who rose from humble beginnings in London's West Ham to become regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time

The life and work of producer and actor John Singleton, whose name came to prominence with the 1991 crime drama Boyz n the Hood, which he wrote and directed

A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred alongside Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront and won an Oscar for In the Heat of the Night

When he is not invited to participate in the prestigious Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, Garrett McNamara reflects deeply on his life and surfing