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Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, Aug. 24 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 and Monday, Aug. 26 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore Cine Curto, a multifaceted destination featuring food options, a concert venue, and a mini movie theater. We talk with Martin Garza to uncover the historical significance of this place. Did you know this is where the papers were signed to make Baja California part of Mexico? Let's dive into this history together. -
Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Friday, April 25 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Sunday, April 27 at 6 p.m. on KPBS TV. We see how a tiny desert community, once the playground of the rich and famous, is now creating new history. We remember our city’s Cadillac Ambassador of the 1950s. We go climbing into a local landmark. Plus a quiz, things sent in by viewers! -
Premieres Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Danny Sotomayor was a man on a mission to address injustice. The fiery, openly gay AIDS activist, political cartoonist, and organizer took to the streets of Chicago, using civil disobedience to wage war on city officials who marginalized the LGBTQ+ community and turned a blind eye to the AIDS crisis - all while fighting a losing battle with the disease himself. -
Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Go behind-the-scenes with the cast and creators of the English mystery series with a handsome young vicar at the center of local crimes and murders. The series is a winning combination of a delightful and appealing amateur sleuth, articulate writing and engaging mysteries to solve. -
Fridays at 8 p.m. and Encore Sundays at 10 a.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. This Week: President Joe Biden is abroad this week, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day while warning of risks to democracy around the world. His trip comes at a critical time, as the U.S. faces challenges from China, Russia and Iran. On a special edition, moderator Jeffrey Goldberg will be joined by Thomas L. Friedman, a Foreign Affairs Columnist at The New York Times, to discuss the difficulties in the Middle East, and the state of play in the war between Israel and Iran. -
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Explore the tumultuous lives of the late Diana's parents and the complicated upbringing that shaped a Princess. "Curse Of The Spencers" is a story of broken first love, infidelity and heart-breaking family betrayal played out in the glare of the media spotlight, giving a fascinating glimpse into the woman before the Royal legend and a dynasty whose story has all the twists and turns of a Hollywood blockbuster -
Premieres Sundays, June 16 - Aug. 4, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encores Tuesdays, June 18 - Aug. 6, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Catch up! Seasons 1 - 9 are available to stream with KPBS Passport! It’s 1961 and times are changing in Grantchester. Will has begun to seek new challenges elsewhere, while Geordie and Cathy deal with an independent Esme being free in a dangerous world. It’s not long before Reverend Alphy Kottaram arrives as the new vicar, immediately enchanted by the glorious village. But will the locals ever be able to accept him as one of their own? -
Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 9 p.m. + Encore at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Rock out with the iconic multi-platinum-selling 80s pop legends in a reunion concert before a sold-out hometown London crowd in 2016. Original band members Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss ignite the stage performing their biggest hits. -
Thursday, Aug.15, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Saturday, Aug. 17 at 3:30 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Aug. 19 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Learn about recycling efforts at Biobreak, and then meet architect Pablo Chee at Imperial Garden restaurant in Mexicali. -
Sunday, June 2, 2024 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 (not currently available in the PBS App). Ancient Babylon comes to life in this production of Verdi’s early masterpiece. Baritone George Gagnidze makes his Met role debut as the imperious king Nabucco, alongside soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska reprising her turn as his vengeful daughter, Abigaille. Daniele Callegari conducts and Angel Blue hosts.
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