Sky Documentaries is a British
pay television
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channel owned and operated by
Sky, a division of
Comcast
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, which launched on 27 May 2020.
Sky Documentaries broadcasts imported programming from US networks
HBO and
Showtime
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Film
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* ''Showtime'' (video), a 1995 live concert video by Blur
Television Networks and channels
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, alongside new original programming.
The channel can also be watched via a live stream and box sets on Sky's streaming service,
Now.
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Programming
Sky Documentaries currently broadcast a variety of documentary series, both on the live TV feed and on demand:
*''
After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News''
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Allen v. Farrow
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Agnelli''
*''Bitter Pill: Primodos''
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Exterminate All the Brutes
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Epstein’s Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell''
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Framing Britney Spears''
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The Go-Go’s
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'' (also broadcast on Sky Arts in March 2021)
*''Hawking''
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Hillary''
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Janet Jackson
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The Kingmaker''
*''Lancaster''
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Look Away''
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McMillions''
*''McQueen: The Lost Movie''
*''The Plastic Nile''
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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind''
*''Superswede'' (
Ronnie Peterson)
*''Tiger Woods: The Comeback''
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Tina'' (
Tina Turner
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)
* ''
The Vow''
* ''
The Crime of the Century''
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Bruno v Tyson''
*''The United Way''
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What's My Name: Muhammad Ali''
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Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men''
Branding
The logo consists of the Sky logo coloured
red followed by the word "
documentaries" on a red background. The logo was originally
black
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, but was later changed to red.
As of May 2020, the channel is sponsored by UK car manufacturer
Jaguar
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.
International version
On 1 July 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Italy, alongside
Sky Nature, Sky Investigation (the local version of
Sky Witness
Sky Witness is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast. The channel primarily broadcasts drama shows from the United States, aimed at the 18–45 age group. An Italian version of Sky Witness, named S ...
) and Sky Serie (the local version of
Sky Max).
On 9 September 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
See also
*
List of television stations in the United Kingdom
References
Sky television channels
Television channels and stations established in 2020
English-language television stations in the United Kingdom
Television channels in the United Kingdom
2020 establishments in the United Kingdom
Documentary television channels
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