PBS America TV Guide
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
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 22:45 – 00:00
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 00:00 – 01:10
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.
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. In the northernmost spur of Skye - the Trotternish Peninsula - he visits the Old Man of Storr.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
Women Under Hitler's Flag
This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth.
1h 10 min 08:40 – 09:50
Women Under Hitler's Flag
the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly.
1h 09:50 – 10:50
Cheating Hitler
Holocaust: Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues.
2h 10 min 10:50 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. In the northernmost spur of Skye - the Trotternish Peninsula - he visits the Old Man of Storr.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
Women Under Hitler's Flag
This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth.
1h 5 min 13:40 – 14:45
Women Under Hitler's Flag
the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly.
1h 14:45 – 15:45
WWII
Under the code name 'Barbarossa', Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In the first hours of the attack, bombs rained down on Soviet airfields on the frontier.
1h 10 min 15:45 – 16:55
WWII
Determined to seize the Russian capital before winter, Hitler launched Operation 'Typhoon'. It was to be the last great decisive battle of the year.
1h 10 min 16:55 – 18:05
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 18:05 – 19:20
Women Under Hitler's Flag
This first episode goes back to the roots of the indoctrination of young German girls within the female branch of the Hitler Youth.
1h 10 min 19:20 – 20:30
Women Under Hitler's Flag
the "Final Solution". Women, far from being mere witnesses or accomplices, played a role as important as it was deadly.
1h 20:30 – 21:30
WWII
Under the code name 'Barbarossa', Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In the first hours of the attack, bombs rained down on Soviet airfields on the frontier.
1h 10 min 21:30 – 22:40
WWII
Determined to seize the Russian capital before winter, Hitler launched Operation 'Typhoon'. It was to be the last great decisive battle of the year.
1h 20 min 22:40 – 00:00
Cheating Hitler
Holocaust: Three Holocaust survivors with unanswered questions journey back to hometowns, killing sites and hiding places in search of clues.
2h 00:00 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
3h 02:00 – 05:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
3h 05:00 – 08:00
Los Angeles
the City: In the space of less than 150 years LA has transformed itself from a little lawless cow town into one of the biggest cities on the planet.
1h 08:00 – 09:00
Los Angeles
the City: In the space of less than 150 years LA has transformed itself from a little lawless cow town into one of the biggest cities on the planet.
1h 25 min 09:00 – 10:25
Agatha Christie
Poirot and Miss Marple: A celebratory programme exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works.
1h 30 min 10:25 – 11:55
Ancient Secrets of Althorp with...
Charles Spencer opens its gates to a team of archaeologists in search of a lost village which is believed to lie somewhere in the grounds.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Kate Williams explores some of the more gruesome stories of Windsor Castle history.
1h 13:00 – 14:00
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Kate Williams tells scandalous and shocking stories of ancient palace history.
1h 14:00 – 15:00
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Versailles - one of the most enormous and impressive palaces in the world. Part 3 of 8.
55 min 15:00 – 15:55
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
How Sandringham in Norfolk was purchased by the royal family to save its reputation.
1h 15:55 – 16:55
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Brighton's Royal Pavilion was originally a beach house transformed into a wonder palace.
1h 16:55 – 17:55
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
A gap in succession made way for George I of Hanover to refurbish Kensington Palace.
1h 17:55 – 18:55
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
London's lost royal palace Whitehall is destroyed, but the remnants remain.
1h 18:55 – 19:55
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Exploring the headquarters of the royal family - one of our most recognisable palaces.
55 min 19:55 – 20:50
Agatha Christie
Poirot and Miss Marple: A celebratory programme exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works.
1h 30 min 20:50 – 22:20
Ancient Secrets of Althorp with...
Charles Spencer opens its gates to a team of archaeologists in search of a lost village which is believed to lie somewhere in the grounds.
1h 5 min 22:20 – 23:25
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. He crosses the great natural harbour of Scapa Flow and heads to Stronsay.
35 min 23:25 – 00:00
Agatha Christie
Poirot and Miss Marple: A celebratory programme exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works.
2h 00:00 – 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. His final difficult journey sees him travel to Heisgeir, Sula Sgeir and North Rona.
