PBS America (Freeview) Wednesday

Clare Jackson examines the history of the royal family and charts the origins of the United Kingdom, beginning with James VI's attempts to unite Scotland and England

With Britain standing alone, Churchill realises maintaining control of the vital oil supply line through the Suez Canal is critical to his nation’s hopes

Re-enactments and archival footage uncover how the Vichy regime collaborated with the Nazis after they took over France in 1940

Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession

Clare Jackson examines the history of the royal family and charts the origins of the United Kingdom, beginning with James VI's attempts to unite Scotland and England

With Britain standing alone, Churchill realises maintaining control of the vital oil supply line through the Suez Canal is critical to his nation’s hopes

Re-enactments and archival footage uncover how the Vichy regime collaborated with the Nazis after they took over France in 1940

Exploring the period between 1963 and 1976, when a grief-stricken, then scandal-stricken America was forced to define the role of the vice president and the process of succession

With Britain standing alone, Churchill realises maintaining control of the vital oil supply line through the Suez Canal is critical to his nation’s hopes