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Broadcast: Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025 at Noon and 8 p.m. on KPBS Radio. Celebrate the season with amazing holiday performances from The Tiny Desk Concert series including Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Steve Martin, Hanson, The Polyphonic Spree and more! Hosted by NPR Music frenemies Bob Boilen and Stephen Thompson. -
Stream with KPBS+ / Watch Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Paris is a world-class city - but also one that to millions is simply home. On this adventure, we're going local. We start at the city's proud symbol, the Eiffel Tower, then cruise the Seine before exploring a few distinctive neighborhoods. -
Stream now with KPBS+. No other wild dog can endure the challenges of the Sahara Desert like the world's smallest canid, the fennec fox. The fennec fox is not only built for the harsh desert but has learned to thrive in it. -
Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. The "All New Rock, Pop and Doo Wop" full-length performances include: Johnny Maestro, The Duprees, Jay Back, Little Anthony and The Imperials, Ronnie Spector, Frankie Valli, Jerry Butler and many more artists from the '50s and '60s. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, Nov. 28 2025 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Nov. 29 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS TV + Saturday, Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Thursday, Dec. 4 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Monday, Dec. 8 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. KPBS presents a special featuring the people in San Diego's Vietnamese community who are remembering their past and finding a path forward on the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War. -
Stream now with KPBS Passport! Debbie Gibson shares insight and inspiration about recording her first holiday album, "Winterlicious," and performs some classic and new holiday hits. The half-hour concert, filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, includes performances of "The Gift," "Let it Snow," the "Christmas Dreams Medley" and "White Christmas," which Gibson performs as a duet with her father. -
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 at 6 a.m. + 9 a.m. and 1p.m. + Saturday, Nov. 29 at 9:30 p.m. on CREATE. Test cook Morgan Bolling makes Sufganiyot (Hanukkah Jelly Doughnuts). Toni Tipton-Martin shares the importance of schmaltz in Jewish cuisine. Equipment expert Hannah Crowley explores a lineup of leave-in temperature probes. Test cook Ashley Moore makes Cast Iron Potato Kugel. Expires 01/24/2026 -
Premieres Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+. Enjoy Tchaikovsky's holiday classic set in Edwardian-era London. Clara embarks on a fantastical adventure with her enchanted nutcracker, featuring over 100 dancers and a magical, dreamlike realm. Choreographed by Aaron S. Watkin and Arielle Smith. -
Schedule to be announced: Stream with KPBS+. Join London New Year's Day Parade founder and host Bob Bone and the entire team for an insider's look back at 40 years of creating the world-renowned street spectacular and turn-of-year tradition. The program celebrates this milestone and also looks ahead to the 2026 London Parade, which will fill the streets of London with pomp, circumstance and non-stop entertainment. -
Schedule to be announced for January 1: Stream with KPBS+. American students join performers from Italy and other European nations to usher in the New Year in the heart of the Eternal City – Rome. With marching bands, cheerleaders and a host of local participants, the program is a colorful and joyful parade through the historic streets of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
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