Sky Documentaries HD Tuesday
BT TV
367
Sky
121
Virgin
188
6:00 AM
The Seventies
The effect of shifting gender roles and the relaxing of censorship
A look at how the dramatic shifting of gender roles and the relaxing of censorship created new artistic and social directions in America

7:00 AM
Discovering: Frances McDormand
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress famed for her performances in Fargo and more

8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and work of Preston Sturges
The life and career of screenwriter and director Preston Sturges, whose films include Sullivan's Travels and The Great McGinty, for which he won an Oscar for original screenplay

9:00 AM
The Movies
The journey through American cinema continues into the 1980s
The journey through American cinema continues into the 1980s, with hits that became cult classics from ET to The Breakfast Club

10:00 AM
UFO
Documentary exploring people's fascination with unidentified flying objects
Documentary exploring people's fascination with unidentified flying objects and the influence the US government and the military may have in shielding the truth

11:00 AM
Escobar by Escobar
The story behind the cursed Escobar empire
The story behind the cursed Escobar empire, following the fortunes of Juan Pablo, who was the sole heir to the biggest drug dealer in history

12:00 PM
Trees and Other Entanglements
The intertwined lives of people and the trees they love
The intertwined lives of people and the trees they love, featuring an artist refining American bonsai, a photographer observing trees and a woman fighting to protect the forests

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 Preston Sturges
The life and career of screenwriter and director Preston Sturges, whose films include Sullivan's Travels and The Great McGinty, for which he won an Oscar for original screenplay

5:00 PM
Discovering: Frances McDormand
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress famed for her performances in Fargo and more

6:00 PM
Urban Secrets
Alan Cumming travels to Dublin
Alan Cumming travels to Dublin, visiting an 18th-century pleasure house, sharing a pint with Sharon Corr and unlocking a mystery in Ireland's oldest library

7:00 PM
Ice on Fire
Documentary focusing on potential environmental solutions
Documentary focusing on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down the escalating environmental crisis and stave off the worst effects of global warming

9:00 PM
The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52
A rare whale that calls out at a frequency unrecognised by other whales
Documentary about the search to find a rare whale that calls out at a frequency unrecognised by other whales. This creature is believed to live in complete solitude

11:00 PM
I Am Bruce Lee
The life and career of the actor and martial artist
The life and career of the actor and martial artist widely known for his work in Enter the Dragon and Fist of Fury, offering a perspective on his rise to fame

1:00 AM
Man on Wire
Documentary about a tightrope walk between the World Trade Centre towers
Oscar-winning documentary about French street performer Philippe Petit, who undertook a tightrope walk and acrobatic routine between the towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974

3:00 AM
Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
Muhammad Ali's appearances on The Dick Cavett Show
Documentary showcasing the life and times of Muhammad Ali, as shown through the lens of his numerous appearances on The Dick Cavett Show

5:00 AM
Discovering: Frances McDormand
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress
The life and career of the Academy Award-winning actress famed for her performances in Fargo and more

6:00 AM
The Seventies
A look at the wave of violent crime that gripped the US throughout the 1970s
A look at the wave of violent crime that gripped the US throughout the 1970s, from the Son of Sam murders in New York to serial killer John Wayne Gacy
