Today 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
84: PBS America
Wed Jul 29
Today 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Today 13:00 - 13:15
This series tells the story of the journey that began in 1804 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River. (Part 4 of 4)
Today 13:15 - 15:50
Horatio's Drive recounts the inspirational saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric doctor, who became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent.
Today 15:50 - 17:00
This series tells the story of the journey that began in 1804 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River to explore unknown spaces. (Part 1 of 4)
Today 17:00 - 18:15
This series tells the story of the journey that began in 1804 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River to explore unknown spaces. (Part 2 of 4)
Today 18:15 - 19:25
This series tells the story of the journey that began in 1804 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River to explore unknown spaces. (Part 3 of 4)
Today 19:25 - 20:50
This series tells the story of the journey that began in 1804 when Meriwether Lewis and William Clark headed up the Missouri River to explore unknown spaces. (Part 4 of 4)
Today 20:50 - 00:00
Horatio's Drive recounts the inspirational saga of Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric doctor, who became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent.
Thu Jul 30
Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00
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Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00
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Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00
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Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:50
Corn in Arizona: Corn is a sacred food for all indigenous tribes of Arizona, including the Tohono O'odham, Yoemi, Navajo, and Hopi.
Tomorrow 13:50 - 15:00
In 1975, an expedition led by Chris Bonington set out to achieve the impossible. To climb the South West Face of Everest, and put the very first British Mountaineers on her summit. (S)
Tomorrow 15:00 - 16:00
The Tale of John Ward: John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. (Part 3 of 8)
Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:15
Russia: Today's global powers owe their status and significance to natural forces. Russia's history has been defined by its relentless search for warm-water ports. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 17:15 - 18:25
A 100-year-old veteran of the 4th Marine Division who returns to Iwo Jima for the final time and the son of a marine who has spent decades searching for details of his father's time on the island.
Tomorrow 18:25 - 19:40
In 1975, an expedition led by Chris Bonington set out to achieve the impossible. To climb the South West Face of Everest, and put the very first British Mountaineers on her summit. (S)
Tomorrow 19:40 - 20:40
The Tale of John Ward: John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. (Part 3 of 8)
Tomorrow 20:40 - 21:50
Russia: Today's global powers owe their status and significance to natural forces. Russia's history has been defined by its relentless search for warm-water ports. (Part 2 of 3)
Tomorrow 21:50 - 23:00
A 100-year-old veteran of the 4th Marine Division who returns to Iwo Jima for the final time and the son of a marine who has spent decades searching for details of his father's time on the island.
Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:00
The Tale of John Ward: John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. (Part 3 of 8)
Fri Jul 31
Friday 00:00 - 06:00
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Friday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 07:00 - 13:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Friday 13:00 - 13:35
Ramps in West Virginia: Known for their pungent smell and uniquely delicious flavour, ramps have been foraged across North America for centuries.
Friday 13:35 - 14:35
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. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Friday 14:35 - 15:35
The Tale Of henry Morgan: Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. (Part 4 of 8)
Friday 15:35 - 16:45
China: China's geopolitical importance stems from its historical position as the hub of Eurasian trade, from the ancient Silk Road to its current maritime dominance in the Pacific. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 16:45 - 17:55
In 1943, smog descended over Los Angeles, sickening residents. Clearing the Air: The War on Smog reveals the struggle for clean air, involving years of scientific study and civic pressure.
Friday 17:55 - 18:25
Ramps in West Virginia: Known for their pungent smell and uniquely delicious flavour, ramps have been foraged across North America for centuries.
Friday 18:25 - 19:30
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. (Part 1 of 6) (S)
Friday 19:30 - 20:30
The Tale Of henry Morgan: Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. (Part 4 of 8)
Friday 20:30 - 21:45
China: China's geopolitical importance stems from its historical position as the hub of Eurasian trade, from the ancient Silk Road to its current maritime dominance in the Pacific. (Part 3 of 3)
Friday 21:45 - 23:00
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.
