PBS America TV Guide
Mafia's Greatest Hits
This is the story of how New York's finest repeatedly failed to snare Mafia serial killer Roy Demeo. His victims may have numbered as many as 200.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
the Uists and Benbecula.
50 min 01:10 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
The Great Escape
We reveal how the prisoners built three huge tunnels and prepared 200 men for escape. We start in 1942, when the Nazi Reich is at the peak of its power, dominating almost all of Europe.
1h 08:00 – 09:00
The Great Escape
Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the ferrets.
55 min 09:00 – 09:55
Women of World War II
Untold Stories: Uncover the hidden history of WWII with never-before-seen interviews from American women who held the rivet guns, flew the B-17s and broke the codes.
1h 10 min 09:55 – 11:05
The Great Escape
We reveal how the prisoners built three huge tunnels and prepared 200 men for escape. We start in 1942, when the Nazi Reich is at the peak of its power, dominating almost all of Europe.
55 min 11:05 – 12:00
The Great Escape
Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the ferrets.
1h 12:00 – 13:00
Women of World War II
Untold Stories: Uncover the hidden history of WWII with never-before-seen interviews from American women who held the rivet guns, flew the B-17s and broke the codes.
1h 10 min 13:00 – 14:10
The War
December 1941 to March 1942. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor thrusts the United States into a global cataclysm that will touch every family in America.
1h 5 min 14:10 – 15:15
The War
March 1942 to December 1942. With U-boats menacing the coast, and no good news from overseas, many worry that the US is unprepared to fight in a 'total war'.
1h 5 min 15:15 – 16:20
The War
January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies.
1h 10 min 16:20 – 17:30
The War
July 1943 to December 1943. On bombing missions, American airmen battle overwhelming odds to bring the war to the heart of Hitler's vast empire.
1h 10 min 17:30 – 18:40
The War
November 1943 to February 1944. Marines take a tiny Pacific atoll at a terrible cost, while Japanese-Americans form a segregated infantry unit and train for combat.
1h 10 min 18:40 – 19:50
The War
January 1944 to June 1944. Allied troops are pinned down at Anzio, while elsewhere the killing goes on. African-Americans put pressure on the military.
1h 5 min 19:50 – 20:55
The War
6 June 1944: D-Day. In the early hours of 6 June 1944, the invasion of France begins. It is the bloodiest day in American history since the Civil War.
1h 5 min 20:55 – 22:00
The Great Escape
We reveal how the prisoners built three huge tunnels and prepared 200 men for escape. We start in 1942, when the Nazi Reich is at the peak of its power, dominating almost all of Europe.
1h 22:00 – 23:00
The Great Escape
Roger Bushell and the X Committee are devastated when their tunnel, nicknamed Tom, is discovered and destroyed by the ferrets.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
Women of World War II
Untold Stories: Uncover the hidden history of WWII with never-before-seen interviews from American women who held the rivet guns, flew the B-17s and broke the codes.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
On the west coast of Scotland are a group of islands that are so remote they almost seem to have been forgotten by the rest of the world and are populated by just a few hardy souls.
50 min 01:10 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
3h 02:00 – 05:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
3h 05:00 – 08:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
The Great Escape
The escapees have fled in all directions. Out of 200 who were trying to get out, 76 made their escape.
1h 08:40 – 09:40
Edward VIII
King: This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during WW2.
1h 09:40 – 10:40
The Great Escape
The escapees have fled in all directions. Out of 200 who were trying to get out, 76 made their escape.
1h 5 min 10:40 – 11:45
Vichy and the Nazis - A Deal...
Summer 1942: A real manhunt took place in Paris. Close to 80 000 Jews were rounded up and deported to the concentration camps. Almost none of them ever returned.
1h 15 min 11:45 – 13:00
Edward VIII
King: This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during WW2.
1h 13:00 – 14:00
The War
June 1944 to August 1944. The allied death toll increases at an incredible rate, but by August the Germans are in full retreat and Paris is liberated.
1h 10 min 14:00 – 15:10
The War
Autumn 1944. Allied commanders gamble on a plan to drop troops behind enemy lines. The mission fails, and it becomes clear that the war in Europe will not end before winter.
1h 5 min 15:10 – 16:15
The War
Autumn 1944. In the late autumn of 1944 American soldiers suffer terrible losses when they are ordered into fiercely defended terrain.
1h 10 min 16:15 – 17:25
The War
Winter 1944 to 1945. The Allies are unprepared for Hitler's counterattack in the Battle of the Bulge - the biggest battle of the war on the Western Front.
1h 5 min 17:25 – 18:30
The War
Winter to Spring 1945. On Iwo Jima, the marines face 21,000 Japanese who have been ordered to kill as many Americans as possible before being killed themselves.
