David Frost Vs... | Part Two Preview (Sky Documentaries)

The second part of David Frost Vs kicks off with David Frost vs Richard Nixon, the inside story of the most watched and one of the most important political interviews of all time.

Frost conducted a titanic battle of wits over 28 hours with disgraced Former President Richard Nixon, speaking for the first time since the humiliation of his resignation over the Watergate scandal. The episode includes unseen footage, contributions from Nixon insiders Frank Gannon and Ken Khachigian, Frost's inner circle, film director Ron Howard and actor Michael Sheen. 

Sir David’s 40-year friendship with Sir Elton John, and 10 on-screen interviews form the basis for the next episode, David Frost vs Elton John. Their conversations are deeply personal, with revealing insights into the rockstar’s rise, fall and rise again.

Sir Elton repeatedly chose David as the person to open up to at the rawest moments of his life and career and contributed to this episode with an extensive modern-day interview to set the scene, alongside Sarah Duchess of York, Lulu and Lady Carina Frost.

The series climaxes with the story that Sir David found himself returning to throughout his 50-year career: the search for peace in the Israel/Palestine conflict, in David Frost vs The Middle East.

Frost's first Middle East interview was in his 20s with Moshe Dayan in 1968 after the Six Day War, his last was with President Shimon Peres in 2012 shortly before he died. In between he interviewed Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, and Benjamin Netanyahu multiple times, and Western leaders about the topic too. Two of them - Tony Blair and Bill Clinton - contribute to the episode to reflect upon Frost's skill as an interviewer, and his unique ability to bring both sides together.

David Frost Vs Part Two airs 14 May 2025 on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW.