Jennifer Robinson

Premieres Wednesdays, May 15 - 29, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Follow the biggest archaeological excavation in Pompeii for a generation in this landmark three-part series. This week: The excavation of a wealthy villa, bakery, and laundry reaches its peak. Chilling details about what people were doing in the final terrifying hours of AD 79 are revealed. As the eruption began to subside, were they over the worst?

Premieres Friday, May 10, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 12 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience this Shakespearean classic directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon from The Public Theater’s Free Shakespeare in the Park at The Delacorte Theater in Central Park starring Tony Award nominee Ato Blankson-Wood.

Premieres Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Guest: Emily Bazelon, lecturer, Yale Law School. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court will issue decisions on cases impacting everything from reproductive rights to Donald Trump's legal woes. But public approval for the Court is at a record low. What does that mean for the health of our democracy?

Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join Kristin Chenoweth, Patti LaBelle, Sandi Patty for a night of uplifting music. The concert features performances across classical, contemporary, Motown, and country genres.

Encore begins Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 - Friday, Feb. 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Lucy Lawless stars in this contemporary Australian detective drama as retired cop Alexa Crowe. With her old boss regularly asking for her insight on cold cases and a young police data-analyst eager to be mentored--whether Alexa wants to or not--Alexa can't seem to stop solving crime.

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app! Grizzly 399, the most famous bear in Grand Teton National Park, has an exceptional litter of four cubs to raise. Every day, the family must contend with threats to their survival, including a warming climate and human encroachment in bear country. Now the stakes are higher than ever as Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana seek to remove grizzlies from the endangered species list—which would make it legal to hunt them.

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Wednesday, April 21 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. We sit down with two powerhouses of talent in the theatre, television, and film scene. Dedrick Weathersby and Tisha Campbell join us to chat about their trials and tribulations in our industry.