84: PBS America

Sat Oct 31
Sicily: the Conquered Isle

Today 13:00 - 14:20

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)

Sicily: the Conquered Isle

Today 14:20 - 15:35

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)

Kissinger, Part One - the Necessity of Power

Today 15:35 - 17:20

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his early life in America through the voices of historians and colleagues. (Part 1 of 2)

Kissinger, Part Two - the Opportunist

Today 17:20 - 19:15

Discover how Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy through the voices of historians and colleagues. (Part 2 of 2)

Sicily: the Conquered Isle

Today 19:15 - 20:40

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)

Sicily: the Conquered Isle

Today 20:40 - 22:00

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)

Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Today 22:00 - 22:35

Are We at the Tipping Point?: Discover how critical our climate systems are for our planet's stability, and learn the science behind these changes and how to protect our planet's future. (Part 1 of 6)

Sicily: the Conquered Isle

Today 22:35 - 00:00

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)

Sun Nov 01
Programmes return at 1pm

Tomorrow 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Tomorrow 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Tomorrow 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Tomorrow 13:00 - 13:35

Adapt Or Leave?: Maiya May visits the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in the U.S. to undergo a federally funded relocation due to climate change. (Part 2 of 6) (Ep2)

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 13:35 - 14:50

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)

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 14:50 - 16:00

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)

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 16:00 - 17:10

After Stalin's death, the countries of the Eastern Bloc hope for the end of communist dictatorship. (Part 3 of 3) (S)

Calmeyer's Dilemma: Deciding Life and Death Under Nazi Rule

Tomorrow 17:10 - 18:15

Here we shed light on the moral conflict between systemic power and individual humanity during the Nazi era in occupied Netherlands.

Dad's Secret War: France 1944

Tomorrow 18:15 - 19:30

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.

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 19:30 - 20:40

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)

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 20:40 - 21:55

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)

Iron Curtain: Living Under Soviet Occupation

Tomorrow 21:55 - 23:00

After Stalin's death, the countries of the Eastern Bloc hope for the end of communist dictatorship. (Part 3 of 3) (S)

Calmeyer's Dilemma: Deciding Life and Death Under Nazi Rule

Tomorrow 23:00 - 00:00

Here we shed light on the moral conflict between systemic power and individual humanity during the Nazi era in occupied Netherlands.

Mon Nov 02
Programmes return at 1pm

Monday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Monday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Monday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Monday 13:00 - 13:40

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. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Treasures Decoded

Monday 13:40 - 14:40

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago. (Part 6 of 6) (S)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Monday 14:40 - 15:40

The team search for artefacts from the country's first superhighway - the Bridgewater Canal. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Monday 15:40 - 16:20

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. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Monday 16:20 - 17:25

Go inside the race to build the first supersonic airliner between Europe's Concorde and examine both the technical challenges and the international espionage behind this story. (Part 1 of 2) (S)

The War

Monday 17:25 - 18:40

A Necessary 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. (Part 1 of 14)

Treasures Decoded

Monday 18:40 - 19:40

A team of experts have found evidence of a catastrophe that wiped out a technically advanced Mediterranean civilisation 3,500 years ago. (Part 6 of 6) (S)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Monday 19:40 - 20:40

The team search for artefacts from the country's first superhighway - the Bridgewater Canal. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Monday 20:40 - 21:50

Go inside the race to build the first supersonic airliner between Europe's Concorde and examine both the technical challenges and the international espionage behind this story. (Part 1 of 2) (S)

The War

Monday 21:50 - 23:00

A Necessary 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. (Part 1 of 14)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Monday 23:00 - 00:00

The team search for artefacts from the country's first superhighway - the Bridgewater Canal. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Tue Nov 03
Programmes return at 1pm

Tuesday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Tuesday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Tuesday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Tuesday 13:00 - 13:40

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. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Treasures Decoded

Tuesday 13:40 - 14:40

Tut's Last Mission: Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Tuesday 14:40 - 15:45

The Real War Horse: The Real War Horse: Uncovering the stories behind a Yorkshire garrison's stables and the horse the Germans could not kill. (Part 6 of 6) (S2 Ep6) (S)

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Tuesday 15:45 - 16:20

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. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Tuesday 16:20 - 17:30

Concorde ultimately became the most luxurious airliner in the world but the supersonic dream still died. Could it be revived? (Part 2 of 2) (S)

The War

Tuesday 17:30 - 18:35

A Very Fearful Time: 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'. (Part 2 of 14)

Treasures Decoded

Tuesday 18:35 - 19:40

Tut's Last Mission: Experts examine a theory that treasures from Tutankhamun's tomb were meant to prepare him for an epic afterlife battle. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Tuesday 19:40 - 20:40

