Mary & George, Un Amore, The Real Manhunter, Royal Kill List and Backstage with the London Philharmonic come to Sky this fortnight.
Mary & George
Mary & George
Tuesdays at 9pm on Sky Atlantic
Inspired by the outrageous true story of Mary and George Villiers, this audacious historical psychodrama is about the treacherous mother and son who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of its King. Prepared to stop at nothing and armed with ruthless political steel, the pair rose from humble beginnings to become the richest, most titled and influential players the English court had ever seen. As major players on the world stage, the pair will need all their nous to survive, not least as they find themselves amongst the most hated figures in the nation.
Un Amore
Wednesdays at 9pm on Sky Atlantic
From Sky Italia comes a love story that resists time and distance, set between Bologna and Spain, told in six episodes across two distinct timelines. Ale and Anna met on Interrail in the summer of ’96, but life soon forced them to separate. Twenty years later they both find themselves in Bologna. As the love between them is rekindled, Anna begins to question her marriage, while Ale must decide whether to stay in Bologna.
The Real Manhunter
Series 3 resumes Mondays at 9pm on Sky Crime
The Real Manhunter returns this week as ex-detective Colin Sutton reviews the case of Peter Bryan, a serial killer and schizophrenic who murdered three people between 1993 and 2004, with the final two killings showing he had developed a horrifying fixation on cannibalism.
Royal Kill List
Tuesdays at 9pm on Sky History
Royal Kill List looks back at one of the most seismic events in British royal history. On 30th January 1649, for the first and only time, a British monarch, King Charles I, was publicly executed, having been tried and convicted of treason by Parliament. This heralded ten years of Britain as a republic before, in May 1660, the monarchy was restored with the accession of King Charles II. While publicly planning his own lavish coronation to take place the following year, the new king had, behind the scenes, ordered an exhaustive search for the death warrant ordering his father’s execution. On finding it and the 59 signatories appended to it – only 38 of whom were still alive by that time – Charles ordered the biggest manhunt in royal history.
Backstage with the London Philharmonic
Backstage with the London Philharmonic
Wednesdays at 8pm on Sky Arts
This four-part series for Sky Arts spotlights the London Philharmonic Orchestra in the lead up to the opening night of their 2023/2024 season. We follow LPO Principal Conductor Edward Gardner, plus key characters from the percussion, woodwind, string and brass sections, through rehearsals to their first performance. Each episode will follow one section of the orchestra through rehearsals and into the opening night at the Royal Festival Hall, and a fourth episode will capture the full performance, broadcast as a standalone episode.