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Tuesdays, Aug. 13 - Sept. 17, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Historian Dr. Onyeka Nubia examines Victorian Britain from the perspective of different regions throughout the nation. This week: Travel through Edinburgh, exploring the city's Old Town and the first medical school in the country. Discover how overcrowding in Victorian Edinburgh led to disease, fires and building collapse, leading to the establishment of the New Town. -
Premieres Saturdays, Dec. 31, 2022 - Saturday, Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with the PBS Video app. Host and co-creator Diane Kochilas guides viewers on a robust and inviting exploration of the Greek landscape, including its people, food, history, traditions, and culture. Diane explores the rich world of Greek wines, informing viewers of the country's ancient vinicultural traditions and introducing them to the flavors and varieties that are uniquely Greek. -
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Grab a front-row seat at the legendary band’s A Head Full Of Dreams tour, which played to over five million fans across five continents and featured spectacular staging of their greatest hits, including “Fix You,” “Yellow,” and “In My Place.” -
Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates explores the remarkable roots of actors Edward Norton and Julia Roberts—using DNA analysis and genealogical detective work to travel generations into the past, tracing lineages that run from Northern Europe to the American South. Along the way, Norton and Roberts reimagine their family stories and discover their hidden connections to our nation’s history and each other. -
Premieres Tuesdays, Jan. 3 and Jan. 10, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Investigating the powerful spyware Pegasus, sold to governments around the world by the Israeli company NSO Group. This two-part series from FRONTLINE and Forbidden Films examines how the hacking tool was used to spy on journalists, activists, the fiancée of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and others. -
Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Season 27 has fascinating Filoli finds from Woodside, California including a 1928 English sterling silver horse, a Pairpoint puffy owl lamp, ca. 1907, and a 1967 Ansaldo Poggi viola. Can you guess which treasure is up to $330,000? -
Premieres Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS Video app. Guests: New America CEO Anne-Marie Slaughter and The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols. From war in Ukraine to a power play in Beijing to a political comeback in the US, it's been quite the year. This week, the biggest geopolitical stories of 2022 and what it could mean for 2023. -
Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In April 2019, the world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Go behind the scenes with a team of engineers, masons, and timber workers tackling the daunting challenges of restoring the historic landmark. -
Friday, Nov. 29, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover the enduring friendship between television personality Dick Cavett and his mentor iconic comedian Groucho Marx. Their relationship is chronicled through interviews with Cavett, archival footage and interviews with George Burns and others. -
Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video app. Explore Nobel Prize winner Saul Bellow's impact on American literature and how he navigated through issues of his time, including race, gender and the Jewish immigrant experience. Featuring interviews with Philip Roth, Salman Rushdie and others.
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