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Browse the full Sky Documentaries TV guide for Tuesday, 3 November 2026. 19 programmes listed , including 5 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. 01:00 2h 10m

    Surviving Ohio State

    The scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss
    Documentary exploring the scandal surrounding athletics doctor Richard Strauss, whose two-decade tenure at Ohio State University saw the sexual abuse of hundreds of students
  2. 03:10 1h 50m

    Stasi FC

    A look at the East German secret service's control of BFC Dynamo
    Tracing a decade of football, this documentary tells the story of the East German secret service's control of BFC Dynamo, a tale of betrayal, murder and manipulation
  3. 05:00 1h

    Discovering: Christopher Plummer

    S10 · E7 · Christopher Plummer
    A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning Canadian actor
    A look at the life and career of the Canadian actor, who starred in The Sound of Music and won an Oscar at the age of 82 for Beginners

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h

    The Story of Late Night

    S1 · E2 · Carson: King of Late Night
    Johnny Carson's rise to fame in the 1960s
    Johnny Carson's rise to fame in the 1960s as host of The Tonight Show
  2. 07:00 1h

    Discovering: Jeff Bridges

    S10 · E8 · Jeff Bridges
    A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
    A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart
  3. 08:00 1h

    The Directors

    S3 · E7 · Robert Wise
    The life and work of Robert Wise
    The life and work of Robert Wise, who won Oscars for The Sound of Music and West Side Story and also directed The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Andromeda Strain
  4. 09:00 55m

    The 2000s

    S1 · E8 · I Want My MP3s
    A look back at the music of the decade
    A look back at the music of the decade and the shift to digital distribution, highlighting just how rapidly technology changed over those 10 years
  5. 09:55 1h 5m

    JFK: Destiny Betrayed

    S1 · E2
    An exploration of strange anomalies in the medical evidence
    An exploration of strange anomalies in the medical evidence and key differences between the Warren Commission conclusions and the eyewitness testimonies of doctors
  6. 11:00 1h

    Anatomy of Lies

    S1 · E1 · The Talented Miss Finch
    How writer Elisabeth R Finch fabricated her life story
    How former Grey's Anatomy writer Elisabeth R Finch fabricated her life story, exploiting the empathy of those around her and using the trauma of others for her benefit

Daytime

  1. 12:00 2h

    The Thin Blue Line

    Crime, Documentary Film ★ 7.7
    Documentary about a man wrongly convicted of murder
    The Thin Blue Line ★ Cast & Info
  2. 14:00 1h 45m

    I Am Burt Reynolds

    Documentary Film ★ 6.0
    Family and friends pay tribute to the iconic Hollywood actor
    I Am Burt Reynolds ★ Cast & Info
  3. 15:45 15m

    My Icon: Martin Offiah

    The former rugby league superstar discusses the individuals that have inspired him
    The former rugby league superstar discusses the individuals that have inspired him in his life and career
  4. 16:00 1h

    The Directors

    S3 · E7 · Robert Wise
    The life and work of Robert Wise
    The life and work of Robert Wise, who won Oscars for The Sound of Music and West Side Story and also directed The Day the Earth Stood Still and The Andromeda Strain
  5. 17:00 1h

    Discovering: Jeff Bridges

    S10 · E8 · Jeff Bridges
    A look at the life and career of the Oscar-winning actor
    A look at the life and career of the American actor, who starred in The Big Lebowski, Tron and True Grit and won an Oscar for his performance in Crazy Heart

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 1h

    Anatomy of Lies

    S1 · E1 · The Talented Miss Finch
    How writer Elisabeth R Finch fabricated her life story
    How former Grey's Anatomy writer Elisabeth R Finch fabricated her life story, exploiting the empathy of those around her and using the trauma of others for her benefit
  2. 19:00 1h 50m

    Apollo 11

    Documentary, History Film ★ 7.9
    Documentary about the moon landings
    Apollo 11 ★ Cast & Info
  3. 20:50 10m

    My Icon: Casey Stoney

    The football coach talks about her idols
    The football coach and former England captain discusses the individuals that have inspired her during her life and career
  4. 21:00 2h

    Lancaster

    Documentary Film ★ 6.8
    The story of the bomber synonymous with the Dambusters
    Lancaster ★ Cast & Info
  5. 23:00 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

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