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Browse the full Sky Documentaries TV guide for Saturday, 31 October 2026. 15 programmes listed , including 2 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:00 2h

    Belushi

    Documentary Film ★ 6.7
    Documentary about John Belushi
    Belushi ★ Cast & Info
  2. 02:00 2h

    Schmeichel

    Documentary profile of the former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel
    Documentary profile of Peter Schmeichel, the goalkeeper who won the Euros with Denmark in 1992 and was part of Manchester United's 1999 treble-winning squad
  3. 04:00 1h

    The Directors

    S3 · E5 · George Stevens
    The life and work of George Stevens
    The life and work of George Stevens, who directed films including Shane, The Greatest Story Ever Told and The Diary of Anne Frank and won Oscars for A Place in the Sun and Giant
  4. 05:00 1h

    Discovering: Susan Sarandon

    S10 · E6 · Susan Sarandon
    A profile of the Oscar-winning actress
    A profile of the American actress, who starred in The Witches of Eastwick, Thelma & Louise and Bull Durham and won an Academy Award for her role in Dead Man Walking

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h

    Discovering: Clint Eastwood

    S10 · E3 · Clint Eastwood
    A look at the life and career of the actor and Oscar-winning director
    A look at the life and career of the actor who rose to fame in Sergio Leone's Spaghetti Westerns and won Oscars for directing Unforgiven and Million Dollar Baby
  2. 07:00 1h

    Discovering: Michael Caine

    S10 · E4 · Michael Caine
    A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
    A look at the life and career of the English actor, who starred in Alfie and The Italian Job and won Oscars for his roles in Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules
  3. 08:00 1h

    The Directors

    S3 · E1 · John Sturges
    The life and work of John Sturges
    A look at the life and work of John Sturges, best known for directing classics The Magnificent Seven, Bad Day at Black Rock and The Great Escape
  4. 09:00 1h 50m

    Laurel and Hardy: Their Lives and Magic

    The friendship between Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy
    Documentary shedding new light on the turbulent private lives of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy and the genuine friendship between them
  5. 10:50 2h 10m

    Being Mary Tyler Moore

    Documentary charting the legacy of the comedy actor
    Documentary charting the life and career of the comedy actor, and her lasting influence on the portrayal and roles of women in film and TV

Daytime

  1. 13:00 1h 45m

    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
  2. 14:45 1h 30m

    The Salisbury Poisonings: A Spy Next Door

    The nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia
    A look at the nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, with contributions from intelligence and counterterrorism officials, journalists and victims. The film uncovers how authorities raced to identify the perpetrators, contain a deadly chemical weapon and respond to one of the most brazen acts of state-sponsored aggression on British soil
  3. 16:15 1h 30m

    Salt Path: A Very British Scandal

    Allegations of factual inaccuracies in Raynor Winn's book
    A look at Observer journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou's investigation into allegations of factual inaccuracies in Raynor Winn's book The Salt Path
  4. 17:45 2h 15m

    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief

    Documentary Film ★ 7.6
    Documentary looking at the history of the Church of Scientology's leaders
    Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief ★ Cast & Info

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 20:00 2h 15m

    Boorman and the Devil

    Documentary exploring the troubled production of Exorcist II: The Heretic
    Documentary exploring the troubled production of 1977 movie Exorcist II: The Heretic, which almost ended the career of the film's director John Boorman
  2. 22:15 2h

    Tales of the Grim Sleeper

    Crime, Documentary Film ★ 6.5
    Documentary about a suspected serial killer in Los Angeles
    Nick Broomfield's documentary about Lonnie Franklin Jr, who is suspected of carrying out a killing spree in South Central Los Angeles over the course of several years and has been implicated in a growing number of murders. The film examines how he was arrested in July 2010 and tells the story of the victims, examining the vulnerable, poverty-stricken neighbourhoods they lived in
    ★ Cast & Info

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