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Watch Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch missions on YouTube. Follow husband and wife team, Ken Wayne and Carole Moshetti, as they travel California to rescue wild and domestic animals, highlighting the caregivers who help them return animals to the wild or into new homes. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Following the 40% decline of our planet's tallest animal, one South African scientist is undertaking the expedition of a lifetime — to safely GPS-collar 20 giraffes, in one of the most ambitious conservation projects ever attempted — in order to preserve giraffe genetics before they succumb to a looming, silent extinction. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV. Despite outside European influences from 250-years ago, the First People of the Kumeyaay Nation survived, and they want to tell their history from their perspective. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Centered around the inspirational and groundbreaking friendship between Civil Rights icon Andrew Young and business icon Billy Payne—the two formed one of the most successful Black and White partnership in the American South. The film presents the first comprehensive look at the Atlanta Olympics from bid to reality and lasting transformation and legacy it left on the South’s largest city -
Premieres Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream on KPBS+. The beloved annual concert from the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Schönbrunn Palace Park this summer under the baton of Maestro Lorenzo Viotti for the first time. Soloist renowned bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel performs arias from Verdi’s “Falstaff,” Boito’s “Mefistofele,” and the finale from Richard Wagner’s “Das Rheingold.” From Broadway, Terfel performs Tevye’s song “If I Were a Rich Man” from the classic musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” Soloists of the Vienna State Ballet also joins the celebration dancing to Ravel with choreography by Eno Peçi. -
Stream now with KPBS+. Abhijeet Dipke, head of the Cockroach Janta Party in India, on the demands of his national youth movement and how they have been able to effect change. Venezuelan Conductor Gustavo Dudamel discusses his upcoming seminal show, his career, and his work to help his devastated home country. Former NOAA employee Rebecca Lindsey on the climate website she created to replace the dismantled climate.gov. -
Stream early with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ Bergerac is a broken man, battling his demons and on leave after the death of his wife. Toby Whithouse (BEING HUMAN, THE GAME) creates this modern reimagining of iconic Jersey-set detective series starring Damien Molony (THE SPLIT, BRASSIC) as Detective Jim Bergerac. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV. Celebrate the beloved musician in a 2016 concert featuring Kristofferson and an all-star cast. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Sundays, Aug. 16 - Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Mondays, Aug. 17 - Aug. 31 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesdays, Aug. 18 - Sept. 1 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. During Princess Diana’s 36 years, it's no exaggeration to say she changed the face of royalty, of Britain and the world. She was an icon of the final decades of the 20th century, embodying the changing spirit of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Gain fascinating insight into a figure who influenced wider society and inspired profound social change across a changing world. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Aug.15, 2026 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. For more than 50 years, Vicente Fernández (1940-2021) was revered as Mexico's greatest living singer, blending an operatic vocal range with a deep understanding of the roots of ranchera music. The Grammy-winning mariachi singer performs a historic farewell concert at Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, to a crowd of over 85,000 fans, creating a memorable send-off to the King of Ranchera.
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