Browse the full PBS America TV guide for Tuesday, 13 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 40m
Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
S4 · E6 · North Rona & the Monach IslandsPaul Murton visits North RonaPaul Murton embarks on his most difficult journey to date as every destination has been long abandoned by people, meaning there are no ferries, piers or proper landing stages. He visits the once-inhabited island of Heisgeir, sails around the gannet haven of Sula Sgeir and endures rough seas to make landfall on the extraordinarily remote island of North Rona -
13:40 1h 10m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
Acre: Clash of the TitansPhilip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart join forces to fightPhilip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart, two most eminent monarchs, join forces to fight on 'the crusade of kings' and free Saint John of Acre from the Muslim conquest -
14:50 1h 5m
Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Documentary tracing the heroic stories of Black AmericansDocumentary tracing the heroic stories of the enslaved and freed Black Americans who fought to define democracy and their liberty through the Revolutionary War -
15:55 1h 10m
Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs
Dawn of the ApocalypsePart one of two. Examining the dawn of the atomic agePart one of two. Hiroshima to Kazakhstan - how nuclear powers turned remote lands and marginalised peoples into laboratories of the atomic age, hiding the deadly reality of fallout while perfecting more powerful bombs. It sold the arms race as protection and progress -
17:05 1h 10m
Waco: The Longest Siege
David Koresh's rise to become leader of the religious sect Branch DavidiansDocumentary uncovering the unexplored stories of the longest stand-off in American history, when religious sect Branch Davidians resisted US authorities to enter its compound between February 28 and April 19, 1993. This unique documentary tells the story of David Koresh's rise from obscurity to become the prophet and leader of the religious sect
Tonight's Highlights
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18:15 1h 5m
Besieged Fortresses, Legendary Battles
Acre: Clash of the TitansPhilip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart join forces to fightPhilip Augustus and Richard the Lionheart, two most eminent monarchs, join forces to fight on 'the crusade of kings' and free Saint John of Acre from the Muslim conquest -
19:20 1h 15m
Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Documentary tracing the heroic stories of Black AmericansDocumentary tracing the heroic stories of the enslaved and freed Black Americans who fought to define democracy and their liberty through the Revolutionary War -
20:35 1h 5m
Silent War: The Shadow of Atomic Bombs
Dawn of the ApocalypsePart one of two. Examining the dawn of the atomic agePart one of two. Hiroshima to Kazakhstan - how nuclear powers turned remote lands and marginalised peoples into laboratories of the atomic age, hiding the deadly reality of fallout while perfecting more powerful bombs. It sold the arms race as protection and progress -
21:40 1h 10m
Waco: The Longest Siege
David Koresh's rise to become leader of the religious sect Branch DavidiansDocumentary uncovering the unexplored stories of the longest stand-off in American history, when religious sect Branch Davidians resisted US authorities to enter its compound between February 28 and April 19, 1993. This unique documentary tells the story of David Koresh's rise from obscurity to become the prophet and leader of the religious sect -
22:50 1h 10m
Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War
Documentary tracing the heroic stories of Black AmericansDocumentary tracing the heroic stories of the enslaved and freed Black Americans who fought to define democracy and their liberty through the Revolutionary War