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Heroes On Sky

The Heroes Season

From now until the end of May, we're celebrating heroes across 22 channels on Sky. So from April 1st to May 18th, you can enjoy hundreds of heroic figures, from music legends like David Bowie on The Biography Channel, to acting legends like Jack Nicholson in The Departed on Sky Movies.

There are many heroes on Sky, be they sporting legends or movie icons.

And during the six weeks of our Hero Season, you can enjoy over 160 purposely scheduled programmes across 22 channels including:

  • 72 films across Sky Movies and Sky Box Office.

  • 7 key sporting events including UEFA Champions League, Barclays Premier League, Guinness Premiership and engage Super League, ATP Tennis Masters and PGA Golf.

  • Musical Heroes from Paul McCartney Live in Red Square on Sky Arts, to Elvis Presley on The Biography Channel.

  • Heroes from the past on The History Channel to real life heroes like our boys on the Front Line on Discovery Channel and Sky One.

  • And of course our kids' heroes on Nick Jr., Boomerang, Cartoon Network and Jetix.

    Meanwhile, Sky Movies has a fantastic six-week season packed with great cinematic heroes.

    It all kicks off with The Definitive Mafia Season from March 31st to April 13th, with stars including Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in The Godfather and Robert de Niro in Casino.

    From April 14th - 27th, the Hollywood Heroes join the fray including Tom Hanks, Steve McQueen and Nicolas Cage.

    Topping it all off is Great British Acting Heroes, a fantastic two-week season that starts on April 28th with nightly double-bills featuring some of British cinema's best known names.

    There's Michael Caine in Zulu and Alfie, Clive Owen in Children of Men and Dame Judi Dench in Casino Royale, with the likes of Sean Connery, Kate Winslet, Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, Daniel Craig, Anthony Hopkins, and Jude Law all doing their bit for the cause.

    And for those of you with home computers, Movies Anytime on PC has a whole page dedicated to Heroes.
    Click here and then click on The Heroes Season on the left hand side.

     
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