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Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (left) and Christabel Pankhurst (right) were leaders of the British women's suffrage movement (undated photo). A TALE OF TWO SISTERS Season 2 continues to spotlight the lives of famous women and their lesser-known siblings. Narrated by Rachel Stirling, this season, this biographical documentary series is a nuanced exploration of highly public sisters and the complex relationships that defined them.

"The Pankhurst Sisters" airs Monday, March 2, 2020 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, March 4 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents less time to block a no-deal Brexit split from Europe before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline, winning Queen Elizabeth II's approval to suspend Parliament.

Brexit Watch: Why The Move To Suspend U.K. Parliament Matters

A legislative recess may sound ho-hum, but the news was a shock. Here's a quick look at what happened, why it matters and what comes next.

The Rikers Island jail complex in New York with the Manhattan skyline in the background. New York City lawmakers voted on Thursday to close the notorious jail complex.

City Council Votes To Close New York's Notorious Rikers Island Jail Complex

The city expects to reduce its jail population by more than half by 2026 and plans to relocate prisoners in four smaller jails spread across the city.

Hospitals are facing widespread shortages of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers. A Columbia University alumni association is raising money to purchase much needed N95 masks, seen here, gowns and other gear.

Alumni In China Lead Effort To Procure PPE For Medical Workers In New York

Spurred by the concerns of members in China, Columbia University's medical school alumni association raised more than $1 million to buy desperately needed masks and other gear.

Nurse Valerie Dyer (JENNIFER KIRBY), Nurse Trixie Franklin (HELEN GEORGE), Nurse Lucille Anderson (LEONIE ELLIOTT)

CALL THE MIDWIFE: Season 8

Sundays, March 31 - May 19, 2019 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. it’s spring of 1964 and everyone is excited for the Queen’s Royal Birth. With the additions of two new Sisters, who have been sent to live and work with the team in Poplar, Nonnatus House feels full once more. The nuns and nurses face a variety of challenging issues such as interracial adoption, cleft palate and sickle cell. For one, romance may be on the horizon.

Drag show. The spotlight is beaming on drag shows and a passion play in an Arkansas town. "The Gospel Of Eureka" takes a personal and often comical look at negotiating differences between religion and belief through performance, political action and partnership. With verve, humor and unfailing compassion, Michael Palmieri and Donal Mosher build unexpected bridges between religious faith and sexual orientation.

POV: The Gospel Of Eureka

Airs Monday, June 24, 2019 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, June 27 at 11 a.m. on KPBS 2

Rory Calhourn stars as Dario and Lea Massari as Diala in Sergio Leone's feature film debut "The Colossus of Rhodes," a peplum or sword and sandal film.

How Godzilla Changed Italian Cinema

Film Geeks SD launches Italian and Gearhead Cinema series at Digital Gym

Stonecoldboldness: A many-sided memorial to the writing of Greg Tate

A critic whose writing was nearly music itself, Greg Tate — who died this week at 64 — influenced generations of writers. His colleagues, peers and followers offer a guide to his essential works.

Shown from left to right: Imelda Staunton as Mary, Stephen Rea as Mark, Francesca Annis as Vivien, Russell Tovey as Jake, Claudie Blakley as Helen and Lydia Leonard as Natalie.

FLESH AND BLOOD On MASTERPIECE

Encore Sundays, Nov. 17 - Dec. 22, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Imelda Staunton and Francesca Annis star in a mystery about late-life romance. Claudie Blakley, Russell Tovey, and Lydia Leonard play the grown-up children of Annis’s character. Stephen Rae is her new gentleman friend. Staunton stars as the inquisitive next-door neighbor. And David Bamber is the detective who tries to work out whether an unfortunate incident was an accident or a heinous crime.

Lucy Worsley, royal historian and Chief Curator of England’s Historic Royal Palaces.

Lucy Worsley's Royal Palace Secrets

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV. Join the popular royal historian for an exclusive tour of London’s most extraordinary palaces. From the forbidding Tower of London to glorious Hampton Court to treasure-filled Kensington Palace, Lucy takes viewers behind the velvet ropes into each building’s most secret places.

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