55 min 08:00 – 08:55
Agatha Christie
Poirot and Miss Marple: A celebratory programme exploring Agatha Christie's ten most iconic works.
1h 30 min 08:55 – 10:25
Berlin
Berlin has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle.
1h 10:25 – 11:25
Berlin
Berlin has always welcomed outsiders. But it has also been a battleground invaded by the French, taken over by the Nazis, occupied by the Russians and then divided down the middle.
1h 35 min 11:25 – 13:00
Impossible Peace
An immersive documentary offering an insight into the time of peace between the First and Second World Wars.
1h 10 min 13:00 – 14:10
Impossible Peace
So as the US and Great Britain began to increase their military holdings, it was at the expense of a humiliated Germany.
1h 5 min 14:10 – 15:15
Impossible Peace
Technological advances were embraced by some-but not all-whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy.
1h 10 min 15:15 – 16:25
Impossible Peace
By the late twenties, Europe-France especially-appeared to have put the bad old days of economic strife behind them.
1h 10 min 16:25 – 17:35
Impossible Peace
In the 20s, there seemed to be some candidates for leadership in Europe. But where were these people when the Great Depression hit, affecting the lives of people around the world.
1h 5 min 17:35 – 18:40
Impossible Peace
With the United States also suffering, Japan took the opportunity to increase their empire. Turning their attention to East Asia, they plotted the invasion of Manchuria.
1h 10 min 18:40 – 19:50
Impossible Peace
By the mid-thirties, Adolf Hitler's ambitions seemed clear to all. If the great powers had acted earlier, would their intervention have prevented WW2.
1h 5 min 19:50 – 20:55
Impossible Peace
For some, appeasement was the only way. But with Adolf Hitler at the other end of the negotiating table, this was a strategy doomed to failure.
1h 5 min 20:55 – 22:00
1945
Documentary on the treatment of German civilians in former occupied countries after World War II, with eyewitnesses and victims recalling the horrors with searing clarity.
1h 20 min 22:00 – 23:20
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. His final difficult journey sees him travel to Heisgeir, Sula Sgeir and North Rona.
40 min 23:20 – 00:00
Lost Cities of Rome
Rome created the largest empire in the ancient world. Its armies, organisation and building innovation created a vast territory linked by roads.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton experiences island life. His final difficult journey sees him travel to Heisgeir, Sula Sgeir and North Rona.
50 min 01:10 – 02:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
4h 02:00 – 06:00
Teleshopping
Teleshopping.
2h 06:00 – 08:00
The Normans
A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.
1h 30 min 08:00 – 09:30
The USS Indianapolis
Chapter: Follow the story of the USS Indianapolis, from her sinking in WWII to the scientific detective work that led to her discovery three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea.
1h 20 min 09:30 – 10:50
A Cold War of Spies
As WWII comes winding down, rising atomic fears set the stage for Soviet espionage efforts at the opening of the Cold War.
1h 10:50 – 11:50
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 1: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 10 min 11:50 – 13:00
The Normans
A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.
1h 15 min 13:00 – 14:15
The USS Indianapolis
Chapter: Follow the story of the USS Indianapolis, from her sinking in WWII to the scientific detective work that led to her discovery three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea.
1h 20 min 14:15 – 15:35
A Cold War of Spies
As WWII comes winding down, rising atomic fears set the stage for Soviet espionage efforts at the opening of the Cold War.
1h 10 min 15:35 – 16:45
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 1: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 10 min 16:45 – 17:55
The Normans
A look at how the Normans developed from a band of marauding Vikings into the formidable warriors who conquered England in 1066.
1h 15 min 17:55 – 19:10
The USS Indianapolis
Chapter: Follow the story of the USS Indianapolis, from her sinking in WWII to the scientific detective work that led to her discovery three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea.
1h 20 min 19:10 – 20:30
A Cold War of Spies
As WWII comes winding down, rising atomic fears set the stage for Soviet espionage efforts at the opening of the Cold War.
1h 20:30 – 21:30
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 1: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 15 min 21:30 – 22:45
The USS Indianapolis
Chapter: Follow the story of the USS Indianapolis, from her sinking in WWII to the scientific detective work that led to her discovery three and a half miles below the Philippine Sea.
