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  • Encore Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. Experience this reimagined look at the Greek myth of Orpheus from Eurydice’s point of view conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin with new staging by Mary Zimmerman. Soprano Erin Morley sings the title role with baritone Joshua Hopkins as Orpheus.
  • Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! A veteran pair of ospreys return home to a Connecticut saltmarsh. Over one summer they must battle their enemies, withstand the elements, and hunt hundreds of fish, all to raise the next generation of these consummate sea hawks.
  • Friday, Feb. 2, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Follow Marin Alsop's journey to become the first female music director of a major symphony despite repeated rejection by the classical music industry. Features footage with her mentor Leonard Bernstein set to a soundtrack of her performances.
  • Sunday, July 2, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, July 3 at 6 a.m. on KPBS 2. Follow the pursuit of democracy from the Revolutionary War through recurring cycles of civil rights progress and backlash, the 2021 Capitol riot and beyond. Explore the impact of voter rights and a civics curriculum on engaged and informed citizens.
  • Sunday, June 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Not available on demand. Experience Grammy-winning composer Terence Blanchard and librettist Kasi Lemmon's adaptation of Charles M. Blow's memoir. James Robinson and Camille A. Brown co-direct with Brown choreographing. Baritone Will Liverman stars with soprano Angel Blue.
  • Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, March 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Witness the creation of the waterhole, one of Africa’s greatest wildlife meeting places manufactured by giant elephants and tiny termites. From baboons to dung beetles to chameleons, an entire community of creatures call the waterhole their home.
  • Premieres Wednesdays, March 22 and 29, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sundays, March 26 and April 2 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Go deep into the wild heart of the Rocky Mountains and experience this rugged land through the eyes of its iconic wildlife like bears and bison. Follow the drama as newborns make their way in one of the world’s most challenging and spectacular habitats.
  • Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022 at 11 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 14 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Discover workable, weekly strategies and lifestyle suggestions that make improving memory fun and rewarding. Interviews with leading experts and computer animations explain and illustrate how memory works and how to maximize it.
  • Thursday, Oct, 6, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! A fresh look at the science and conditions surrounding the Hindenburg explosion reveals 10 particular flaws that directly led to the infamous disaster in 1937.
  • Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain in hopes opening a new trade route. Led by samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, the expedition spent seven years traveling one-third of the globe.
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