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Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encores Monday, April 8 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV and Wednesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Follow the personal and political journey of conservative commentator and author William F. Buckley, Jr. See how one of the architects of the modern conservative movement rose to prominence as a public intellectual and influenced generations of politicians—including Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater.

Premieres Sunday, April 7, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Inspired by the magical realism of Gabriel García Márquez, Mexican composer Daniel Catán’s 1996 opera tells the story of an opera diva who returns to her native South America to perform at the legendary opera house of Manaus—and to search for her lost lover, who has vanished into the jungle. Starring soprano Ailyn Pérez, Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mary Zimmerman’s new production and Rolando Villazón hosts.

Premieres Sunday, March 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Experience Ivo van Hove’s production of composer Jake Heggie’s opera in its Met premiere. With a libretto by Terrence McNally, Joyce DiDonato stars as Sister Helen based on the real-life memoir about her fight for the soul of a condemned murderer.

Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / No longer available in the PBS App. Charles Perrault's 1698 fairy tale, the classic telling of the Cinderella story, is an excellent source for an opera-providing color, romance, and relatable themes for audiences of all ages. The work includes many moments in which Massenet is at his best and most widely accessible, from the pageantry and glowing musical nostalgia for the French baroque in the court scenes to the otherworldliness of the love music to the wit and humor that permeate the work as a whole.

Premieres Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Experience Anthony Davis’s groundbreaking opera directed by Tony nominee Robert O’Hara. The new staging portrays Malcolm as an Everyman whose story transcends time and space. Supported by a cast of young Met stars, Will Liverman sings Malcolm X.

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. In Madagascar, a match-stick sized chameleon goes on an epic journey to find a mate and lay eggs before it’s too late. A water vole in the Scottish Highlands swims a lake, climbs a waterfall and scales a mountain to find a place to raise her pups.

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. In Taiwan, a Formosan pangolin travels through a land of giants to find a mate in a protected forest, while in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, a family of golden-headed lion tamarins journey from the edge of their world into a land of plenty.

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Billie Jean King and seven female sports icons discuss how Title IX and their own achievements changed the course of women’s sports. Features Nancy Lieberman, Chloe Kim, Naomi Osaka, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Julie Foudy, Diana Flores and Suni Lee.

Encore Tuesday, Feb. 27 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Honor one of the most beloved stars in country music history with this all-star tribute concert featuring Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Wynonna, Jelly Roll, Tanya Tucker, Travis Tritt, Lorrie Morgan, Justin Moore, Trace Adkins and more.

Premieres Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Small animals, even tiny ones, must sometimes make epic journeys to find a home or a mate. While the distances may not seem monumental to us, to these little creatures the journey is monumental. Grasses appear like skyscrapers, mounds become mountains and raindrops fall as big as cars. Meet six heroic, tiny travelers risking it all to complete big journeys against the odds