Sky Documentaries

Sky Documentaries (also known as Sky Docs) is a British pay television channel owned and operated by Sky, a division of Comcast, which launched on 27 May 2020.^[2][3] Sky Documentaries broadcasts new imported programming alongside new original and other acquired programming.^[2][4] The channel can also be watched via a live stream and box sets on Sky's streaming service, Now.

Programming

Sky Documentaries currently broadcast a variety of documentary series, both on the live TV feed and on demand:^[5][1][6]

• After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
• Allen v. Farrow
• Agnelli^{[7][8][9][10]}
• Bitter Pill: Primodos
• Exterminate All the Brutes
• Epstein's Shadow: Ghislaine Maxwell
• Framing Britney Spears
• The Go-Go's (also broadcast on Sky Arts in March 2021)^[11]
• Hawking
• Hillary
• Janet Jackson
• The Kingmaker
• Lancaster
• Look Away
• McMillions
• McQueen: The Lost Movie
• The Plastic Nile^[12]
• Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
• Stasi FC^[13]
• Superswede (Ronnie Peterson)
• Tiger Woods: The Comeback
• Tina (Tina Turner)
• The Vow
• The Crime of the Century
• Bruno v Tyson^[14][15]
• The United Way
• What's My Name: Muhammad Ali
• 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, but was later changed to red.

As of May 2020, the channel is sponsored by UK car manufacturer Jaguar.^[16]

International versions

On 1 July 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Italy, alongside Sky Nature, Sky Investigation (the local version of Sky Witness) and Sky Serie (the local version of Sky Max).

On 9 September 2021, Sky Documentaries was launched in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.^[17]

See also

• List of television stations in the United Kingdom

References

1. ^ "Launch of Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature and Sky HISTORY". Sky Group Newsroom. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. ^ "Sky to launch Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Sky Group Newsroom. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
3. ^ "Sky to launch Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Broadband TV News. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
4. ^ "Sky nears Disney deal, reveals plans for documentary and nature channels". TBI Vision. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
5. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (27 January 2020). "Sky Bows Documentary, Nature Channels As Disney Plus Carriage Deal Looms". Variety. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
6. ^ "Sky announces a raft of new original shows for Sky Documentaries and Sky Nature". Sky Group Newsroom. 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
7. ^ "Agnelli". Sky
8. ^ "Agnelli". Radio Times
9. ^ Scullion, Murray (9 Dec 2020). "Sky Documentaries, on Amazon Prime". Classic Car Weekly. Archived 7 Dec 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 June 2023. – via PressReader
10. ^ "Watch Agnelli Online - Stream Full Episodes". @NOWTV
11. ^ "The Go-Go's (documentary film) by Alison Ellwood on Sky Arts 20 March 2021 at 9pm"
12. ^ "Sky News announces release of eye-opening documentary The Plastic Nile". Sky Group Newsroom. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
13. ^ Segal, Victoria (26 November 2023). "What to watch and listen to this week: Faraway Downs, Slow Horses and more". The Times. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
14. ^ "Bruno v Tyson documentary: Mike Tyson admits he was nearly knocked out by Frank Bruno". Sky Sports
15. ^ "Bruno v Tyson | Sky Documentaries | Sky.com". www.sky.com
16. ^ McGonagle, Emmet (27 May 2020). "Jaguar named sponsor of new channel Sky Documentaries". Campaign Live. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
17. ^ "Sky Deutschland to launch Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries". broadbandtvnews.com. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.