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6:00 AM
Discovering: Dean Martin
A look at the life and career of the singer and actor
A look at the life and career of the singer and actor, the Rat Pack star famed for his film and stage partnership with comedian Jerry Lewis
7:00 AM
Discovering: Peter Sellers
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English actor, inlcuding his early life, his time in the Goons, his work in the Pink Panther films and Oscar-nominated roles in Doctor Strangelove and Being There
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
Wild Wild Space
Companies competing to launch satellite-carrying rockets into orbit
Documentary following companies Astra Space, Rocket Lab and Planet Labs as they compete to launch satellite-carrying rockets into low-Earth orbit
10:50 AM
My Icon: Michael Holding
The former West Indies bowler talks about his idol
The former West Indies bowler talks about his idol
11:00 AM
The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring
A crime spree by suburban teens in 2008 and 2009
Rachel Lee opens up about her role in a crime spree in 2008 and 2009 when she and a gang of suburban teens burgled the homes of dozens of celebrities
12:50 PM
My Icon: Pam Cookey
The former England netball captain discusses the individuals that have inspired her
The former England netball captain discusses the individuals that have inspired her during her life and career
1:00 PM
Val
Documentary focusing on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer
Documentary focusing on the daily life of actor Val Kilmer, featuring never-before-seen footage spanning 40 years
3:00 PM
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
Documentary chronicling the extraordinary life of the sporting legend
First of a two-part documentary chronicling the extraordinary life of one of sport's most famous figures, delving into the life and legacy of the boxer and activist
4:30 PM
What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
Part two of two. Documentary chronicling the life of one of boxing's most iconic figures
Part two of two. Documentary chronicling the life of one of boxing's most iconic figures, charting the events that followed Muhammed Ali's defeat to Joe Frazier in 1971
6:00 PM
Villeneuve Pironi: Racing's Untold Tragedy
The relationship between F1 drivers Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi
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
8:00 PM
Busby
A profile of former Manchester United manager Matt Busby
A profile of former Manchester United manager Matt Busby, who transformed football through a career of great talent and tragedy
10:00 PM
Black Widow
The police finally execute a warrant for Dena Thompson's arrest
The police finally execute a warrant for Dena Thompson's arrest and as detectives begin to connect the dots, the true extent of her cruel game is revealed
11:00 PM
Tell Them You Love Me
The story of an affair between a professor and a man with cerebral palsy
Documentary exploring the story of esteemed university professor Anna Stubblefield's controversial affair with Derrick Johnson, a non-verbal man with cerebral palsy
1:00 AM
Twist of Faith
The firefighter who sued church figures for abusing him
The Ohio firefighter who sued church figures for abusing him as a child, and the toll it took on his health and marriage
2:50 AM
We Met in Virtual Reality
Documentary about personal connections made in a VR world
Documentary filmed entirely inside the world of VR, about personal connections made in a virtual world and demonstrating the power of online connection
4:40 AM
Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
How a series of video games brought skateboarding into the mainstream
The story behind the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of video games, and how it helped to bring skateboarding culture into the mainstream
6:00 AM
The Eighties
Technological innovations made during the decade
A look at how the personal computer, the internet and video games all became part of daily life thanks to technological innovations made during the 1980s