Sky Documentaries
British television channel launched in 2020 by Sky
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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.[3][4] Sky Documentaries broadcasts new imported programming alongside new original and other acquired programming.[3][5] The channel can also be watched via a live stream and box sets on Sky's streaming service, Now.
Logo used since 2026 | |
 Alternate Logo for UI/EPG, digital and small format spaces (As Sky Docs).[1] | |
| Programming | |
|---|---|
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed.) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Sky Group (Comcast) |
| Sister channels | List of Sky UK channels |
| History | |
| Launched | 27 May 2020 (As Sky Documentaries) [2] |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Sky Go | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Now | Watch live (UK and Ireland only) |
| Virgin TV Go | Watch live (UK only) |
| Virgin TV Anywhere | Watch live (Ireland only) |
Programming
Sky Documentaries currently broadcast a variety of documentary series, both on the live TV feed and on demand:[6][2][7]
- After Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News
- Allen v. Farrow
- Agnelli[8][9][10][11]
- 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)[12]
- Hawking
- Hillary
- Janet Jackson
- The Kingmaker
- Lancaster
- Look Away
- McMillions
- McQueen: The Lost Movie
- The Plastic Nile[13]
- Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind
- Stasi FC[14]
- Superswede (Ronnie Peterson)
- Tiger Woods: The Comeback
- Tina (Tina Turner)
- The Vow
- The Crime of the Century
- Bruno v Tyson[15][16]
- 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.[17]
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.[18]