TV Highlights

Premieres Sundays, June 15 – Aug. 3, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Alphy has found a home in Grantchester and a best friend in Geordie, but love eludes him until a new case sparks an unexpected romance. Meanwhile, Geordie wrestles with expectations for his son, and Cathy takes steps to advance her career.

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. We visit to the town of Hortonville, and share memories of early Mission Beach and the seawall there. Ken explores the life of Fatty Arbuckle, and the secret behind a strange street name in East County. Plus "Guess The Year" and more!

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The World’s Toughest Row is an extreme race featuring unassisted rowing boats that cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands to Antigua. For a team of four Air Force veterans, this challenge was the ultimate test of body and mind, as well as an opportunity to raise funds and awareness for other vets experiencing mental illness.

Premieres Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Investigating the Assad regime's arrest, torture and execution of detainees during the Syrian war. Former prisoners, guards, soldiers and intelligence officials shed new light on atrocities carried out during Bashar al-Assad's reign.

Premieres Sunday, June 8, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS app + YouTube + Encores Sunday, June 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 10 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. We're venturing beyond Europe to visit the West Bank of the Jordan River — a land its residents call Palestine. After visiting Jerusalem, we harvest olives near Ramallah, follow pilgrims to the site of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem, approach Abraham's tomb — as both Jews and Muslims do — in Hebron, join friends for dinner, and bob in the Dead Sea.

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Explore how an isolated community of women in rural Alabama became respected worldwide as the creators of celebrated woven works of art.

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. The Beatles 1965 visit to San Diego. The story behind one of the most famous photographs ever taken in San Diego. Our county's "Blue Star" Highways. "Guess The Year" and much more!

Sunday, June 1, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS app. The wild horse, known as the mustang, is the enduring icon of America. But in modern times it has become entangled in controversy and bureaucracy, and now its future is in question. Executive produced by Robert Redford, the film includes songs by Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris & Willie Nelson.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! The Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe has been fighting to hold on to its identity and culture after centuries of discrimination and systemic racism. Located on one of the five-fingered bayous in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana (the fastest eroding basin in the U.S.), Pointe-Au-Chien is a small fishing community with one of the most unique histories and cultures in the state.

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Starring Tony Award winner Stephanie J. Block in her West End debut as Lilli Vanessi, this production of Cole Porter’s legendary musical comedy features classic songs including “Another Op’nin, Another Show,” “So In Love,” “Brush Up Your Shakespeare,” “Too Darn Hot” and more. Filmed from the Barbican in summer 2024, it also features multi-award-winner Adrian Dunbar as Fred Graham. Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher directs.