TV Guide PBS America Wednesday

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, including thousands of people attending a homecoming parade in Hull to celebrate local hero Amy Johnson, who at just 26 years old had become the first British woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia. Plus, the Jarrow unemployment protest of 1936, led by MP Ellen Wilkinson

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

Exploring the history of surgery from its rudimentary conception centuries ago up to the modern specialist procedures that take place today. Beginning with a look at the risks people took to understand the human anatomy, how they managed to control human blood flow and how French king Louis XIV helped surgery become a recognised science. Part one of two

The devastating impact of the conflict is explored through the stories of three women, as IRA prisoners begin their hunger strike in protest against Margaret Thatcher's policies. Tit for tat killings, car bombs and assassinations became commonplace in Northern Ireland and fatigue from a population desperate for a respite from the cycle of violence creeps in