TV Guide PBS America Thursday

Paul Murton visits the islands of Coll and Tiree, which though just a few miles apart could not be more different. On Coll, he meets Nicolas Maclean Bristol, owner of Breachacha Castle, who can trace his ancestors on the island back to the 14th century. Tiree is one of the stormiest places in Europe, but is also one of the best places in Britain to surf and practise the relatively new sport of sand yachting, the racing of go-carts with a sail along the beach

Bettany Hughes examines the history of the ancient city, which was founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC. Until its decline in the fourth and fifth centuries AD, it became the centre of the world of art and culture and an example of advanced civilisation

As relentless firebombing and blockade of war-ravaged Japan shows no sign of securing a surrender, the US reluctantly prepares to invade. First, they need Okinawa, an island close to the mainland, as a base to stage their attack. The Marines fear the worst - but their amphibious invasion is met with almost total silence. Lulled into a false sense of security, it's just the calm before the storm

Documentary recounting the story of Timothy Coggins, a young African-American man living in Georgia in the heart of the American South who was lynched in 1983, examining the deep-rooted racism that impacted the case and the long fight for justice