The Real War Horse: The Real War Horse: Uncovering the stories behind a Yorkshire garrison's stables and the horse the Germans could not kill. (Part 6 of 6) (S2 Ep6) (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Tuesday 20:40 - 21:50

Concorde ultimately became the most luxurious airliner in the world but the supersonic dream still died. Could it be revived? (Part 2 of 2) (S)

The War

Tuesday 21:50 - 23:00

A Very Fearful Time: 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'. (Part 2 of 14)

Digging Up Britain's Past

Tuesday 23:00 - 00:00

The Real War Horse: The Real War Horse: Uncovering the stories behind a Yorkshire garrison's stables and the horse the Germans could not kill. (Part 6 of 6) (S2 Ep6) (S)

Wed Nov 04
Programmes return at 1pm

Wednesday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Wednesday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Wednesday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Wednesday 13:00 - 13:40

On this Grand Tour Paul sets off from Mallaig to visit a group of islands famed for their unusual names: Rum, Muck and Eigg. (Part 3 of 6) (S)

Treasures Decoded

Wednesday 13:40 - 14:40

The discovery of 30 massacred bodies on a Swedish island reveals an ancient Nordic murder mystery - a warrior tribe was brutally murdered by their rivals in a power struggle. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 14:40 - 15:15

How the Formation of Pangea Changed the World: In the Late Carboniferous Period, predatory amphibians and giant arthropods ruled the swamps. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 15:15 - 15:55

How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land: The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Wednesday 15:55 - 17:00

The Lap of the Gods, 1919 - 1921: An immersive documentary offering an insight into the time of peace between the First and Second World Wars. (Part 1 of 8) (S)

The War

Wednesday 17:00 - 18:15

The Worst is Yet to Come: January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies. (Part 3 of 14)

Treasures Decoded

Wednesday 18:15 - 19:15

The discovery of 30 massacred bodies on a Swedish island reveals an ancient Nordic murder mystery - a warrior tribe was brutally murdered by their rivals in a power struggle. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 19:15 - 19:50

How the Formation of Pangea Changed the World: In the Late Carboniferous Period, predatory amphibians and giant arthropods ruled the swamps. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 19:50 - 20:25

How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land: The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Wednesday 20:25 - 21:35

The Lap of the Gods, 1919 - 1921: An immersive documentary offering an insight into the time of peace between the First and Second World Wars. (Part 1 of 8) (S)

The War

Wednesday 21:35 - 22:50

The Worst is Yet to Come: January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies. (Part 3 of 14)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 22:50 - 23:20

How the Formation of Pangea Changed the World: In the Late Carboniferous Period, predatory amphibians and giant arthropods ruled the swamps. (Part 1 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Wednesday 23:20 - 00:00

How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land: The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals. (Part 2 of 6) (S)

Thu Nov 05
Programmes return at 1pm

Thursday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Thursday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Thursday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Thursday 13:00 - 13:40

Continuing his island-hopping odyssey Paul sets sail on an island pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints, visiting Lismore, Colonsay and Oronsay. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

Treasures Decoded

Thursday 13:40 - 14:40

Could the new investigations at Pompeii explain the mystery of dozens of bodies found sheltering in a warehouse - some laden with treasure, others stripped of all worldly goods? (Part 3 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 14:40 - 15:15

The Rise and Fall of An Ancient Reef: Reef complexes stretched for hundreds of kilometers in what's now the Texas desert. (Part 3 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 15:15 - 15:55

A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth: In the Late Permian Period, increasingly mammal-like traits were gradually emerging in our ancient relatives. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Thursday 15:55 - 17:00

Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922 - 1925: So as the US and Great Britain began to increase their military holdings, it was at the expense of a humiliated Germany. (Part 2 of 8) (S)

The War

Thursday 17:00 - 18:15

When Things Get Tough: 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. (Part 4 of 14)

Treasures Decoded

Thursday 18:15 - 19:15

Could the new investigations at Pompeii explain the mystery of dozens of bodies found sheltering in a warehouse - some laden with treasure, others stripped of all worldly goods? (Part 3 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 19:15 - 19:55

The Rise and Fall of An Ancient Reef: Reef complexes stretched for hundreds of kilometers in what's now the Texas desert. (Part 3 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 19:55 - 20:30

A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth: In the Late Permian Period, increasingly mammal-like traits were gradually emerging in our ancient relatives. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Thursday 20:30 - 21:35

Just Like the Arabian Nights, 1922 - 1925: So as the US and Great Britain began to increase their military holdings, it was at the expense of a humiliated Germany. (Part 2 of 8) (S)