1h 15 min 18:30 – 19:45
The War
Spring 1945. In the Pacific, Americans fight on the islands while kamikaze pilots wreak havoc on the fleet offshore. In Europe, allied forces push across Germany.
1h 5 min 19:45 – 20:50
The War
May to December 1945. An American plane drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki and, finally, Japan surrenders.
1h 5 min 20:50 – 21:55
The Great Escape
The escapees have fled in all directions. Out of 200 who were trying to get out, 76 made their escape.
1h 21:55 – 22:55
Edward VIII
King: This revealing documentary shows the extent of the Duke of Windsor's treachery during WW2.
1h 5 min 22:55 – 00:00
Vichy and the Nazis - A Deal...
Summer 1942: A real manhunt took place in Paris. Close to 80 000 Jews were rounded up and deported to the concentration camps. Almost none of them ever returned.
1h 20 min 00:00 – 01:20
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Islay which was once the capital of the ancient Lordship of the Isles.
40 min 01:20 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982.
1h 15 min 08:40 – 09:55
Thirties in Colour
to War: A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe.
1h 09:55 – 10:55
Thirties in Colour
to War: We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, but also new opportunities for leisure and increased social freedoms despite looming war.
1h 5 min 10:55 – 12:00
Thirties in Colour
to War: We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, especially the last unsettled year before war officially began.
1h 12:00 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
The Civil War
Beginning with a searing indictment of slavery, the first episode of this series dramatically evokes the causes of the American Civil War.
2h 13:40 – 15:40
The Civil War
The second episode in the series begins with the political infighting that threatened to swamp Lincoln's administration.
1h 25 min 15:40 – 17:05
The Civil War
Convinced by July 1862 that emancipation was now morally and militarily crucial to the future of the Union, Lincoln waits for a victory to issue his proclamation.
1h 35 min 17:05 – 18:40
The Civil War
The fourth programme in the series reveals how the Union disaster at Fredericksburg prefaced further successes for the Confederacy.
1h 15 min 18:40 – 19:55
Thirties in Colour
to War: A window on one of the most turbulent decades in British history captures a nation determined to remain stable in the face of economic and political chaos across Europe.
1h 19:55 – 20:55
Thirties in Colour
to War: We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, but also new opportunities for leisure and increased social freedoms despite looming war.
1h 20:55 – 21:55
Thirties in Colour
to War: We explore what everyday life was really like for people in the 30s, especially the last unsettled year before war officially began.
55 min 21:55 – 22:50
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982.
1h 10 min 22:50 – 00:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
For this grand tour Paul's journey begins at Loch Hourn on the mainland, takes him over the sea to Skye, then heads to the tiny island of Soay before ending on Canna.
40 min 00:00 – 00:40
Her Name Was Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly remains an icon today. Her life and career are well documented, from her work in Hollywood to her marriage to Prince Rainier and her tragic death in a car accident in 1982.
1h 20 min 00:40 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
Battle of Little Bighorn
Witness the day Custer's luck ran out and the fate of Native Americans changed forever.
1h 08:00 – 09:00
Victorian Britain on Film
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
1h 30 min 09:00 – 10:30
Battle of Little Bighorn
Witness the day Custer's luck ran out and the fate of Native Americans changed forever.
1h 5 min 10:30 – 11:35
Victorian Britain on Film
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
1h 25 min 11:35 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul is heading as far north as you can go in Britain, to the islands of Fetlar, Unst and Yell. These islands are as much Scandinavian as Scottish and were once part of Norway.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
The Civil War
This episode opens with a dramatic account of the Battle of Gettysburg.
1h 55 min 13:40 – 15:35
The Civil War
Episode six of the series begins with a biographical comparison of Ulysses S Grant and Robert E Lee.
1h 25 min 15:35 – 17:00
The Civil War
The presidential election of 1864 sets Abraham Lincoln against his old commanding general, George McClellan.
1h 25 min 17:00 – 18:25
The Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman's brilliant march to the sea brings the war to the heart of Georgia and the Carolinas and spells the end of the Confederacy.
1h 30 min 18:25 – 19:55
The Civil War
The final episode of the series begins with the aftermath of Robert E. Lee's surrender.
1h 25 min 19:55 – 21:20
Victorian Britain on Film
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
1h 35 min 21:20 – 22:55
Battle of Little Bighorn
Witness the day Custer's luck ran out and the fate of Native Americans changed forever.
1h 5 min 22:55 – 00:00
Victorian Britain on Film
Victorian Britain on Film offers audiences a unique window into a bygone era. Most of these films have been transformed by colourising them for the first time.
1h 25 min 00:00 – 01:25
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul is heading as far north as you can go in Britain, to the islands of Fetlar, Unst and Yell. These islands are as much Scandinavian as Scottish and were once part of Norway.
35 min 01:25 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
The Rise and Fall of the...
