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  • Thursday, Oct.19, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Oct 22 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Most of us will never experience first-hand the wonders of East Africa, one of the last wild places on earth. However, through a photographer's lens, we can enjoy, vicariously, the incredible landscape and the amazing creatures that inhabit it. This film takes audiences on a breathtaking virtual tour and features the photography of award-winning wildlife photographer Todd Gustafson. Narrated by renowned primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall.
  • Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. This week: war breaks out between Israelis and Palestinians at a level not seen in half a century. As the death toll hits the thousands on both sides, how did things get so dire and what is the way out? Avi Mayer, Editor-in-Chief of the Jerusalem Post and Shibley Telhami, Professor at University of Maryland join Ian Bremner on GZERO WORLD.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Hardscrabble fossil hunters in Wyoming make astounding discoveries that change what we know about the earth's history. The mining town of Kemmerer, in the Green River Formation, is ground zero for the best fossil collecting in the world. Geology, history, and entrepreneurship all come to life through human stories of fossil hunters seeking a rare discovery and a big payday.
  • Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the world of dinosaur fossil collecting. Hear perspectives on the controversial hobby from private collectors, paleontologists, and others as Big John—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.
  • Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App + Encore Monday, Oct. 16 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. The Milk Street Cooks demonstrate three ways to prepare chicken. To start, Christopher Kimball cooks Circassian Chicken inspired by his travels in Turkey. Then, Milk Street Cook Rayna Jhaveri puts together Spanish-style Arroz con Pollo. Milk Street Cook Lynn Clark makes Chicken Chilindrón, stewed with tomatoes, bell peppers and onion.
  • Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Sometimes all you need to make a delicious weeknight meal is a skillet! Josh Mamaclay whips up beer-marinated Skillet-Roasted Peruvian Style Chicken. Then, Sam Fore makes Italian Summer Vegetable Stew, a perfect accompaniment to grilled meat or fish. Lynn Clark assembles Eggs Fried in Parmesan Breadcrumbs with Wilted Spinach.
  • Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport. Bryan Roof visits San Diego and shares his version of San Diego Fish Tacos with host Julia. Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget to a tasting of tortilla chips. Toni Tipton-Martin talks about the history of shrimping in America, and Ashley Moore cooks Bridget Crispy Fried Shrimp.
  • Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Witness the story of Pete Walsh, a Tasmanian man who befriends a platypus he names Zoom. With the help of experts, Pete learns more about the platypus’s secret world in a mission to protect them from the dangers of urban development.
  • Saturdays, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Annika (Nicola Walker, UNFORGOTTEN) and the team return to solve more murders that wash up from Scotland’s waters. Annika shares her wry insights on the crimes while raising her teen daughter, Morgan.
  • Premieres Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Saturday, Oct. 14 at 12 a.m. and 5 p.m. on KPBS 2. Co-anchored by PBS NEWSHOUR's Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from our nation’s capital, the one-hour primetime special will wrap the historic, devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza with reports from the region, interviews and analysis on the path forward for the Middle East and rest of the world.

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