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Premieres Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. In the small Mexican coastal village of El Roblito, 16-year-old Ñoño lives what seems to be an idyllic existence with his loving family. But he holds a secret. Defying gender norms, Ñoño works up the courage to tell his family he wants to live his life as a woman. -
Friday, Oct. 22, 2021 at 10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Enjoy sopranos Ailyn Perez, Nadine Sierra and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as they join forces at one of Europe's cultural landmarks to perform favorite arias including "Voi che sapete" from Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro" and more. -
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Sept. 1 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Five hundred years ago, Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set sail to gain control of the global spice trade. What resulted was the first circumnavigation of the earth, laying the groundwork for colonization and globalization still felt today. -
Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. on KPBS + Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. on PBS Kids. Join the Peanuts gang for a timeless adventure as Charlie Brown preps for a party, Snoopy sets his sights on the Red Baron, and Linus patiently awaits a pumpkin patch miracle. -
Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 at 9 p.m. & Sunday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV + Oct. 24 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. From crunchy crickets to nutty fly grubs, NOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods and how they could benefit our health and our warming planet. -
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encore Sunday, May 18 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV. A wildlife cameraman spends his time during the pandemic lockdown filming the bees in his urban garden and discovers the many diverse species and personalities that exist in this insect family. -
Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand with KPBS Passport! Revisit Helen Keller's rich career and explore how she perpetually put her celebrity to use to advocate for human rights in the pursuit of social justice for all, particularly women, the poor and people with disabilities. -
Encore Sunday, Oct.15, 2023 at 11 p.m on KPBS 2 + Monday, Oct. 16 at 7 a.m. on KPBS 2 (no longer available to stream). Decades ago, Mama Icha moved to the United States to help her daughter, but she never lost sight of her hometown of Mompox, spending years sending money to build her dream house there. Now, at the end of her life, Mama Icha returns to Colombia. -
Premieres Monday, Oct. 18, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Wednesday, Oct. 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Steals and deals abound as ROADSHOW features great bargains including a Chiparus sculpture, an 1811 North Carolina fraktur, and "New Republic Portfolio" prints. -
Premieres Friday, Oct. 15, 2021 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / On Demand. A haunting portrait of a writer’s life and struggle for artistic freedom, meet Cuba’s José Lezama Lima, an all but forgotten figure of the Latin American literary boom that included Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Octavio Paz and Mario Vargas Llosa.
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