TV Highlights

Premieres Friday, April 19, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 21 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. Renowned jazz saxophonist Joshua Redman takes the stage for a mesmerizing performance of his Blue Note Records debut album. Joining forces with soulful vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa, the artists take on music from Rodgers and Hart to Springsteen, all interpreted with the improvisational brilliance and melodic invention that is a hallmark of Redman's artistry.

Coming Soon! Premieres Sundays, May 5 - 19, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This series tells a story about two sisters, about what binds them together and what has driven them apart. Becca (Jones) and Rosaline (Best) find themselves thrown together by the sudden death of their mother, Mary. They come to find out that she was living an entirely secret life on the Isle of Man, far from her home with her husband, Becca and Rosaline’s father.

Thursdays, April 18 - May 23, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV (Not in the PBS App). Season 22 follows Barnaby (Neil Dudgeon) and Winter (Nick Hendrix) as they investigate an urban myth becoming a murderous reality – a post-operative heart rehabilitation club whose members’ dreams of a second chance at life are cut short, a murder mystery weekend, a twisted scarecrow festival, and an amateur dramatics company with deadly secrets.

Premieres Friday, April 19, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, April 21 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore the work of two legendary virtuosos, Nicolo Paganini and Robert Johnson, along with stars of today, Augustin Hadelich and Keb Mo. Joined by Cirque du Soleil acrobats, discover the secrets of being a virtuoso.

Premieres Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. How stable is the U.S.-China relationship? Are we adversaries? Frenemies? Toxic codependents? Where do the world's biggest economies and strongest militaries agree and where are they still miles apart? GZERO sits down with U.S. Ambassador Nick Burns.

Premieres Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, April 18 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. How thousands of Ukrainian children were taken and held in Russia. The story of families searching for their missing children, authorities investigating alleged abductions, and teenagers who escaped and say they were subjected to Russian propaganda.

Premieres Saturday, April 13, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Morgan Bolling and host Toni Tipton-Martin make Tuna Poke and Salmon Teriyaki Poke. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Julia Collin Davison to a tasting of freeze-dried backpacking meals. Christie Morrison fries up Malasadas for host Bridget Lancaster.

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?