Browse the full PBS America TV guide for Friday, 16 October 2026. 10 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.
Daytime
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13:00 35m
Weathered: Earth's Extremes
S1 · E3 · The Heat is onMaiya May explores heat in Portland, Oregon, and Medellín, ColombiaMaiya May explores heat in Portland, Oregon, and Medellín, Colombia, a city that is leading the revolution against sweltering city temperatures before visiting the hottest city in the US, Phoenix, Arizona -
13:35 1h 5m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
Constantinople: the Emperor's Last StandHow the eastern Christians faced Mehmed II's Turkish armyIn Constantinople, the last territory of the Byzantine Empire, the eastern Christians are facing one of the best armies in the world, Mehmed II's Turkish forces -
14:40 1h 5m
Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King
Evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the NazisDocumentary exploring evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the Nazis following his abdication in 1936, as well as the establishment cover-up of his loyalties that occurred following the war. Historians examine the possibility that the former king may have passed information to known spies and been complicit in a plot to reinstate him to the throne in the event of Britain being successfully occupied -
15:45 1h 15m
Women of World War II: More Untold Stories
How women enabled Allied victory in the Second World WarWith rare archival footage and revealing interviews, this documentary tells the unknown stories of the women who enabled Allied victory in the Second World War. It honours their accomplishments with moving tributes from the history-makers and people they inspired. -
17:00 1h 15m
Everest: The South West Face
A look at the 1975 expedition to climb the South West face of Mt EverestAn in depth look at Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to climb the South West face of Mt Everest and put the very first British mountaineers on the summit. In the face of overwhelming odds, dwindling oxygen supplies, freezing Jet Stream winds, avalanche, frostbite, widespread public negativity and the press reporting that failure was almost inevitable - a British team succeeded - where all others had failed
Tonight's Highlights
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18:15 1h 5m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
Constantinople: the Emperor's Last StandHow the eastern Christians faced Mehmed II's Turkish armyIn Constantinople, the last territory of the Byzantine Empire, the eastern Christians are facing one of the best armies in the world, Mehmed II's Turkish forces -
19:20 1h 10m
Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King
Evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the NazisDocumentary exploring evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the Nazis following his abdication in 1936, as well as the establishment cover-up of his loyalties that occurred following the war. Historians examine the possibility that the former king may have passed information to known spies and been complicit in a plot to reinstate him to the throne in the event of Britain being successfully occupied -
20:30 1h 15m
Women of World War II: More Untold Stories
How women enabled Allied victory in the Second World WarWith rare archival footage and revealing interviews, this documentary tells the unknown stories of the women who enabled Allied victory in the Second World War. It honours their accomplishments with moving tributes from the history-makers and people they inspired. -
21:45 1h 15m
Everest: The South West Face
A look at the 1975 expedition to climb the South West face of Mt EverestAn in depth look at Chris Bonington's 1975 expedition to climb the South West face of Mt Everest and put the very first British mountaineers on the summit. In the face of overwhelming odds, dwindling oxygen supplies, freezing Jet Stream winds, avalanche, frostbite, widespread public negativity and the press reporting that failure was almost inevitable - a British team succeeded - where all others had failed -
23:00 1h
Edward VIII: Britain's Traitor King
Evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the NazisDocumentary exploring evidence that Edward VIII may have collaborated with the Nazis following his abdication in 1936, as well as the establishment cover-up of his loyalties that occurred following the war. Historians examine the possibility that the former king may have passed information to known spies and been complicit in a plot to reinstate him to the throne in the event of Britain being successfully occupied