What’s On Sky Documentaries
Today Wednesday 25 January 2023
A full run down of everything airing on Sky Documentaries
today.
06:00
Fish Town
S01E08
Pat Seddon considers selling up
07:00
Discovering: James Mason
S02E13
The life and career of the Huddersfield-born actor
Leading film critics discuss the life and career of Huddersfield-born James Mason, who graduated from Cambridge University in the early 1930s before making his name as a leading man in British cinema. He then left for America where he became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, taking lead roles in films including The Desert Fox, A Star Is Born, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Lolita, North by Northwest, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Julius Caesar, Georgy Girl, The Boys from Brazil, The Verdict and Salem’s Lot
08:00
The Directors
S01E08
The life and work of George Cukor
09:00
The Sixties
S01E08
A look at the events of 1968
10:00
Escobar by Escobar
S01E03
The story behind the cursed Escobar empire
11:00
Urban Secrets
S01E05
A journey between two famous London markets
Alan Cumming discovers more little-known facts on a journey between Smithfields and Spitalfields, two of London’s most famous markets. He begins with a fry-up breakfast before visiting the remains of a Roman amphitheatre and investigating a mysterious secret in a Liverpool Street hotel, as well as meeting former EastEnders star Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell)
12:00
Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests
The unexpected origins of personality testing
13:45
My Icon: Ebony Rainford-Brent
The former England cricket star discusses the individuals that have inspired her
14:00
I Am Heath Ledger
Celebrating the life and work of the Australian actor
15:50
My Icon: Linford Christie
The former sprint superstar discusses the individuals that have inspired him
16:00
The Directors
S01E08
The life and work of George Cukor
17:00
Discovering: James Mason
S02E13
The life and career of the Huddersfield-born actor
Leading film critics discuss the life and career of Huddersfield-born James Mason, who graduated from Cambridge University in the early 1930s before making his name as a leading man in British cinema. He then left for America where he became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, taking lead roles in films including The Desert Fox, A Star Is Born, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Lolita, North by Northwest, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Julius Caesar, Georgy Girl, The Boys from Brazil, The Verdict and Salem’s Lot
18:00
The Sixties
S01E08
A look at the events of 1968
19:00
Escobar by Escobar
S01E03
The story behind the cursed Escobar empire
20:00
Urban Secrets
S01E05
A journey between two famous London markets
Alan Cumming discovers more little-known facts on a journey between Smithfields and Spitalfields, two of London’s most famous markets. He begins with a fry-up breakfast before visiting the remains of a Roman amphitheatre and investigating a mysterious secret in a Liverpool Street hotel, as well as meeting former EastEnders star Larry Lamb (Archie Mitchell)
21:00
Spector
S01E03
Phil Spector assembles his legal defence team
22:00
Deadline Day: Football’s Transfer Window
S01E02
A look at the transfer market
23:00
Crazy, Not Insane
The work of forensic psychiatrist Dorothy Otnow Lewis
2019
01:20
Larry Kramer: In Love & Anger
Larry Kramer reminisces on his life’s work
03:05
Our Towns
How small cities and towns are being transformed across the US
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