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  • Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with PBS Video App. The film captures how the seeds for potential reconciliation were planted in the same fields where slave masters once terrorized. This film shares how one community came together in the wake of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and offers an example of how communities can lean on their shared heritage to progress.
  • Encore Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 from 10 - 12 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! This film marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb and is a journey of exploration for Egyptian co-hosts Yasmin El Shazly and Mahmoud Rashad into the mysteries and unanswered questions about the boy king's life.
  • Stream now with KPBS Passport / Watch Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. Experience the story of the Oscar-winning Indigenous artist from her rise to prominence in New York's Greenwich Village folk music scene through her six-decade groundbreaking career as a singer-songwriter, social activist, educator and artist.
  • Monday, Nov. 21, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. Meet two women running a makeshift clinic in western Myanmar torn apart by ethnic violence. The Buddhist owner helps her apprentice part of a Muslim minority group denied their basic rights become a steady health care provider for her people.
  • Encore Wednesdays, May 1, 8 and 21, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV (not available in the PBS App). Martin Clunes (Doc Martin) continues his epic ocean wide adventure in search of the real Pacific through the lives, vibrant culture and stories of the people he meets along the way. Papau New Guinea, the Phillippines and Micronesia are explored in Season 2 of the series.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Nov. 20 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. The pop music composer, pianist, and Emmy Award-winning radio and TV host looks back on his life and career through music, pictures and humorous reminiscences. The concert special blends together heartfelt songs, performances by John's daughter Prima and son Gib, and his inspiring meditation on persistence, grit, purpose and the importance of family.
  • Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. On today's show, the sandwich hits the grill. From a glorious BLT made with home cured and smoked bacon. To pan bagnat-a magisterial grilled tuna sandwich inspired by the French Cote d'Azur. To a sandwich for dessert in a Project Fire mystery box.
  • Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Christie Morrison makes Lard-Fried Chicken, and Toni Tipton-Martin delves into the history of Edna Lewis' famous fried chicken. Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of regional potato chips, and Bryan Roof makes a BLT Salad. Morgan Boiling makes Bridget Blueberry Biscuits.
  • Premieres Dec. 31, 2022 at 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. Ring in the New Year with music that celebrates our nation’s diversity — from folk and rock to opera, country to hip hop, Broadway to bluegrass and beyond. This special performance also reflects on what brings us together as Americans.
  • Sunday, Jan. 1, 2022 at 7:30 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS Video App. The event returns to its iconic parade route through the ancient City of Westminster. Cultural and community groups rub shoulders with leading professional entertainers and the mayors of London. Plus, more than 20 U.S. marching bands and 1,000 varsity cheerleaders are finally allowed to travel to London for their moment in the global spotlight.

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