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Thursdays, Feb 6 - Feb. 20, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This breathtaking natural history series immerses the audience in three iconic Scandinavian landscapes: the hauntingly beautiful coast; the magical seasonal forests, and the volcanic and arctic extremes. Surprising wildlife stories of lynx and puffins, orca and wolves, reveal the resilient spirit of Scandinavia. -
Premieres Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 14 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV. In January 2022, one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in recorded history rocked the islands of Tonga. Join scientists as they investigate what caused the blast, how it spurred a devastating tsunami, and if another eruption could be imminent. -
Premieres Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, May 11 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. As controversy erupts around Clarence and Ginni Thomas, the inside story of their pathto power. How race, power and controversy collide in the rise of the Supreme Court Justice and his wife – a couple reshaping American law and politics. -
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with the PBS App. Oscar-nominated actress Aunjanue Ellis ("King Richard") joins Killer Mike to discuss her new short film on the life of Fannie Lou Hamer. -
Monday, May 8, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. In this coming-of-age documentary about generational trauma, follow Sam Harkness from age 11 to 33 as his once average, middle-class Seattle family is heartbroken and unsure of what to do after his mother suddenly abandons them. -
Monday, March 10, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Watch vibrant Vermont treasures from Shelburne Museum including a 1956-1958 Celtics team-signed photo and basketball, a Buffalo Bill poster, ca. 1893 and an Edwardian sapphire and diamond ring. Which Vermont treasure is worth up to $150,000? -
Premieres Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Back at the Met for the first time in 25 years, Umberto Giordano’s drama stars soprano Sonya Yoncheva in the title role, a 19th-century Russian princess who falls in love with her fiancé’s murderer, Count Loris, sung by star tenor Piotr Beczała. Soprano Rosa Feola is the Countess Olga, Fedora’s confidant, and baritone Lucas Meachem is the diplomat De Siriex. -
Saturday, May 6 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Take a trip down memory lane with the “Jersey Boys” on the 60th anniversary of the release of their first #1 hit, “Sherry.” The group that sold over 175 million records is captured live at the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. -
Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, June 19 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Sharrell D. Luckett, PhD is an award-winning director, best-selling author and highly sought out acting coach who believes her Black Acting Methods help Black actors bring their true selves to their roles. Kathryn Smith-McGlynn is an accomplished actor, writer, director and scholar. Both women discuss how acting is a continual learning process and how cultural identity is important to embrace in every role because it is what brings a character to life. -
Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now withe the PBS App + Encore Thursday, June 29 at 9 on KPBS 2. As modern humans, we crave both connection to others and our own solitude. Artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers explore these contrasting impulses.
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