Sky Documentaries Sunday
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6:00 AM
Discovering: Basil Rathbone
A profile of the English actor
A profile of the English star of stage and screen, who appeared as the villainous Guy of Gisborne in The Adventures of Robin Hood and played Sherlock Holmes in 14 films
7:00 AM
Discovering: Jon Voight
A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
A look at the life and career of the actor, who starred in Midnight Cowboy, Deliverance and Runaway Train and won an Academy Award for his role in 1978 film Coming Home
8:00 AM
The Directors
The life and career of director Ridley Scott
A look at the life and career of director Ridley Scott, whose films include Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Gladiator, Prometheus, The Martian and Hannibal
9:00 AM
Edge of the Earth
The first individual free climb ascent of a demanding route on Kyrgyzstan's Pik Slesova
Two professional daredevils attempt to accomplish the first individual free climb ascent of a demanding route on Kyrgyzstan's Pik Slesova
10:00 AM
Edge of the Earth
Two ambitious surfers try to establish Africa's west coast as the next big wave location
Two ambitious surfers must fend for themselves as they attempt to establish Africa's untouched west coast as the next big wave location
1:00 PM
Right to Fight
Documentary about the pioneers of women's boxing
Documentary about the pioneers of women's boxing in 1970s New York and their fight to be recognised by the athletic commission
2:50 PM
Rise of the Superheroes
The domination of cinema by comic book franchises
A look at how the tales of comic book superheroes like Batman and the Avengers were adapted for cinema before going on to dominate Hollywood and captivate audiences worldwide.
5:00 PM
When We Were Kings
Oscar-winning documentary, by Leon Gast
Leon Gast's Oscar-winning documentary charting ageing challenger Muhammad Ali's epic battle with champion George Foreman in 1974 for the World Heavyweight title
6:45 PM
Tina
A celebration of Tina Turner's life and career
A celebration of Tina Turner's life and career, featuring contributions from the Grammy Award-winning artist, as well as Angela Bassett and Oprah Winfrey
9:00 PM
Dig Detectives
Naysa finds an item that may have been used in the English Civil War
A team in Norway battle snow and ice to uncover a jaw-dropping item from more than 1,300 years ago and Naysa finds something that may have been used in the English Civil War
10:00 PM
Nothing Compares
The story of Sinéad O'Connor's rise to worldwide fame
Documentary telling the story of Sinéad O'Connor's rise to worldwide fame, and how her iconoclastic personality resulted in her exile from the pop mainstream