Friday 23:00 - 00:00
The Tale Of henry Morgan: Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. (Part 4 of 8)
Sat Aug 01
Saturday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Saturday 07:00 - 13:00
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Saturday 13:00 - 14:00
The Tale of Francis Drake: Sir Francis Drake - From his journeys as a slave trader to his vicious attacks on Spanish colonial towns. (Part 1 of 8)
Saturday 14:00 - 15:00
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. (Part 2 of 8)
Saturday 15:00 - 16:00
The Tale of John Ward: John Ward - tired of the drudgery and poverty of the English navy. (Part 3 of 8)
Saturday 16:00 - 16:55
The Tale Of henry Morgan: Henry Morgan - takes humans, treasure and Spanish colonial towns with no mercy. (Part 4 of 8)
Saturday 16:55 - 18:05
The naval forces of Ancient Rome played a crucial role in the conquest of the Mediterranean and beyond - but how did the Roman fleet operate?
Saturday 18:05 - 19:20
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos. (S)
Saturday 19:20 - 20:30
The incredible untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish officer who managed to infiltrate the Auschwitz death camp to smuggle information. (S)
Saturday 20:30 - 21:35
The naval forces of Ancient Rome played a crucial role in the conquest of the Mediterranean and beyond - but how did the Roman fleet operate?
Saturday 21:35 - 22:50
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.
Saturday 22:50 - 00:00
This moving documentary is based on the recent exhumation and translation of diaries unveiling everyday life in the ghettos. (S)
Sun Aug 02
Sunday 00:00 - 06:00
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Sunday 06:00 - 07:00
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Sunday 07:00 - 13:00
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Sunday 13:00 - 14:00
Operation Jawbreaker: Just fifteen days after September 11th, 2001, CIA operatives land in Afghanistan with suitcases full of cash and a mission to dismantle the Taliban. (Part 1 of 8) (S)
Sunday 14:00 - 15:05
Operation Just Cause: During the presidency of George H. W. Bush, the United States invades Panama to depose its de facto ruler, Manuel Noriega. (Part 2 of 8) (S)
Sunday 15:05 - 16:10
Operation Pimlico: A Soviet double agent requests extraction from Moscow. MI6 orchestrates a daring escapade to retrieve him before his cover is blown. (Part 3 of 8) (S)
Sunday 16:10 - 17:20
The Plot to Kill the Pope: A stunning testimony from a man who planned and attempted an assassination of Catholicism's highest figure, Pope John Paul II. (Part 4 of 8) (S)
Sunday 17:20 - 18:20
Operation Wrath of God - Part I: Mossad carries out an assassination campaign targeting leaders of the Popular Front to Liberate Palestine, Fatah and other Palestinian Movements. (Part 5 of 8) (S)
Sunday 18:20 - 19:20
Operation Wrath of God - Part II: Mossad continues its campaign of covert assassinations of Palestinian leaders, including car bombs and amphibious operations. (Part 6 of 8) (S)
Sunday 19:20 - 20:15
Taliban Spies: A look at how the US military's complex operations in Afghanistan required the collaboration of locals for cultural and strategic insights. (Part 6 of 8) (S)
Sunday 20:15 - 21:05
Project Azorian: At the height of the Cold War, the US military endeavours to recover a sunken Soviet submarine from the depths of the ocean floor. (Part 8 of 8) (S)
Sunday 21:05 - 22:30
Crossroads explores Sicily's ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world and occupied by Greeks, Romans, Carthaginians, Arabs and Normans. (Part 1 of 2) (S)
Sunday 22:30 - 00:00
Borderlands examines the island's role on the frontlines of a clash of civilisations during the Spanish era, when its glorious baroque buildings were also created. (Part 2 of 2) (S)
Mon Aug 03
Monday 00:00 - 06:00
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Monday 06:00 - 07:00
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Monday 07:00 - 13:00
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Monday 13:00 - 13:35
Pecans in Georgia: The term pecan was coined by the Algonquin from the word 'pacane', which means a nut that needs to be cracked with a stone.