The War

Thursday 21:35 - 22:50

When Things Get Tough: 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. (Part 4 of 14)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 22:50 - 23:25

The Rise and Fall of An Ancient Reef: Reef complexes stretched for hundreds of kilometers in what's now the Texas desert. (Part 3 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Thursday 23:25 - 00:00

A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth: In the Late Permian Period, increasingly mammal-like traits were gradually emerging in our ancient relatives. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

Fri Nov 06
Programmes return at 1pm

Friday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Friday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Friday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Grand Tours of the Scottish Isles

Friday 13:00 - 13:40

In the fifth episode, Paul Murton explores the islands scattered in the Firth of Forth. He discovers that these seemingly peaceful islands have a dramatic history of war. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Treasures Decoded

Friday 13:40 - 14:40

A stunning discovery in the Mediterranean reveals a lost Roman city - and the untold story of an industrial capital made rich by supplying every corner of the empire. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 14:40 - 15:15

That Time Almost Everything Died: The Permian Period ended with the biggest mass extinction of all time; more than 80% of species vanished. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 15:15 - 15:55

Who Survived the Great Dying - and Why: Around 250 million years ago, at the dawn of the Triassic Period, life on Earth was devastated. (Part 6 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Friday 15:55 - 17:00

Mussolini is Always Right, 1925 - 1929: Technological advances were embraced by some-but not all-whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. (Part 3 of 8) (S)

The War

Friday 17:00 - 18:15

A Helluva 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. (Part 5 of 14)

Treasures Decoded

Friday 18:15 - 19:15

A stunning discovery in the Mediterranean reveals a lost Roman city - and the untold story of an industrial capital made rich by supplying every corner of the empire. (Part 4 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 19:15 - 19:55

That Time Almost Everything Died: The Permian Period ended with the biggest mass extinction of all time; more than 80% of species vanished. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

New: Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 19:55 - 20:25

Who Survived the Great Dying - and Why: Around 250 million years ago, at the dawn of the Triassic Period, life on Earth was devastated. (Part 6 of 6) (S)

Impossible Peace

Friday 20:25 - 21:35

Mussolini is Always Right, 1925 - 1929: Technological advances were embraced by some-but not all-whilst Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy. (Part 3 of 8) (S)

The War

Friday 21:35 - 22:50

A Helluva 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. (Part 5 of 14)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 22:50 - 23:25

That Time Almost Everything Died: The Permian Period ended with the biggest mass extinction of all time; more than 80% of species vanished. (Part 5 of 6) (S)

Eons: Life and Death on Pangea

Friday 23:25 - 00:00

Who Survived the Great Dying - and Why: Around 250 million years ago, at the dawn of the Triassic Period, life on Earth was devastated. (Part 6 of 6) (S)

Sat Nov 07
Programmes return at 1pm

Saturday 00:00 - 06:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Saturday 06:00 - 07:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Programmes return at 1pm

Saturday 07:00 - 13:00

Programmes return at 1pm

Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Saturday 13:00 - 13:35

The Heat is on: Maiya May explores heat in Portland, Oregon, and MedellĂ­n, Colombia, a city that is leading the revolution against sweltering city temperatures. (Part 3 of 6) (Ep3)

The War

Saturday 13:35 - 14:45

A Necessary 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. (Part 1 of 14)

The War

Saturday 14:45 - 15:50

A Very Fearful Time: 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'. (Part 2 of 14)

The War

Saturday 15:50 - 17:00

The Worst is Yet to Come: January 1943 to June 1943. American troops land in North Africa and test themselves for the first time against the German and Italian armies. (Part 3 of 14)

The War

Saturday 17:00 - 18:15

When Things Get Tough: 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. (Part 4 of 14)

The War

Saturday 18:15 - 19:20

A Helluva 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. (Part 5 of 14)

America's Great War 1917-1918

Saturday 19:20 - 20:30

The presence of the American soldiers on French soil during the Great War is virtually unknown. 2 million arrived in France between 1917 and 1918 to fight alongside French and British troops. (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Saturday 20:30 - 21:45

Go inside the race to build the first supersonic airliner between Europe's Concorde and examine both the technical challenges and the international espionage behind this story. (Part 1 of 2) (S)

Concorde: the Untold Story

Saturday 21:45 - 22:55

Concorde ultimately became the most luxurious airliner in the world but the supersonic dream still died. Could it be revived? (Part 2 of 2) (S)

America's Great War 1917-1918

Saturday 22:55 - 00:00

The presence of the American soldiers on French soil during the Great War is virtually unknown. 2 million arrived in France between 1917 and 1918 to fight alongside French and British troops. (S)