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  • Encore Tuesdays, Sept. 5 - Oct. 10, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! GRANTCHESTER: Season 7 picks up in the long hot summer of 1959 with wedding season in full swing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. Starring Robson Green as Geordie Keating and Tom Brittney as Will Davenport.
  • “Kamchatka: Expedition Grizzly River” Encore Wednesday March 20, 2024 at 4 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Watch Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport! Backshall and his team of experts dive with sharks in Mexico’s Eastern Pacific, search for apes in Africa’s unexplored jungles, paddle into the heart of brown bear territory in the Far East, explore the uncharted volcanic underworld of Saudi Arabia’s ancient deserts, and climb the Djangart mountains of Kyrgyzstan in search of endangered snow leopards.
  • Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Ming cooks with James Beard Award winning chef Karen Akunowicz. Karen makes a flavorful Carchiofi alla Guidea – deep fried artichokes – among the best-known dishes of Roman Jewish cuisine. Ming follows it up with Shrimp and Jerusalem Artichoke Toast with a Watercress Salad.
  • Sunday, July 3, at 1 p.m. and Monday, July 4 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. During the French and Indian War, from 1755 to 1760, battles raged at Lake George, Crown Point, Fort Ticonderoga, and Quebec as France, Britain and the native peoples of North America fought to decide who would control the crucial highway of rivers and lakes between New York and the city of Montreal. We follow the fate of the Abenaki people one of the most influential Indian nations in early American history; and we examine the realities behind the myth of Robert Rogers and his legendary Rangers the frontier partisans who gained heroic status in this brutal war.
  • Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sundays, Dec. 17 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m., Dec. 24 from 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. and Dec. 31 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2. Monty Moran travels to six communities to find people with unique and often unheard perspectives on life, culture, the environment, politics, and immigration. CONNECTED looks at the world through a different lens, and explores a vision for the country where a culture of empathy and understanding can flourish.
  • Friday, July 1, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Saturday, July 2 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand with PBS Video App. A San Diego playwright reveals her writing process. A renaissance painter's little known darker side. A sprawling landscape from across the globe. And hear a song from a San Diego folk band with a punk rock edge.
  • Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand. Test cook Lan Lam makes host Julia Collin Davison Egg, Kimchi, and Avocado Sandwiches.Equipment expert Adam Ried shares with host Bridget Lancaster his top picks for Electric Gooseneck Kettles, and gadget critic Lisa McManus reviews gadgets that keep coffee hot. Testcook Elle Simone Scott makes Bridget Spanish Migas with Fried Eggs.
  • Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand now with PBS Video App. The remarkable story of positive environmental change in California. Two hundred years of human development obliterated the natural wetlands that once were abundant. But recent efforts have created vast proxy wetlands restoring robust bird populations and salmon runs.
  • Wednesdays, June 25 - July 9, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Follow a millennial Muslim American couple on a cross-country journey along historic Route 66. As they meet new friends and explore more than a dozen stops, Mona and Sebastian weave a colorful story about what it means to be Muslim in America today.
  • Season 1 was sent in the TV Highlights newsletter today instead of Season 2! I apologize for the mistake! Stream now with KPBS Passport! A six-part travel and adventure series hosted by New York Times bestselling author ("How to Be Black"), podcaster ("How to Citizen with Baratunde"), and outdoor enthusiast Baratunde Thurston, follows him on an adventure-filled journey to explore the diverse array of regions across the U.S. and how those landscapes shape the way Americans work, play and interact with the outdoors

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