Monday 13:35 - 14:35
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. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Monday 14:35 - 15:40
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Monday 15:40 - 16:40
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. (Part 5 of 8)
Monday 16:40 - 17:50
The resistance of a handful of Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian partisans against the Soviet Union's stranglehold on their territory at the end of WWII. (S)
Monday 17:50 - 18:55
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Monday 18:55 - 19:55
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. (Part 2 of 6) (S)
Monday 19:55 - 20:55
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. (Part 5 of 8)
Monday 20:55 - 22:00
The resistance of a handful of Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian partisans against the Soviet Union's stranglehold on their territory at the end of WWII. (S)
Monday 22:00 - 23:00
Financing Evil: Who financed Hitler and helped him to achieve power? Here, follow the trail of money to the top and see the secret partnerships that underpinned the evil regime. (Part 1 of 4) (S)
Monday 23:00 - 00:00
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. (Part 5 of 8)
Tue Aug 04
Tuesday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tuesday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Tuesday 07:00 - 13:00
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Tuesday 13:00 - 13:35
Maple in Vermont: Vermont has long been a mecca for the practice and is now innovating with maple syrup in fun and delicious ways. (Ep11)
Tuesday 13:35 - 14:35
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. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 14:35 - 15:35
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tuesday 15:35 - 16:35
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. (Part 6 of 8)
Tuesday 16:35 - 17:50
As his Red Army advances towards Berlin to liberate Europe from Nazism, Stalin pursues another goal: to join the countries of Eastern Europe to his empire. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 17:50 - 18:50
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tuesday 18:50 - 19:50
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. (Part 3 of 6) (S)
Tuesday 19:50 - 20:50
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. (Part 6 of 8)
Tuesday 20:50 - 22:00
As his Red Army advances towards Berlin to liberate Europe from Nazism, Stalin pursues another goal: to join the countries of Eastern Europe to his empire. (Part 1 of 3) (S)
Tuesday 22:00 - 23:00
The Nazi Economic Miracle: Germany, 1937. Hitler appears to be fulfilling his promise of returning Germany to prosperity-but there was a deeply sinister side to the recovery. (Part 2 of 4) (S)
Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00
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. (Part 6 of 8)
Wed Aug 05
Wednesday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00
Programmes return at 1pm
Wednesday 07:00 - 13:00
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Wednesday 13:00 - 13:35
Cheese & Beer in Wisconsin: Wisconsin is known for its cheese - and its beer. Both serve as a guide to how German and Swiss immigrants shaped the culture of Wisconsin we enjoy today. (Ep12)
Wednesday 13:35 - 14:35
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. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 14:35 - 15:35
The Business of War: With help from large corporations inside and outside of Germany, the Nazis had conquered much of Europe-and even their victims would be turned into profit. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Wednesday 15:35 - 16:35
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. (Part 7 of 8)
Wednesday 16:35 - 17:50
Soviet domination of Eastern European countries will be total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Wednesday 17:50 - 18:50
The Business of War: With help from large corporations inside and outside of Germany, the Nazis had conquered much of Europe-and even their victims would be turned into profit. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Wednesday 18:50 - 19:50
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. (Part 4 of 6) (S)
Wednesday 19:50 - 20:50
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. (Part 7 of 8)
Wednesday 20:50 - 22:00
Soviet domination of Eastern European countries will be total and will remain so until the dictator's death in 1953. (Part 2 of 3) (S)
Wednesday 22:00 - 23:00
The Business of War: With help from large corporations inside and outside of Germany, the Nazis had conquered much of Europe-and even their victims would be turned into profit. (Part 3 of 4) (S)
Wednesday 23:00 - 00:00
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. (Part 7 of 8)
Thu Aug 06
Thursday 00:00 - 06:00
Programmes return at 1pm