PBS America (Freeview) Wednesday

The story of mobster Joe Colombo, whose love of fame and money was matched by his determination to campaign against Italian-American harassment in the 1970s

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, featuring a homecoming parade for flying hero Amy Johnson in the city of Hull and the Jarrow march of 1936

As Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy, technological advances were made across the world but not everyone embraced them with open arms

Exploring why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th-century dictators and the creation of fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness

As the Second World War begins, Americans are divided over whether to intervene against Nazi Germany or not

The story of mobster Joe Colombo, whose love of fame and money was matched by his determination to campaign against Italian-American harassment in the 1970s

Colourised footage of films from the 1930s, featuring a homecoming parade for flying hero Amy Johnson in the city of Hull and the Jarrow march of 1936

As Mussolini began his autocratic rule in Italy, technological advances were made across the world but not everyone embraced them with open arms

Exploring why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th-century dictators and the creation of fascism, an ideology that would plunge Europe into darkness

The story of mobster Joe Colombo, whose love of fame and money was matched by his determination to campaign against Italian-American harassment in the 1970s