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Premieres Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Explore what happened when the small Mississippi town of Leland integrated its public schools in 1970. Told through the remembrances of students, teachers and parents, the film shows how the town - and America - were transformed. -
This film will have a special early streaming premiere on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Stream this film on the PBS App, the FRONTLINE website and YouTube / Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Thursday, Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. The story of one journalist’s battle to defend free speech in Putin’s Russia. With unique access, the film follows Nobel prize-winner Dmitry Muratov as he fights to keep his newspaper alive and his reporters safe amid a government crackdown. -
Premieres Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 16 at 6 a.m. and Noon on KPBS 2. "The Busing Battleground" viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order. -
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Sunday, Sept, 10 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. The three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 25x Billboard chart-topper Joe Bonamassa has just released "Tales Of Time," a sprawling and expansive live concert film and album shot at the breathtaking Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Hailed as “a near spiritual experience” by Classic Rock Magazine this program captures a stratospheric performance by the blues-rock titan, as his virtuoso guitar style and unique technique and flair elevate the evening to an almost heavenly high. -
Mondays, April 28 - June 16, 2025 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Martin Clunes stars as the abrasive and tactless Dr. Martin Ellingham, a successful London surgeon who begins working as a General Practitioner in the seaside Cornish village of Portwenn after developing a problematic phobia of blood. Doc Martin soon finds he needs all the allies he can get as he tries to negotiate his way around village life with hilarious consequences. -
Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Friday, Jan. 17 at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 19 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV. We remember the Aquarius roller rinks, and other places and things "About San Diego" that aren't around anymore in a show filled with San Diego nostalgia! Viewer photos take us back decades to see what San Diego looked like in the old days. -
Thursdays, Sept. 5 - Oct. 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream the series now with KPBS Passport! Traveling to the far corners of the world, we discover the extraordinary ways animals are adapting to our rapidly changing planet. We witness nature’s remarkable resilience, as our perception of evolution and its potential is forever transformed. -
Premieres Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. A two-part special looking at a little-known two strikes law, and pregnancy in prison. With The Marshall Project, how a former West Point cadet got life in prison. Also, pregnant women in prison and what happens to their newborns. -
Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Morgan Bolling makes Roasted Beef Chuck Roast with Horseradish-Parsley Sauce, and Toni Tipton-Martin talks about medicinal uses for horseradish. Equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top picks for kitchen timers. Bryan Roof makes Torn and Fried Potatoes, and Lawman Johnson makes Creamed Spinach from the Recipe Box. -
Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Test cook Keith Dresser and host Bridget Lancaster grill up Pinchos Morunos (Spanish Grilled Pork Kebabs). Tasting expert Jack Bishop talks all about dried chiles and science expert Dan Souza explains melting points. Test cook Erin McMurrer makes Pa Amb Tomquet (Catalan Tomato Bread), and finally, hosts Bridget and Julia make refreshing Rose Sangria.
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