Sky Documentaries HD
Ireland
Sky Documentaries HD ist ein Fernsehsender für Zuschauer in Irland, der sich auf nonfiktionale Programme zu einem breiten Themenspektrum konzentriert. Das Programm umfasst in der Regel Dokumentarfilme und -serien zu Geschichte, Wissenschaft, Natur, Kriminalität und Zeitgeschehen. Der Sender sendet in hochauflösender Qualität und bietet so eine schärfere Bilddarstellung für detailreiches visuelles Material. Als Teil der Sky-Plattform ist er über Satellitenabonnements in der Region empfangbar.
Programm
00:30 - 02:30
The Rainbow Warrior
Documentary, History
On 10 July 1985, the Greenpeace trawler Rainbow Warrior was hit by two bombs while in Auckland harbour in New Zealand.
02:30 - 04:20
King Of Lies: Football's Trillion Dollar Con
Sport, Documentary
The story of how one man won over the football world, acquired a stake in a bank and courted North Korea in a bombastic trillion dollar caper.
04:20 - 06:00
Nike's Big Bet
Documentary
The story of a scandal that rocked the running world as Alberto Salazar was handed a four-year ban from all coaching activities from the US Anti-Doping Association.
06:00 - 07:00
The Directors
Robert Wise
Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and career of the Academy Award-winning director behind 'The Sound of Music', 'West Side Story' and 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture'.
07:00 - 08:00
The Movies
The Seventies (Part 2)
Mini-Series, Entertainment
Directors become masters of the medium as Spielberg, Coppola, Scorsese, Lucas, and other filmmakers create a New Hollywood. They push the medium of film to its apex, just as a new generation of movie stars light up the screen.
08:00 - 09:00
Discovering Film
Forest Whitaker
Documentary, Biography
Learn about the life and career of Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker, known for his dedicated character performances in films like 'The Last King of Scotland' and 'The Butler'.
09:00 - 10:00
The Directors
Spike Lee
Documentary, Biography
The life and career of Academy Award-winning American film director Spike Lee, who earned critical acclaim with gripping movies like 'Malcolm X', 'Inside Man', and 'BlacKkKlansman'.
10:00 - 10:55
The Sixties
The British Invasion
Documentary, History
Britain launched a major pop offensive on America in the 1960s. The Fab Four's landmark gig on 'The Ed Sullivan Show' fuelled Beatlemania and changed the musical landscape forever.
10:55 - 12:00
The Civil War
The Cause: 1861
Mini-Series, Documentary
Examining the causes of the American Civil War, beginning with a searing indictment of slavery and a dramatic depiction of the causes of the American Civil War. The burning issues of Union and "states' rights", freedom, and slavery are explored alongside the election of...
12:00 - 13:00
The Man Who Played with Fire
Episode 1
Documentary, Crime
A chance discovery of journalist Stieg Larsson's research leaves one man convinced the assassination of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, murdered under mysterious circumstances in 1986, may finally be solved.
13:00 - 15:00
Fashion Reimagined
Film, Documentary
Raised in the countryside and the daughter of environmental activists, Amy Powney was far from the haute couture and vanity that characterised London, and those home ideals stuck when she decided to become a fashion designer.
15:00 - 16:50
McLaren
Film, Documentary
Bruce McLaren founded the McLaren Motor Racing team in New Zealand, showing the world that a man from a humble background could make his mark on the elite world of motor racing and win.
16:50 - 17:00
My Icon
Natasha Jonas
Sport, Interview
Britain's first female Olympic boxer Natasha Jonas discusses the individuals that have inspired her during her life and career.
17:00 - 18:00
The Directors
Spike Lee
Documentary, Biography
The life and career of Academy Award-winning American film director Spike Lee, who earned critical acclaim with gripping movies like 'Malcolm X', 'Inside Man', and 'BlacKkKlansman'.
18:00 - 19:00
Disasters From Space
Episode 1
Documentary, Natural World
From Colorado's devastating Mountain Inferno to deadly volcanic eruptions, satellite investigators reveal the hidden causes of disaster.
19:00 - 21:00
Bruce Lee: Be Water
Documentary
Charting the struggles of Bruce Lee in two worlds after he returned to Hong Kong to complete four films following Hollywood rejection, exploring questions of identity and representation through rare archives, intimate interviews, and his writings.
21:00 - 22:00
Six Silent Killings: Ireland's Vanishing Triangle
Episode 1
Crime Drama, Mystery
After reporter Lisa Wallace publishes an article on her mother's murder, the killer resurfaces hinting at a kidnapping. Lisa and Detective David Berkeley start investigating, connecting the killer to the disappearance of a woman named Amy Reynolds.
22:00 - 23:00
Six Silent Killings: Ireland's Vanishing Triangle
Episode 2
Crime Drama, Mystery
Lisa's article is leaked, criticising the Gardaí for not acting on Amy's disappearance. David and Detective Brennan chase a lead, Mark Bulger, in Castlemoy. Impatient with the police's pace, Lisa risks her life to uncover what Bulger is hiding.
23:00 - 01:10
The Thin Blue Line
Film, Documentary
Film-maker Errol Morris reconstructs and investigates in riveting detail the case of Randall Dale Adams, a man who was kept on Death Row in Texas for 12 years when he was falsely convicted of killing a policeman. In this documentary detective story, Morris examines the fantasy...