A best-selling hit. A big screen adaptation. A very public reckoning. We examine the curious case of Raynor and Moth Winn in Salt Path: A Very British Scandal – coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW.
While we make every effort to ensure details are correct at the time of publication (Tuesday 18 November) all dates are subject to amendment and may be moved in the schedule prior to final exchange.
Salt Path: A Very British Scandal
On its release in 2018, The Salt Path became an overnight sensation. Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir of financial ruin, terminal illness, and healing through nature became a national obsession, the must-read for book clubs up and down the country. It captured the public imagination, sparking book tours, literary prizes and a runaway hit film starring Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs. Raynor and her husband Moth were embraced by the nation, but their story was not all that it seemed.
When Observer journalist Chloe Hadjimatheou received an anonymous tip off, she picked up a copy of The Salt Path and read it with a journalist’s eye. Over the course of a months-long investigation, a new story began to emerge, pieced together through paper trails, interviews and testimony from those who knew the Winns before their walk began. The Observer’s findings hit the headlines on 5 July this year and stunned the public.
Now, with exclusive access to Chloe’s ongoing investigation as new whistleblowers come forward with their own versions of events, this Sky Original documentary from multi award-winning Candour Productions, digs deeper into the truth. With extensive investigative evidence and never-before-seen material, Chloe will venture further into what really happened on the Winns’ reckoning with The Salt Path. With their literary empire teetering on unstable ground, are there even more twists to this uniquely British page-turner?
Coming soon to Sky Documentaries & NOW – check back on Sky Media Village for updates
Never Mind the Xmas Buzzcocks
Hark! The herald angels sing! Never Mind the Buzzcocks is back on our screens for the traditionally raucous festive special, with Greg, Noel, Jamali and Sophie joined by 80s heartthrob and Christmas crooner Matt Goss, Jingle Belle Jessie J, and Santa admirer Guz Khan. All this, and some very special guests drop in for an all-star finale. Get out the sherry – it’s time to get merry.
Tuesday 16 December 21.00 Sky Max & NOW
Irish Blood
Briefcase / Horseshoe – Season 1, episode 1 & 2
A six-part murder mystery, Irish Blood focuses on Fiona (Alicia Silverstone, Clueless, Bugonia), whose path in life is earmarked by her father, Declan (Jason O’Mara, The Man In The High Castle, The Good Wife), who seemingly abandoned her and her mother on her tenth birthday. After years of channeling anger toward him, to the benefit of her litigious clients, a message from her father sends her to Ireland. There she learns key truths about her father as well as a family that doesn’t know she exists, and, moreover, that the story of abandonment that has shaped her entire life – was a lie. A lie intended to protect her and her mother from her father’s shady business dealings. Fiona resolves to uncover the full truth about her father and reconnect with the parent she only thought she knew.
Sunday 14 December 21.00 Sky Witness & NOW – All episodes available
Mozart on Sky Arts
To accompany the upcoming release of the Sky Original drama Amadeus, Sky Arts presents a series of insightful programmes based on Mozart and the most significant figures in his life. Leading these films will be Mozart: Genius for Hire, told through letters between Mozart and his father, Leopold, read by Matthew Broome and David Harewood respectively, this is the story of how the iconic musician broke free from the constraints of court employment to embrace a risky life as Vienna’s pioneering freelancer, defying tradition to compose, teach, and perform on his own terms. And in Mozart’s Women: A Musical Journey, Lauren Laverne presents the ENO Orchestra as they take us on a tour-de-force of female talent, putting the spotlight on Mozart’s relationships with his real-life leading ladies. And finally, in Mozart’s Sister, multi award-winning director Madeleine Hetherton-Miau presents a ‘musical-mystery’ story that explores the lost talent of Maria-Anna Mozart.
Mozart: Genius for Hire – Tuesday 16 December 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW
Mozart:’s Sister – Wednesday 17 December 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW
Mozart:’s Women: A Musical Journey – Thursday 18 December 21.00 Sky Arts & NOW
Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
Our lives are the sum of our choices. Ethan (Tom Cruise) and the IMF face the Entity, a rogue AI capable of ending the world by seizing global mainframes. How far will Ethan go to stop it?
Available from Friday 19 December Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
The Wedding Banquet
From Director Andrew Ahn comes a joyful comedy of errors about a chosen family navigating cultural identity, queerness, and family expectations. Frustrated with his commitment-phobic boyfriend Chris and running out of time, Min makes a proposal: a green-card marriage with their friend Angela in exchange for her partner Lee’s expensive IVF. Elopement plans are upended, however, when Min’s grandmother surprises them with an extravagant Korean wedding banquet. Starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, Han Gi-chan, Joan Chen, and Youn Yuh-jung, The Wedding Banquet is a poignant and heartfelt reminder that being part of a family means learning to both accept and forgive.
Available from Sunday 14 December Sky Cinema Premiere & NOW
Rob & Romesh Vs
Series 8, episode 2
Our dynamic duo has returned! Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan are back with another set of challenges set to test them to the limit.
Coming Soon to Sky Max & NOW – new episodes weekly
A League of Their Own
Season 20, episode 5
It’s the final episode of ALOTO, but we’re bowing out in style as Romesh, Jamie, Micah and Jill are joined by Olympic gold medallist Dame Laura Kenny, along with former cruiserweight champion Tony Bellew and the always on fire Big Zuu.
Wednesday 17 December 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – new episodes weekly
Revival
Rend the Veil – Season 1, episode 10
The horrifying truth behind Revival Day is revealed, but at a devastating price. Season finale.
Sunday 14 December 22.00 Sky Max & NOW – All episodes available
SWAT
Return to Base – Season 8, episode 22
The SWAT team undertakes its final mission when a violent crew of ex-pat Russian mercenaries holds Los Angeles hostage after planting hundreds of hidden explosives across the city in a bid to extort the release of their brutal leader, Dmitri Rykov. When Rykov is brought to SWAT for safekeeping, SWAT HQ comes under attack, forcing Hondo and 20-Squad to fight for their very survival.
Sunday 14 December 21.00 Sky Max & NOW – New episodes weekly
The Death of Bunny Munro
Dead Man – Part 5 of 6
Bunny and Junior’s visit to Bunny Senior doesn’t go to plan, leading to Bunny having a moment of crisis during a sales call to an unconscious junkie. Junior continues to question if a life with his father is possible. As they set off for the sales expo, Bunny senses the end is near for him.
Thursday 18 December 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available
All Her Fault
Season 1, episode 7
Years after suffering a tragedy, a chance encounter with a young Milo leads Carrie to fixate on the boy; her obsession takes a dark turn while planning the kidnapping, forcing her to ask for help when things go awry, with deadly consequences.
Friday 19 December 21.00 Sky Atlantic & NOW – All episodes available