Browse the full PBS America TV guide for Thursday, 15 October 2026. 11 programmes listed , including 6 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 · E2 · Adapt Or Leave?Maiya May visits a community that relocated due to climate changeMaiya May visits the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in the United States to undergo a federally funded relocation due to climate change. She also learns about hurricanes from the Hurricane Hunters -
13:35 1h 5m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
The Great Siege of MaltaExamining the siege of MaltaKnown as 'the Verdun of the 16th century', the siege of Malta opposes the huge Muslim Ottoman army to the Christian stronghold controlled by only 1700 men -
14:40 1h 5m
Edwardian Britain in Colour
S1 · E2Part two of two. Film of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in WiganConclusion of the two-part documentary in which social historians examine surviving footage of Britain in the early years of the 20th century. This edition featuring clips of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in Wigan, a football match in Burnley, and a public swimming gala in Tynemouth, and film of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison colliding with the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby -
15:45 1h 10m
The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies
A couple who became the target of anti-Communist hysteriaHow, in 1950 with America in the throes of the Red Scare, seemingly ordinary couple Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found themselves the target of anti-Communist hysteria. Arrested by the FBI and accused of passing secret information to the USSR, they maintained their innocence while the media and public opinion seemed to condemned them. Their trial did nothing to change this and ended in a death sentence. Thirty years later, declassified files revealed that Ethel was not a spy, though Julius did commit espionage - primarily as a recruiter. Using archival footage, this documentary revisits the intriguing case -
16:55 1h 5m
The Roman Fleet
Constructing a historical replica of a Roman shipThe naval forces of Ancient Rome played a crucial role in the conquest of the Mediterranean and beyond - but how did the Roman fleet operate? To find answers, experimental archaeologists from the University of Trier reconstructed a full-scale historical replica of a Roman ship, using ancient craftsmanship and based on excavation findings.
Tonight's Highlights
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18:00 1h 5m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
The Great Siege of MaltaExamining the siege of MaltaKnown as 'the Verdun of the 16th century', the siege of Malta opposes the huge Muslim Ottoman army to the Christian stronghold controlled by only 1700 men -
19:05 1h 5m
Edwardian Britain in Colour
S1 · E2Part two of two. Film of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in WiganConclusion of the two-part documentary in which social historians examine surviving footage of Britain in the early years of the 20th century. This edition featuring clips of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in Wigan, a football match in Burnley, and a public swimming gala in Tynemouth, and film of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison colliding with the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby -
20:10 1h 5m
The Rosenbergs: Atomic Spies
A couple who became the target of anti-Communist hysteriaHow, in 1950 with America in the throes of the Red Scare, seemingly ordinary couple Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found themselves the target of anti-Communist hysteria. Arrested by the FBI and accused of passing secret information to the USSR, they maintained their innocence while the media and public opinion seemed to condemned them. Their trial did nothing to change this and ended in a death sentence. Thirty years later, declassified files revealed that Ethel was not a spy, though Julius did commit espionage - primarily as a recruiter. Using archival footage, this documentary revisits the intriguing case -
21:15 1h 10m
The Roman Fleet
Constructing a historical replica of a Roman shipThe naval forces of Ancient Rome played a crucial role in the conquest of the Mediterranean and beyond - but how did the Roman fleet operate? To find answers, experimental archaeologists from the University of Trier reconstructed a full-scale historical replica of a Roman ship, using ancient craftsmanship and based on excavation findings. -
22:25 1h 5m
Edwardian Britain in Colour
S1 · E2Part two of two. Film of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in WiganConclusion of the two-part documentary in which social historians examine surviving footage of Britain in the early years of the 20th century. This edition featuring clips of people celebrating the arrival of a new tram in Wigan, a football match in Burnley, and a public swimming gala in Tynemouth, and film of suffragette Emily Wilding Davison colliding with the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby -
23:30 30m
Weathered: Earth's Extremes
S1 · E2 · Adapt Or Leave?Maiya May visits a community that relocated due to climate changeMaiya May visits the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in the United States to undergo a federally funded relocation due to climate change. She also learns about hurricanes from the Hurricane Hunters