PBS America (Freeview) Thursday

Part one of two. Documentary exploring Sicily's ancient past when it was the breadbasket of the ancient and then medieval world

The story of how William III's plans to knock down Hampton Court were scuppered when he became caught up in an expensive nine-year war with Louis XIV of France

A look at how environmental disasters and political fragmentation led to the end of Ancient Egypt's era of the pyramids

Part one of two. Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. The 1941 invasion was a surprise to the Soviet Union, despite significant troop build-up at the border

Examining the events of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the impact it had on how America engaged with war for the next 75 years

The story of how William III's plans to knock down Hampton Court were scuppered when he became caught up in an expensive nine-year war with Louis XIV of France

A look at how environmental disasters and political fragmentation led to the end of Ancient Egypt's era of the pyramids

Part one of two. Nazi Germany's invasion of the Soviet Union. The 1941 invasion was a surprise to the Soviet Union, despite significant troop build-up at the border

Examining the events of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the impact it had on how America engaged with war for the next 75 years

A look at how environmental disasters and political fragmentation led to the end of Ancient Egypt's era of the pyramids