PBS America
Schweiz
PBS America ist ein in der Schweiz empfangbarer Fernsehsender, der vorwiegend Dokumentationen und faktische Inhalte ausstrahlt. Das Programm umfasst in der Regel Themen aus Geschichte, Wissenschaft, Natur und Zeitgeschehen und stützt sich auf die umfangreiche PBS-Bibliothek an Non-Fiction-Serien und Specials. Der Sender überträgt weder Live-Nachrichten noch Sport und wird auf Englisch ausgestrahlt. Zuschauer in der Schweiz können den Sender über ausgewählte Kabel- und Satellitenplattformen empfangen, wobei der Fokus auf Bildungs- und Kulturinhalten liegt, nicht auf Unterhaltung oder Kindersendungen.
Programm
01:00 - 02:10
Titans of the Cold War
Confrontation
The Cold War intensifies with the Suez Crisis and Hungarian Uprising. Eden and Nasser's clash reveals declining empires and Soviet ruthlessness.
02:10 - 03:00
Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
Keeping It All Together
Paul Murton visits North Ronaldsay, the most northerly of the Orkneys. From here, he island hops to Papa Stronsay, now populated by an order of Monks, before visiting the most southerly of the Orkneys: the island of Stroma in the Pentland Firth.
03:00 - 07:00
Teleshopping
Presenting the latest products live on television that can be ordered directly. The product range extends from vacuum cleaners and bath towels to sports equipment.
07:00 - 09:00
Teleshopping
Presenting the latest products live on television that can be ordered directly. The product range extends from vacuum cleaners and bath towels to sports equipment.
09:00 - 09:40
Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
Atlantic Twins
Paul Murton visits the "Atlantic Twin" Islands of Coll and Tiree. Paul begins his journey on Coll where he meets the charismatic owner of Breachacha Castle, Nicolas Maclean Bristol, a descendant of the ancient MacLeans of Coll.
09:40 - 10:50
Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
Uncovering the most complete picture we have ever had of ancient Nineveh - the capital of one of the greatest civilisations.
10:50 - 11:55
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Follows the scientists deciphering the oldest DNA ever found, and reveals for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in warm, lush Arctic landscapes.
11:55 - 13:00
Titans of the Cold War
Eyeball to Eyeball
When the Cold War conflict reached the Western Hemisphere, JFK and Castro took the stage. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war.
13:00 - 14:00
My Grandparents' War
Carey Mulligan
The actor learns how her grandfather fought the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea.
14:00 - 14:40
Grand Tours of the Scottish Islands
Atlantic Twins
Paul Murton visits the "Atlantic Twin" Islands of Coll and Tiree. Paul begins his journey on Coll where he meets the charismatic owner of Breachacha Castle, Nicolas Maclean Bristol, a descendant of the ancient MacLeans of Coll.
14:40 - 15:55
Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
Uncovering the most complete picture we have ever had of ancient Nineveh - the capital of one of the greatest civilisations.
15:55 - 17:00
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Follows the scientists deciphering the oldest DNA ever found, and reveals for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in warm, lush Arctic landscapes.
17:00 - 18:10
Titans of the Cold War
Eyeball to Eyeball
When the Cold War conflict reached the Western Hemisphere, JFK and Castro took the stage. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war.
18:10 - 19:15
My Grandparents' War
Carey Mulligan
The actor learns how her grandfather fought the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea.
19:15 - 20:30
Lost World of the Hanging Gardens
Uncovering the most complete picture we have ever had of ancient Nineveh - the capital of one of the greatest civilisations.
20:30 - 21:35
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Follows the scientists deciphering the oldest DNA ever found, and reveals for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in warm, lush Arctic landscapes.
21:35 - 22:50
Titans of the Cold War
Eyeball to Eyeball
When the Cold War conflict reached the Western Hemisphere, JFK and Castro took the stage. From the Bay of Pigs to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world stood on the brink of nuclear war.
22:50 - 23:50
My Grandparents' War
Carey Mulligan
The actor learns how her grandfather fought the Japanese in the final months of World War II, and lost his closest friends from a kamikaze attack at sea.
23:50 - 01:00
Hunt for the Oldest DNA
Follows the scientists deciphering the oldest DNA ever found, and reveals for the first time the genes of long-extinct creatures that once thrived in warm, lush Arctic landscapes.