American Titans: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 10 min 08:40 – 09:50
Armstrong
Armstrong tells the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong - from his childhood in rural Ohio, through aerial combat in Korea, to his first steps on the Moon.
2h 5 min 09:50 – 11:55
The Rise and Fall of the...
American Titans: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
The Vietnam War
Vietnam is divided in two at Geneva. Communists in the North aim to reunify the country, while America supports Ngo Dinh Diem's untested regime in the South.
1h 50 min 13:40 – 15:30
The Vietnam War
President Kennedy inspires idealistic young Americans to serve their country, and wrestles with how deeply to get involved in South Vietnam.
1h 40 min 15:30 – 17:10
The Vietnam War
Hardliners in Hanoi send combat troops to the South, accelerating the insurgency. President Johnson escalates America's military commitment.
2h 25 min 17:10 – 19:35
The Vietnam War
As an antiwar movement builds back home, soldiers and Marines discover that the war in Vietnam is nothing like their fathers' war.
2h 25 min 19:35 – 22:00
The Vietnam War
As body counts mount, Hanoi plans a surprise offensive, and the Johnson administration attempts to reassure the American public.
2h 22:00 – 00:00
The Rise and Fall of the...
American Titans: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he explores a cluster of islands in the Outer Hebrides.
50 min 01:10 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he tours the coast of the Long Island of Harris and Lewis, beginning on Scarp.
35 min 08:00 – 08:35
The Rise and Fall of the...
Boom to Bust: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 10 min 08:35 – 09:45
The Incomparable Mr. Buckley
See how one of the architects of the modern conservative movement rose to prominence as a public intellectual and influenced generations of politicians.
2h 5 min 09:45 – 11:50
The Rise and Fall of the...
Boom to Bust: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 10 min 11:50 – 13:00
The Vietnam War
On the eve of the Tet holiday, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launch surprise attacks throughout the South.
1h 50 min 13:00 – 14:50
The Vietnam War
Public support for the war declines, and American men of draft age face difficult decisions and wrenching moral choices.
2h 10 min 14:50 – 17:00
The Vietnam War
With morale plummeting, Nixon begins withdrawing American troops. News breaks of a massacre committed by American soldiers.
2h 20 min 17:00 – 19:20
The Vietnam War
South Vietnamese forces suffer a terrible defeat. US airpower halts an unprecedented North Vietnamese offensive.
2h 15 min 19:20 – 21:35
The Vietnam War
When hundreds of thousands of North Vietnamese troops pour into the South, Saigon descends rapidly into chaos.
2h 25 min 21:35 – 00:00
The Rise and Fall of the...
Boom to Bust: An early 21st-century world where once again innovation, disruption, and displacement are forces across the planet.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. Here, he tours the coast of the Long Island of Harris and Lewis, beginning on Scarp.
50 min 01:10 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. He explores the eastern outposts of Shetland - Papa Stour, Whalsay and the Out Skerries.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
My Grandparents' War
Actor and peace campaigner Mark Rylance explores the extraordinary World War II story of his grandfather Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war.
1h 08:40 – 09:40
My Grandparents' War
Actor Kristin Scott Thomas uncovers the story of how her grandfather William saved thousands of lives at Dunkirk while serving as a commanding officer in the Royal Navy.
1h 09:40 – 10:40
My Grandparents' War
Actor Carey Mulligan explores how her grandfather travelled thousands of miles to fight the Japanese in the final months of World War II.
1h 5 min 10:40 – 11:45
My Grandparents' War
Helena Bonham Carter relates how her grandfather defied orders by helping Jewish people escape the Holocaust, while her grandmother campaigned for women's rights.
1h 15 min 11:45 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. He explores the eastern outposts of Shetland - Papa Stour, Whalsay and the Out Skerries.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
Battle of Okinawa in Colour
From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color.
1h 13:40 – 14:40
The Ghettos & The Holocaust
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos.
1h 15 min 14:40 – 15:55
Dad's Secret War
An American working with British secret agents parachutes into France just after D-Day to organise the French Resistance into a cohesive army. Narrated by Kevin Bacon.
1h 15 min 15:55 – 17:10
Pearl Harbor
Who Fought Back: This is the story of how the attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history. We'll learn how these events shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years.
1h 5 min 17:10 – 18:15
Auschwitz
The incredible untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer who managed to infiltrate the Auschwitz death camp to smuggle information.
1h 10 min 18:15 – 19:25
Battle of Okinawa in Colour
From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color.
1h 5 min 19:25 – 20:30
The Ghettos & The Holocaust
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos.
1h 10 min 20:30 – 21:40
Pearl Harbor
Who Fought Back: This is the story of how the attack at Pearl Harbor changed the course of history. We'll learn how these events shaped how America would engage with war for the next 75 years.
1h 5 min 21:40 – 22:45