Sky Documentaries TV Guide — Friday, 15 May 2026

Browse the full Sky Documentaries TV guide for Friday, 15 May 2026. 16 programmes listed , including 4 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:45 2h

I Am MLK Jr

Documentary Film ★ 10.0

A deep dive into the life of Dr Martin Luther King Jr

★ Cast & Info

03:45 1h 15m

Adam Hills: Foot Fault

A campaign to promote para-standing tennis

The comedian and host of The Last Leg takes viewers behind the scenes of a global campaign to promote para-standing tennis and its potential as a future Grand Slam and Paralympic event. Adam meets and plays with former Grand Slam winners and uncovers the barriers faced by aspiring tennis players with disabilities who want to be included by their sport at the highest level

05:00 1h

Discovering: Joan Fontaine

S6 · E2 · Joan Fontaine

A profile of the Oscar-winning actress

A profile of the Hollywood star, who won an Oscar for her role in Alfred Hitchock's 1941 psychological thriller Suspicion, and was nominated for Rebecca and The Constant Nymph

Morning

06:00 1h 5m

Angel City

S1 · E3 · It's Who We Are

Tensions rise as the team fights for a play-off spot

As tensions rise amid Angel City's fight for a play-off spot, the co-founders eye a brighter future for women's professional football

07:05 55m

Discovering: Richard Harris

S6 · E3 · Richard Harris

A profile of the Irish actor

A look at the life and career of the Irish actor, exploring his roles in movies including This Sporting Life, Camelot A Man Called Horse and the first two Harry Potter films

08:00 1h

The Directors

S6 · E5 · Kathryn Bigelow

A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow

A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director, for her 2008 war thriller The Hurt Locker

09:00 2h

The Man Who Stole The Scream

The extraordinary story of the theft of Edvard Munch's painting

The extraordinary story of the theft of Edvard Munch's painting, The Scream, and a game of cat and mouse between an art-loving thief and a maverick Scotland Yard detective

11:00 1h

The 2010s

S1 · E1 · Peak TV - Part A

A look back at the decade

Documentary looking back at the decade's major stories and trends in popular culture, beginning by examining what became known as the second golden age of television, while innovations in streaming led to new opportunities

Daytime

12:00 2h 10m

Undefeated

Documentary Film ★ 7.7

Documentary following a high-school American football team

★ Cast & Info

14:10 1h 50m

King of Lies: Football's Greatest Con

Fraudster Russell King's takeover of Notts County

A look at fraudster Russell King's takeover of Notts County, which set in motion a chain of events that exposed a web of deception at the heart of the project, with lasting personal and financial consequences for those involved

16:00 1h

The Directors

S6 · E5 · Kathryn Bigelow

A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow

A look at the life and career of Kathryn Bigelow, who became the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Director, for her 2008 war thriller The Hurt Locker

17:00 1h

Discovering: Richard Harris

S6 · E3 · Richard Harris

A profile of the Irish actor

A look at the life and career of the Irish actor, exploring his roles in movies including This Sporting Life, Camelot A Man Called Horse and the first two Harry Potter films

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h 50m

I Am Heath Ledger

Celebrating the life and work of the Australian actor

Naomi Watts, Ben Mendelsohn, Ang Lee are among the contributors to a documentary celebrating the life and work of the Australian actor, who died in 2008

19:50 10m

My Icon: Kadeena Cox

The British para-athlete discusses the individuals that have inspired her

20:00 2h

My Mom Jayne

Mariska Hargitay explores the life of her mother Jayne Mansfield

Actress Mariska Hargitay explores the life of her mother Jayne Mansfield, who died in a car accident at the age of 34 when Mariska was only three years old. Through intimate interviews and a collection of never-before-seen photos and home movies, the Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star grapples with her mother's public and private legacy and discovers the layers and depth of who she was, not only to her audience but to those who were closest to her

22:00 2h 15m

The Truth vs Alex Jones

The defamation lawsuits brought by Sandy Hook parents against Alex Jones

Following the two defamation lawsuits brought by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims against Alex Jones and his website InfoWars

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Tonight's Highlights

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