Smithsonian TV Guide — Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Browse the full Smithsonian TV guide for Tuesday, 30 June 2026. 23 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

WWII Battles in Color

S1 · E2 · Barbarossa Documentary

Barbarossa

Germany launched Operation Barbarossa on June 22, 1941 on the Soviet Union with the intent to wipe out the Red Army and slaughter the population.

01:00 1h

WWII Battles in Color

S1 · E3 · El Alamein Documentary

El Alamein

Battlefield footage of El Alamein, the battle that will determine the outcome of North Africa.

02:00 1h

WWII Battles in Color

S1 · E4 · Kursk Documentary

Kursk

Russian T-34 tanks face off against Germany's Tigers in the greatest tank battle of the world in the Russian town of Kursk.

03:00 1h

WWII Battles in Color

S1 · E5 · The Bulge Documentary

The Bulge

Color footage shows the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II.

04:00 1h

WWII Battles in Color

S1 · E6 · Berlin Documentary

Berlin

Historians present the epic battles and power struggles of World War II through archival footage in color.

05:00 1h

The Day the Bomb Dropped

True Special

People telling stories from the first day of the atomic age include scientists, a bomber pilot and citizens of Hiroshima who survived their city's obliteration.

Morning

06:00 1h

100 Missions: Surviving Vietnam

Documentary Special

Former U.S. Air Force pilots share stories of fighting in the Vietnam War and explain how they had to go through 100 combat missions before they could go home.

07:00 1h

America in Color

S3 · E6 · Small Town Life True

Small Town Life

The Great Migration, Will Rogers and soap box derbies are relived through colored footage as an in-depth look is taken at the history of small-town America.

08:00 1h

America in Color

S2 · E4 · Playtime True

Playtime

Home movies and digitally remastered archival footage depict how Americans in 1953 would spend their time and money on leisure activities.

09:00 1h

America in Color

S3 · E1 · Coming to America True

Coming to America

A new look is taken at American history through the early immigrants who settled in the county as their home videos and archival footage detail their struggle.

10:00 1h

America in Color

S2 · E2 · Titans of Industry True

Titans of Industry

An in-depth look at rural America in 1910 and the technological advances Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone brought forth with their inventions.

11:00 1h

America's Hidden Stories

S1 · E8 · Mystery at Jamestown True

Mystery at Jamestown

Archaeologists examine a historical church and reveal the true history behind Jamestown and a commoner who became the town's governor.

Daytime

12:00 1h

America in Color

S3 · E4 · Made in the USA True

Made in the USA

An in-depth look is taken at a time of wealth in the 1950s when the American Dream was an obtainable reality for farmers and factory workers.

13:00 1h

America in Color

S1 · E1 · The 1920s True

The 1920s

Images from the 1920s that have been enhanced by colorization include Ford's Model T assembly line and Charles Lindbergh's transatlantic flight.

14:00 1h

America in Color

S1 · E2 · The 1930s True

The 1930s

Colorized footage captured in the 1930s includes the end of Prohibition, a change in presidential administrations and the breadlines of the Great Depression.

15:00 1h

America in Color

S1 · E3 · The 1940s True

The 1940s

Images from the 1940s that have been colorized include rare footage of the Pearl Harbor attack and home movies from inside Japanese internment camps.

16:00 1h

The Lost Tapes

S1 · E1 · Pearl Harbor Documentary

Pearl Harbor

Contemporary news reports, public statements and recently declassified documents describe the 1941 Japanese air attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

17:00 1h

America in Color

S1 · E4 · The 1950s True

The 1950s

Colorized images of the most significant moments of the 1950s include the Korean War, the Little Rock Nine and the early TV appearances of Elvis Presley.

Evening

18:00 1h

America in Color

S1 · E5 · The 1960s True

The 1960s

Some of the 1960s in the U.S. was preserved in black-and-white to be restored later, including the Beatles' TV appearances and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

19:00 1h

The Day We Walked on the Moon

True Special

Mission Control, astronauts and their families share their first-hand accounts of Apollo 11 and the obstacles they faced to land a man on the moon.

20:00 2h

The Day Kennedy Died

True Special

An exploration is taken into the day former U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, featuring exclusive interviews with eye witnesses who were there.

22:00 1h

Atomic Age Declassified

S1 · E1 · Born with the Bomb True

Born with the Bomb

Radiation experiments on civilians and Ethel Rosenberg's framing are investigated as the U.S. government's secrets and explosive events are revealed.

23:00 1h

9/11: The Heartland Tapes

True Special

Recordings of local TV and radio stations' reporting on the tragic events of September 11, 2001 reflect the horror that spread across the United States.