What’s On Sky Documentaries
Today Sunday 15 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Sky Documentaries
today.
06:00
Discovering: Vivien Leigh
S02E04
A profile of the Gone with the Wind star
A look back at the life and career of actress Vivien Leigh, including her Oscar-winning performances in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, as well as her marriage and collaborations with second husband Laurence Olivier
07:00
Discovering: James Cagney
S02E05
A profile of the Oscar-winning actor
A look back at the life and career of actor James Cagney, including his Oscar-winning performance as George M Cohan in 1942 film Yankee Doodle Dandy, the impact he made on the mobster genre and how Hollywood’s tough guy came to change the face of the film industry. Plus, a reflection on the time Cagney spent in vaudeville and his difficult early years
08:00
The Directors
S07E07
The life and work of Nora Ephron
09:00
Laurel and Hardy: Their Lives and Magic
The friendship between Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
11:00
Clint Eastwood: A Life in Film
The actor discusses his life and career
12:40
My Icon: Kate And Helen Richardson-Walsh
The Great Britain hockey stars talk about their idols
13:00
Spector
S01E01
Documentary about music producer Phil Spector
14:00
Premier League Legends
A profile of former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel
An in-depth look at five-time Premier League champion Peter Schmeichel, who is seen as a real contender for the greatest goalkeeper to have ever played in the English top flight
14:30
Lionesses: When Football Came Home
The inside story of the England team’s triumph at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022
16:10
Pretending I’m A Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
How a series of video games brought skateboarding into the mainstream
2020 – Documentary
17:30
I Am Alfred Hitchcock
Profile of the film-maker
2021 – Documentary
19:15
Fire in Babylon
Documentary about the 1970s West Indian cricket team
2010 – Documentary
Documentary about the West Indian cricket team in the 1970s. Under the captaincy of Clive Lloyd, the team enjoyed a run of international success. The film features interviews with players including Viv Richards, Michael Holding and Andy Roberts and examines the place the team occupied in Caribbean culture
21:00
Deadline Day: Football’s Transfer Window
S01E01
A look at the transfer market
22:00
Spector
S01E02
A look at how Phil Spector gained a sinister reputation
23:00
The Go-Go’s
The history of the American new wave band
2020 – Documentary, Music
01:00
Undefeated
Documentary following a high-school American football team
2011 – Documentary
Documentary following an American football team from an underprivileged Memphis high school. The film tells the story of the local businessman who took over coaching the squad and hopes to turn their fortunes around, as well as three players who must balance training with their education as they strive to achieve college placements
03:10
89
The incredible story of one of football’s most dramatic triumphs
2017 – Documentary
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