TV Guide PBS America Thursday

Paul Murton continues his island-hopping odyssey, setting sail on an island pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints, visiting Lismore, Colonsay and Oronsay. He hears the story of Saint Moluag, who established a monastery on Lismore, joins writer Alexander McCall Smith on his yacht, and uncovers the secrets revealed by a Viking ship burial on Colonsay

Historian Stephen Baxter explores his own theory that the Domesday Book was commissioned to confer revolutionary powers on the monarchy in the 11th century, and not intended as a means to collect taxes. He examines how the first great national survey, which recorded who owned every piece of land and property in England, was a massive logistical exercise that documented the traumatic impact of the Norman Conquest

Jeff Daniels recounts the German invasion of the French village of Oradour-sur-Glane in June 1944, during which 643 civilians were killed. He examines how the tragedy echoes through history, bearing witness to the horrors civilians endured during the Second World War

At the close of WWII, the West views Stalin's government as a threat to democracy, while Stalin sees America as an obstacle in winning the 'hearts and minds' of oppressed people everywhere. Communist leaders like Romania's Nicolae Ceausescu use everything from terrorist attacks to assassinations to shut down so-called 'freedom radios.' In the US, an organization called HUAC attempts to hunt down communist supporters, teetering between protecting American values and violating their civil rights. Long after the Berlin Wall falls, disinformation and propaganda campaigns continue to be used as tools to shift the ideological tides