1h 15 min 22:45 – 00:00
A Cold War of Spies
As WWII comes winding down, rising atomic fears set the stage for Soviet espionage efforts at the opening of the Cold War.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Paul Murton sets out to visit the myriad of islands that hug our coastline. He heads straight for Britain's two remotest island communities, Foula and Fair Isle in Shetland.
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
In the second episode of the series, Paul Murton turns his back on the sea and discovers the secrets of Scotland's landlocked islands, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.
1h 15 min 08:40 – 09:55
Fall of Japan in Colour
Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander.
55 min 09:55 – 10:50
A Cold War of Spies
The desire to spy behind enemy lines leads to the development of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance technologies the world has ever seen.
1h 5 min 10:50 – 11:55
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 2: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 5 min 11:55 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
In the second episode of the series, Paul Murton turns his back on the sea and discovers the secrets of Scotland's landlocked islands, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
40 min 13:00 – 13:40
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.
1h 20 min 13:40 – 15:00
Fall of Japan in Colour
Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander.
1h 15:00 – 16:00
A Cold War of Spies
The desire to spy behind enemy lines leads to the development of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance technologies the world has ever seen.
1h 10 min 16:00 – 17:10
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 2: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 10 min 17:10 – 18:20
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Norman conquest of Britain and Ireland, and looks at how England adapted to its new masters.
1h 20 min 18:20 – 19:40
Fall of Japan in Colour
Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander.
1h 19:40 – 20:40
A Cold War of Spies
The desire to spy behind enemy lines leads to the development of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance technologies the world has ever seen.
1h 10 min 20:40 – 21:50
Remaking the Middle East
Iran, Part 2: Netanyahu's long campaign to defeat Iran; the conflict with the Palestinians and his relations with the U.S. over peace and Iran's nuclear ambitions.
1h 10 min 21:50 – 23:00
Fall of Japan in Colour
Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander.
1h 23:00 – 00:00
A Cold War of Spies
The desire to spy behind enemy lines leads to the development of some of the most sophisticated reconnaissance technologies the world has ever seen.
1h 10 min 00:00 – 01:10
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
In the second episode of the series, Paul Murton turns his back on the sea and discovers the secrets of Scotland's landlocked islands, on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
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
Rum, Muck and Eigg.
40 min 08:00 – 08:40
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.
1h 15 min 08:40 – 09:55
The Siege of Leningrad
A remarkable story both of heroism and mankind's failings - and one of the worst atrocities carried out by Germany during the Second World War.
1h 5 min 09:55 – 11:00
A Cold War of Spies
In the 1960s, both countries have a grip on nuclear weapons, but the imbalance between US and Soviet missiles is staggering.
1h 11:00 – 12:00
Dying Democracies - Europe...
Rise of the Populists: This film uses The Netherlands and France as examples of successful right-wing populists gaining power.
1h 12:00 – 13:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles
Rum, Muck and Eigg.
55 min 13:00 – 13:55
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.
1h 15 min 13:55 – 15:10
The Siege of Leningrad
A remarkable story both of heroism and mankind's failings - and one of the worst atrocities carried out by Germany during the Second World War.
1h 5 min 15:10 – 16:15
A Cold War of Spies
In the 1960s, both countries have a grip on nuclear weapons, but the imbalance between US and Soviet missiles is staggering.
1h 5 min 16:15 – 17:20
Dying Democracies - Europe...
Rise of the Populists: This film uses The Netherlands and France as examples of successful right-wing populists gaining power.
1h 17:20 – 18:20
The Normans
Professor Robert Bartlett explores the impact of the Normans on southern Europe and the Middle East, as they spread south in the 11th century.
1h 20 min 18:20 – 19:40
The Siege of Leningrad
A remarkable story both of heroism and mankind's failings - and one of the worst atrocities carried out by Germany during the Second World War.
1h 10 min 19:40 – 20:50
A Cold War of Spies
In the 1960s, both countries have a grip on nuclear weapons, but the imbalance between US and Soviet missiles is staggering.
1h 5 min 20:50 – 21:55
Dying Democracies - Europe...
Rise of the Populists: This film uses The Netherlands and France as examples of successful right-wing populists gaining power.
1h 21:55 – 22:55