Sky Documentaries HD

The history of American cinema continues with the 1960s, tracing the impact of movies including West Side Story and The Graduate.

A profile of the American actress, who rose to prominence through her depiction of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It.

The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!

A look at the complexities that led to America's involvement in the Vietnam War and how it changed the country in ways that can still be felt even today.

Traded from the Lakers to the Miami Heat, Shaq teams up with rising young star Dwyane Wade to bring the franchise its first NBA championship, but as the end of his athletic career looms, Shaq reflects on past relationships while looking ahead to his future.

A look at how acclaimed psychiatrist John Mack began an investigation into claims of alien abduction and the shocking discoveries he made.

Oscar-winning documentary about French street performer Philippe Petit. In 1974 he undertook a daring 45-minute tightrope walk and acrobatic routine on a wire stretched between the two towers of the World Trade Centre. Featuring re-creations of his earlier stunts at Paris's Notre Dame cathedral and Sydney Harbour Bridge.

A look at what sitcoms offer an escape from, revealing a lot about the state of the American mind and the state of the artform itself.

The topic of upward mobility in situation comedies, with many shows helping Americans come to grips with their place in a supposedly classless society.

The life and work of English film-maker Carol Reed, who directed movies including The Third Man, Odd Man Out and Our Man in Havana, and won an Oscar for 1968 musical Oliver!

A profile of the American actress, who rose to prominence through her depiction of Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It.

A look at how acclaimed psychiatrist John Mack began an investigation into claims of alien abduction and the shocking discoveries he made.

Documentary exploring the story of two music entrepreneurs in the mid-1990s who claimed to have unearthed top-secret footage showing the corpse of an alien recovered from a 1947 crash site near Roswell, New Mexico. They set out to show it to the world, but first they had to find the money to buy it from the ex-military cameraman who holds the film reels.

As the film is released across the globe to enormous fanfare, the footage is pored over by ufologists, journalists and the military to verify its authenticity, but Ray and Gary are hiding something.

The documentary reveals how Hollywood producer Bob Kiviat pressed Ray and Gary about the source of the alien autopsy video as claims of a hoax grew and UFO hearings raised new questions.

The musician's journey from punk rocker to pop star, featuring interviews with Idol himself, his bandmates, family and fellow artists such as Miley Cyrus and Billie Joe Armstrong.

Documentary about the Big Beach Boutique II free event held in 2002, when an estimated quarter of a million people turned up to the concert on Brighton beach.