PBS America TV Guide
Plunderer
of a Nazi Art Thief: Dealing in looted art, Bruno Lohse became an invisible hand, even as the original owners' families sought the return of works rightfully theirs.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul is travelling on an icon of the west coast; an original steam powered puffer, and is exploring a string of islands just off the west coast near Oban.
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
There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Pirates
The Tale of Anne Bonny & Mary Reed: Blackbeard - the name synonymous with chaos. His stolen flagship The Queen Anne's Revenge careers through the Caribbean.
1h 08:40 – 09:40
Ancient Apocalypse
The Minoans flourished in the islands of the Aegean in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE, but Minoan civilisation is ended around 1550 BC as a result of an explosive event.
1h 10 min 09:40 – 10:50
Ancient Apocalypse
Sea-faring people - the Rapa Nui flourished on a small island at the easternmost edge of the Polynesian Islands - Easter Island.
1h 5 min 10:50 – 11:55
Ancient Apocalypse
The Aztec Empire was the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Ancient Apocalypse
The Minoans flourished in the islands of the Aegean in the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE, but Minoan civilisation is ended around 1550 BC as a result of an explosive event.
1h 5 min 13:00 – 14:05
Ancient Apocalypse
Sea-faring people - the Rapa Nui flourished on a small island at the easternmost edge of the Polynesian Islands - Easter Island.
1h 14:05 – 15:05
Ancient Apocalypse
The Aztec Empire was the last great civilisation and dominant power of Mesoamerica in the 15th and 16th centuries.
1h 5 min 15:05 – 16:10
Pirates
The Tale of Francis Drake: Sir Francis Drake - From his journeys as a slave trader to his vicious attacks on Spanish colonial towns.
1h 16:10 – 17:10
Pirates
The Tale of Grace O'Malley: Grace O'Malley - Born to a seafaring family, using marriage to wrangle her political position and securing lands through a meeting with Queen Elizabeth.
55 min 17:10 – 18:05
Pirates
The Tale of John Ward: John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy.
1h 18:05 – 19:05
Pirates
The Tale Of henry Morgan: Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy.
55 min 19:05 – 20:00
Pirates
The Tale of William Kidd: Captain Kidd - when the legitimate prizes of the Red Sea are not to be found, he quickly turns from pirate hunter to pirate.
1h 20:00 – 21:00
Pirates
The Tale of Blackbeard: Living off plunder and raiding, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny and Mary Read form a troublesome trio who successfully rob ships and live off the spoils of the sea.
1h 21:00 – 22:00
Pirates
The Tale of Anne Bonny & Mary Reed: Blackbeard - the name synonymous with chaos. His stolen flagship The Queen Anne's Revenge careers through the Caribbean.
1h 22:00 – 23:00
Pirates
The Tale of Bartholomew Roberts: Bartholomew Roberts, aka Black Bart-the most successful pirate of the Golden Age and famous for the 'pirate code'.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
Manson
This documentary explores how Charles Manson organised and led his cult to commit some of America's most horrific murders.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
There are seventy islands in the Orkney archipelago but just how much of a challenge is it to keep all these islands connected.
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
This final episode sees Paul visiting two of the most windswept islands on our stormy coast, the 'Atlantic Twins' of Coll and Tiree.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Pirates
The Tale of Bartholomew Roberts: Bartholomew Roberts, aka Black Bart-the most successful pirate of the Golden Age and famous for the 'pirate code'.
1h 08:40 – 09:40
Ancient Apocalypse
The Moche flourished in a narrow strip between the Pacific Ocean and the Andres mountains of Peru for 650 years, but their society is short-lived.
1h 10 min 09:40 – 10:50
Ancient Apocalypse
Despite their commercial success, the Norse suddenly and mysteriously disappear from historical record at the start of the 15th century.
1h 5 min 10:50 – 11:55
Ancient Apocalypse
Founded at the beginning of the 9th century CE, the Khmer Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Southeast Asia.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Ancient Apocalypse
The Moche flourished in a narrow strip between the Pacific Ocean and the Andres mountains of Peru for 650 years, but their society is short-lived.
1h 5 min 13:00 – 14:05
Ancient Apocalypse
Despite their commercial success, the Norse suddenly and mysteriously disappear from historical record at the start of the 15th century.
1h 14:05 – 15:05
Ancient Apocalypse
Founded at the beginning of the 9th century CE, the Khmer Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Southeast Asia.
1h 5 min 15:05 – 16:10
Conquistadors
A New World: The discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus sparks an age of exploration for the Spanish empire and a dark new chapter in the history of the Americas.
1h 16:10 – 17:10
Conquistadors
The Caribbean Conquest: Columbus' return voyage to the Americas begins with bloodshed when he discovers that the Spanish left behind have been killed by the indigenous Taíno.
1h 17:10 – 18:10
Conquistadors
The Aztec Conquest: The ruthlessly ambitious Hernán Cortés travels deep into the Mexican interior to conquer one of the great empires in the Americas: the Aztecs.
