TV tonight: a hugely entertaining series about the Roswell alien autopsy

The Guardian UK Friday 12 June 2026, 05:10 UTC By Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Graeme Virtue, Nicole Vassell and Simon Wardell 1 min read

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A study in obsession and delusion explores the origin of the scandal. Plus: can Dolly Parton unite the US? Here’s what to watch this evening9pm, Sky DocumentariesThe grainy 1947 footage that purports to show the body of an alien being dissected near a crash site in Roswell, New Mexico, has now been viewed by an estimated 1 billion people.

A study in obsession and delusion explores the origin of the scandal. Plus: can Dolly Parton unite the US? Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Documentaries
The grainy 1947 footage that purports to show the body of an alien being dissected near a crash site in Roswell, New Mexico, has now been viewed by an estimated 1 billion people. But where did it come from? This hugely entertaining three-part series tracks down the parade of eccentrics behind its release in 1995 and works as a study of obsession and mass delusion. Phil Harrison

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