PBS America TV Guide & Listings (New Zealand Timezone)

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Tonight's highlights

      
        7:25 PM
        
          Inside Japan's War
        
      An Extraordinary Measure: Episode Four tells the last chapter of Japan's WW2 story. (Part 4 of 4)

      
        8:35 PM
        
          Peleliu: Wwii's Most...
        
      ...Well-Preserved Battlefield: Explore the most well-preserved battlefield in the world - a living testament to one the U.S. Marines' most bitter and eye-opening fights in World War II.

      
        9:45 PM
        
          1945: The Savage Peace
        
      Documentary on the treatment of German civilians in former occupied countries after World War II, with eyewitnesses and victims recalling the horrors with searing clarity.

      
        10:55 PM
        
          Battle of Okinawa in Colour
        
      From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)

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PBS America Schedule — Today

Programming hasn’t started yet.

The first program is at 12:00 AM (12:00 AM UK Time )

12:00 AM

Battle of Okinawa in Colour — 00:00

From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

1:05 AM

Weathered: Earth's Extremes — 01:05

Not 'Business as Usual': Maiya May goes to Cheyenne to visit a supercomputer. In Michigan, she observes the explosive end of a coal plant. (Part 5 of 6) (Ep5)

Runtime: 55 min

2:00 AM

Teleshopping — 02:00

Teleshopping

Runtime: 4 hr

6:00 AM

Teleshopping — 06:00

Teleshopping

Runtime: 2 hr

8:00 AM

Weathered: Earth's Extremes — 08:00

Are We at the Tipping Point?: Discover how critical our climate systems are for our planet's stability, and learn the science behind these changes and how to protect our planet's future. (Part 1 of 6)

Runtime: 35 min

8:35 AM

Inside Japan's War — 08:35

Rising Sun: Episode One explores the origins of Japan's involvement in WW2. (Part 1 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

9:40 AM

Inside Japan's War — 09:40

For the Sake of the Country: Episode Two examines Japan's war preparations and entrance into WW2. (Part 2 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

10:50 AM

Inside Japan's War — 10:50

The Sun That Shines: Episode Three focuses on Japan's home front and expanding empire. (Part 3 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

11:55 AM

Inside Japan's War — 11:55

An Extraordinary Measure: Episode Four tells the last chapter of Japan's WW2 story. (Part 4 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

1:00 PM

Battle of Okinawa in Colour — 13:00

From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)

Runtime: 1 hr

2:00 PM

Peleliu: Wwii's Most... — 14:00

...Well-Preserved Battlefield: Explore the most well-preserved battlefield in the world - a living testament to one the U.S. Marines' most bitter and eye-opening fights in World War II.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

3:10 PM

Fall of Japan in Colour — 15:10

Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander. (S)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

4:15 PM

Inside Japan's War — 16:15

Rising Sun: Episode One explores the origins of Japan's involvement in WW2. (Part 1 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

5:20 PM

Inside Japan's War — 17:20

For the Sake of the Country: Episode Two examines Japan's war preparations and entrance into WW2. (Part 2 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr

6:20 PM

Inside Japan's War — 18:20

The Sun That Shines: Episode Three focuses on Japan's home front and expanding empire. (Part 3 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

7:25 PM

Inside Japan's War — 19:25

An Extraordinary Measure: Episode Four tells the last chapter of Japan's WW2 story. (Part 4 of 4)

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

8:35 PM

Peleliu: Wwii's Most... — 20:35

...Well-Preserved Battlefield: Explore the most well-preserved battlefield in the world - a living testament to one the U.S. Marines' most bitter and eye-opening fights in World War II.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

9:45 PM

1945: The Savage Peace — 21:45

Documentary on the treatment of German civilians in former occupied countries after World War II, with eyewitnesses and victims recalling the horrors with searing clarity.

Runtime: 1 hr 10 min

10:55 PM

Battle of Okinawa in Colour — 22:55

From white-knuckle, high speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa In Color. (S)

Runtime: 1 hr 5 min

Next Day →

Coming up tomorrow

Tomorrow on PBS America — 16 August 2026

12:00 AM

Fall of Japan in Colour

Follow the travels of war correspondent William Courtenay and his unrivalled reporting on the Pacific campaign and its great commander. (S)
1:05 AM

Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Are We at the Tipping Point?: Discover how critical our climate systems are for our planet's stability, and learn the science behind these changes and how to protect our planet's future. (Part 1 of 6)
2:00 AM

Teleshopping

Teleshopping
6:00 AM

Teleshopping

Teleshopping
8:00 AM

Weathered: Earth's Extremes

Adapt Or Leave?: Maiya May visits the Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, one of the first communities in the U.S. to undergo a federally funded relocation due to climate change. (Part 2 of 6) (Ep2)
8:35 AM

The Stuarts

And I Will Make Them One Nation: Clare Jackson looks at James VI and I's attempts to unite Scotland and England under the umbrella of his crown. (Part 1 of 3)

See full PBS America schedule for tomorrow →

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Tonight (Saturday 15 August) on PBS America, you can watch Inside Japan's War, Peleliu: Wwii's Most..., and 1945: The Savage Peace. Check the full schedule for more details.

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Today's programming on PBS America ends at 00:00 (11:00 your time) with Battle of Okinawa in Colour.

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