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Monday, Aug. 21, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Musician David “Saba” Wisnia believed that he survived the horrors of Auschwitz by entertaining the Nazi guards with his beautiful singing voice. Join David and his grandson Avi as the pair embark on a journey exploring the mystery of Saba’s past.

Premieres Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Focusing on musical works from French Romanticism to Impressionism, the orchestra is led for the first time by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and features Elīna Garanča as a soloist performing three arias from “Carmen,” “Sapho” and “Samson et Dalila.” Also performed for the first time is a composition by Lili Boulanger.

Premieres Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. The year is 2013, in the waters of Belize and Guatemala. A desperate fisherman guns his small boat into the open ocean in search of fish. With engine trouble, the fisherman peers over the side of his boat. Below is an uncharted, massive crown of rocks and corals, teeming with life. The discovery marks a new chapter in understanding corals and fish that need each other and in saving reefs globally.

Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Wednesdays, Sept. 17 - Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore the early life of Frida Kahlo as she discovers her genius for painting following a tragic, life-changing accident, leading her to encounter world-famous muralist Diego Rivera who she later marries, twice. 

The PBS annual meeting wrapped up Wednesday in San Diego. Approximately 1,300 public broadcasting workers from across the country shared developments on programming and fundraising.

Encore Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Experience The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare at the Park production of Shakespeare’s tragedy with one of his most indelible villains starring Danai Gurira in the title role. Recorded live in July 2022 from Central Park.

Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Dive deep into South Texas to meet one of the United States' most endangered wild cats: the ocelot. With about 80 known ocelots remaining in the country, the future of the American ocelot population relies on ranchers and scientists working together.

Premieres Jan. 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Celebrate the new year with this annual classical music celebration featuring waltzes by Strauss from the opulent Musikverein hosted by PBS favorite Hugh Bonneville.

Premieres Friday, Nov. 4, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video App. Celebrate this newly reopened home of the New York Philharmonic with a performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” conducted by the NYPhil’s Music Director Jaap van Zweden along with a world premiere by Puerto Rican composer Angélica Negrón.

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Immerse yourself in Scotland's wild highland landscape and meet its long-lived forest keeper, a magnificent Scots pine tree. As one of its longest living species, this ancient tree has witnessed the island's history across 500 years.