TV Highlights

Premieres Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport / YouTube. We take a trip to South Korea to learn their sweet and spicy version of KFC and more. Back in the kitchen, Christopher Kimball and Bianca Borges prepare dakgangjeong: crisp, well-seasoned Korean Fried Chicken. Next, Wes Martin makes ultratender Beef Bulgogi. To finish, Rosemary Gill assembles Kimchi Fried Rice, an umami-packed dish.

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App / YouTube. Teeming Cairo, straddling the Nile, is the capital of Egypt and one of the leading cities of the Muslim world. With 20 million people, greater Cairo pulses with energy. We explore the back streets on a tuk-tuk, drop in on a mosque, haggle with a gauntlet of eager merchants, bake some pita bread, marvel at King Tut’s gold, greet the ancient Sphinx, and climb into the center of the greatest pyramid.

Premieres Monday, April 15, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. View ravishing finds at the North Carolina Museum of Art including 1921 and 1923 Miss America Pageant trophies, a 1962 Amazing Fantasy #15 introducing Spider-Man and 1910-1911 T3 Turkey Red baseball cards. Which is worth $75,000 to $100,000?

Fridays at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + PBS App. This Week: The politics around reproductive rights in the U.S. came into sharper focus this week as Arizona’s highest court reinstates a 160-year-old abortion ban on Tuesday. Criticism over the decision poured in from both parties. Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson intends to meet Trump in Florida, as he faces growing opposition from fellow right-wing lawmakers.

Coming Soon! Premieres Monday, April 22, 2024 / Stream with the PBS App. Princeville, N.C. sits atop wet, swampy land along the river. In the 1800s, the land was deemed uninhabitable by white people. After the Civil War, this indifference left it available for freed enslaved Africans. Once called ‘Freedom Hill,’ it was gradually established as an all Black town. But the town has been inundated with flooding...and with each flood, a little more of the small town erodes.

Premieres Friday, April 12, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Visit Julliard Pre-College with Scott Yoo to play with some of tomorrow's virtuosos and travel to Singapore to meet rising star, Chloe Chua, who reminds Yoo of the dedication and passion required to prepare for a professional career.

Premieres Thursday April 11, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Monday, April 15 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Enjoy early access for Members with KPBS Passport! We meet a "Rosie the Riveter" who was part of the female workforce building airplanes in San Diego during World War II; learn about some local efforts to build an automobile that flew; see the story of San Diego State's little-known Freedom Tree, and much more!

Premieres Wednesdays, April 10 and 17, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. From giant eagles to miniature falconets, meet the many species of raptors. Explore how they survive bitter winters, learn to hunt and undergo epic migrations. Their superpowers of flight, sight, hearing and smell give them dominance over the skies. The two-part series also explores what the future holds for these remarkable birds in a rapidly changing world, due to habitat loss, climate change, persecution and pollution.

Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encores Saturday, April 13 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Rock out with Heart’s lead singer in a concert featuring songs from her new album, "Another Door." Backed by her band Tripsitter, Ann also sings her classic hits, including “Barracuda,” “Crazy On You,” and “Magic Man.”

Premieres Friday, April 12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 14 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. Ben Folds invites the virtuosic Jacob Collier, rising jazz superstar Laufey, and chart-topping English singer-songwriter dodie, to join him and the National Symphony Orchestra to reimagine their music through an orchestral lens.