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

Archive footage captured by amateur film-makers in the 1950s, as the nation recovered from war and the economy started to flourish

Tracy Borman reveals how Henry VIII's pursuit of pleasure saw him entrust a huge amount of power to the men around him - and shake Europe

Documenting Joseph Stalin's rise to power and how he became the most admired and feared man on the planet after leading the Red Army to Hitler's defeat in the Second World War

Following the catastrophic invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, a new era begins with Mikhail Gorbachev, as his bold statements quickly lead to a withdrawal

Archive footage captured by amateur film-makers in the 1950s, as the nation recovered from war and the economy started to flourish

Tracy Borman reveals how Henry VIII's pursuit of pleasure saw him entrust a huge amount of power to the men around him - and shake Europe

Documenting Joseph Stalin's rise to power and how he became the most admired and feared man on the planet after leading the Red Army to Hitler's defeat in the Second World War

Following the catastrophic invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, a new era begins with Mikhail Gorbachev, as his bold statements quickly lead to a withdrawal

Tracy Borman reveals how Henry VIII's pursuit of pleasure saw him entrust a huge amount of power to the men around him - and shake Europe