Aired Monday 20 April, 5:05pm - 6:00pmon PBS America (Freeview)

The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power

Name: 5:05pm - Series 1 Episode 1
Start: 2026-04-20T16:05:00Z
End: 2026-04-20T17:00:00Z
Location: PBS America (Freeview)

Series 1 Episode 1: Part One: Fathers and Sons

George HW Bush volunteers to go to war, before he is reunited with Barbara and she gives birth to their first child, future President George W Bush. Tragedy strikes when they lose their daughter Robin, and Prescott Bush heads for the Senate.

Category: Biography / Documentary / History / Miniseries
Original air date: 03/03/2019

Cast and crew

Robin DashwoodDirector
Ed HarrisNarrator