PBS America TV Guide — Tuesday, 9 June 2026

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

Historians Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands and Peter Ginn continue to relive the golden age of steam and how the Victorian railways created modern Britain. They visit Beamish in County Durham, learning how the rail companies first realised there was money to be made in moving people rather than commodities. Then Peter and Alex live the life of navvies, the men who built the thousands of miles of tracks in all weather conditions, and Ruth finds out what impact the new railroads had on the cottage industries. She also learns about the role of the guard, and the trio learn what precautions were necessary for taking a long journey on a train that was yet to include the necessary facilities

Highlighting the strategic decisions of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee and the intense combat that defined the crucial battles of Vicksburg and Gettysburg, underscoring their impact on the broader conflict and American history. Part two of three

Part one of two. The summer of 1944 marked the end of dark times for France. Aspiring to a better future, its people rolled up their sleeves and set out about rebuilding the nation's industry and agriculture. However, in post Second World War France, hopes and reality soon collided

Part two of two. From the Liberation of Paris to the Évian Accords signing Algeria's independence, via major social crisis of 1947, Abbé Pierre's appeal against poverty, the rise of modern comfort or the OAS attacks, this documentary paints a vast picture of a country torn between unity and division in the wake of the Second World War