1h 18:10 – 19:10
Conquistadors
The Inca Conquest: Following the success of Hernán Cortés' over the Aztecs, conquistador Francisco Pizarro sets his sights on conquering the largest civilisation in the Americas.
1h 19:10 – 20:10
Conquistadors
The Growth of the Colonies: The Spanish monarchy struggles to control these from afar and the discovery of a vast silver mine in Bolivia providing wealth heightens tensions.
1h 20:10 – 21:10
Conquistadors
Disdain for Spain's wealth and violence lead to European rulers propagating an anti-Spanish narrative. The 'Black Legend' is born and heralds the end of the era of the Conquistadors.
1h 5 min 21:10 – 22:15
Trump's Power & the Rule...
Trump allies, opponents and experts on how he is testing the extent of his power; the legal pushback; and the impact on the rule of law.
1h 45 min 22:15 – 00:00
Manson
This documentary explores how Charles Manson organised and led his cult to commit some of America's most horrific murders.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
This final episode sees Paul visiting two of the most windswept islands on our stormy coast, the 'Atlantic Twins' of Coll and Tiree.
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
the long island of Harris and Lewis.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the 'Organised' into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.
1h 08:40 – 09:40
Mafia's Greatest Hits
the Maverick Mobster: In 1964 Joe Colombo became the youngest Mafia Godfather ever. However, Colombo quickly got carried away with his status and wealth.
1h 10 min 09:40 – 10:50
Mafia's Greatest Hits
In the 1980s, the Mob produced one of the biggest characters in its history. America's only celebrity gangster; John Gotti.
1h 5 min 10:50 – 11:55
Mafia's Greatest Hits
The murderous street thug who became the mob's man in Las Vegas. His notoriety found its way onto the big screen in Martin Scorcese's Casino.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.
1h 5 min 13:00 – 14:05
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.
1h 14:05 – 15:05
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit.
1h 10 min 15:05 – 16:15
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the 'Organised' into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.
1h 5 min 16:15 – 17:20
Mafia's Greatest Hits
the Maverick Mobster: In 1964 Joe Colombo became the youngest Mafia Godfather ever. However, Colombo quickly got carried away with his status and wealth.
1h 10 min 17:20 – 18:30
Mafia's Greatest Hits
In the 1980s, the Mob produced one of the biggest characters in its history. America's only celebrity gangster; John Gotti.
1h 5 min 18:30 – 19:35
Mafia's Greatest Hits
The murderous street thug who became the mob's man in Las Vegas. His notoriety found its way onto the big screen in Martin Scorcese's Casino.
1h 5 min 19:35 – 20:40
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Frank Costello was gunned down in the lobby of his New York apartment. This would signal the rise of the most dangerous gangster in America, Don Vito Genovese.
1h 10 min 20:40 – 21:50
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Carmine Galante wielded massive power despite spending most of his career behind bars because Galante made heroin his main money spinner.
1h 5 min 21:50 – 22:55
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Despite a volatile temper and a love of show business Sam Giancana rose to be the richest and most powerful mafia boss of his day. Boss of the infamous Chicago Outfit.
1h 5 min 22:55 – 00:00
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Charles 'Lucky' Luciano was the number one gangster of all time. He put the 'Organised' into organised crime and invented the modern Mafia.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
the long island of Harris and Lewis.
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
the Uists and Benbecula.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Mafia's Greatest Hits
As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.
1h 5 min 08:40 – 09:45
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.
1h 5 min 09:45 – 10:50
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 5 min 10:50 – 11:55
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Robert and Donald were best friends, brothers-in-law and business partners. They ran a small, garbage collection firm on Long Island, just outside New York City.
1h 5 min 13:00 – 14:05
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.
1h 10 min 14:05 – 15:15
Mafia's Greatest Hits
As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.
1h 5 min 15:15 – 16:20
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.
1h 5 min 16:20 – 17:25
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 5 min 17:25 – 18:30
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Most people take their image of the Jewish-American gangster from the character Hyman Roth. Ruthless and powerful, Roth was supposedly based on Lansky.
1h 5 min 18:30 – 19:35
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Robert and Donald were best friends, brothers-in-law and business partners. They ran a small, garbage collection firm on Long Island, just outside New York City.
1h 10 min 19:35 – 20:45
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Joe Pistone remained undercover in the mob for 6 years and allowed the FBI one of its greatest victories in its war against organised crime.
1h 5 min 20:45 – 21:50
Mafia's Greatest Hits
As special consultant to one of the USA's largest pension funds, Dorfman controlled access to what became known as the Mafia Bank.
1h 5 min 21:50 – 22:55
Mafia's Greatest Hits
Joe Valachi was a 'Hitman for the Mob', the first insider to break the Mafia's code of silence. He blew the lid on a secret empire worth $40 billion a year.
1h 5 min 22:55 – 00:00
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