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Stream now with KPBS Passport! Join Alan Cumming for the real story of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King with the beloved music of Tchaikovsky. Featuring the Royal Scottish National Orchestra under the direction of John Mauceri, this new version is a rare holiday treat. -
Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Northern Arapaho tribal members travel to Pennsylvania to retrieve the stories and the remains of children who died at Carlisle Indian boarding school in the 1880s. More than a century later, will these Native American boys finally come home? -
Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Thursday, Nov. 25 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Amid record police shootings in Utah, an investigation into the use of deadly force in the state. With The Salt Lake Tribune, an examination of police training, tactics, and accountability; and racial disparities in the way force is used. -
Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, Aug. 14 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! The Big Bang is when the cosmos started and time itself began. With stunning animation based on space telescope images, NOVA winds back the ages to discover new clues about this ultimate genesis and what happened in the universe?s first few seconds. -
Premieres Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at 9 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Celebrate opening night of San Francisco Symphony's 110th season as it welcomes its new GRAMMY-winning music director Esa-Pekka Salonen, featuring music by John Adams, Esperanza Spalding and Wayne Shorter and performances by Alonzo King LINES Ballet. -
Premieres Friday, Nov. 19, 2021 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. A fatal accident in his teens would come to define life for Darin Strauss. Also, from champion skier to acclaimed composer, Steven Mackey has never lost his rhythm. -
Premieres Thurs., Nov. 18, 2021 at 9:30 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Mon., Nov. 22 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. A screening of the winners selected from Film Consortium San Diego's Quarantine Film Challenge. This 30 minute compilation of short films highlights life during the pandemic. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport! Celebrate the holidays with a timeless special, featuring the magical combination of Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby. In this early color broadcast from 1957, the two legends swap Christmas songs and stories and duet on some favorite holiday classics. -
Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with KPBS Passport! In 1613, feudal lord Date Masamune sent a Japanese diplomatic mission to Europe to negotiate with the Pope and the King of Spain in hopes opening a new trade route. Led by samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and Franciscan monk Luis Sotelo, the expedition spent seven years traveling one-third of the globe. -
Premieres Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. Meet four Native American veterans who reflect on their experiences in the military during the Vietnam War and how their communities helped them carry their warrior legacy, even as they struggled with their relationship to the U.S. government.
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