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Special programming begins Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV - Sunday May 7 at 3 p.m. on KPBS 2. PBS presents BBC coverage of the Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla as well as some additional programming to mark the occasion! -
Premieres Friday, May 5, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Through conversations with artists, scholars, and other great creative thinkers, the series explores our complex world through a lens of arts, culture, and science. Memory is the amazing ability of our brains to store and access skills, information, and emotions. On the premiere episode, artists and scholars discuss the reliability of our recall and the surprising ways our memories fuel creativity. -
Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, Feb. 1 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Feb. 3 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Check out a factory where they make amphibious airplanes! It's called Icon Aircraft, and they are making these amazing flying ferraris made out of carbon fiber. Watch as we learn about the laminating process, and all the parts and pieces that are put together in this factory of toys for big boys. -
Stream now with the PBS App! Join award-winning singer-songwriter Emeli Sandé as she discovers her grandparents’ remarkable stories of wartime courage, spanning World War II, the Mau Mau insurgency in Kenya, and the fight for independence in Zambia. -
Encore Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! On this eight-episode documentary series, David Rubenstein explores America’s 400-year history through a close examination of iconic national symbols: indelible artifacts, places, and archetypes. This week: Learn how a real estate advertisement erected in 1923 became an international symbol of fame, fortune, and the American dream. -
Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 7 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. David Attenborough presents seven of the most remarkable animal songs found in nature and explores the significance of these songs in the lives of their species. Each one - from the song of the largest lemur to the song of the humpback whale to the song of the lyrebird - was recorded in his lifetime. But will they soon be heard no more? -
Premieres Monday, May 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, May 3 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Visit the Green Mountain State for colorful finds, like a women's Rolex gold & diamond bracelet watch, an American Girl Barbie & wardrobe, ca. 1965, and a schoolgirl needlework, ca. 1740. Can you guess which one is $50,000 to $125,000? -
Premieres Monday, May 1, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neuromuscular disease with an average survival time of 2-5 years from diagnosis. In this intimate story, three people bravely face different paths as they live with the progressively debilitating illness. -
Premieres Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The North Atlantic right whale is on the brink of extinction. But a handful of specialists are determined to help save it as they discover new secrets about the lives of these giants of the sea. -
Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with the PBS App + YouTube. We head to Brazil to get a look at some deliciously unique pizza variations. In the kitchen, Christopher Kimball and Milk Street Cook Erika Bruce show us how to prepare the base for our pizzas: Brazilian Thin Crust Dough and Sauce. Then, Chris and Erika whip up Thai Chicken Pizza with Bean Sprouts and Peanut Sauce, Pizza Carbonara and Pizza with Ricotta, Za'atar and Arugula.
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