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  • Tuesday, Nov.7, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Nov. 9 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. A seminal account of how the Israeli-Palestinian peace process was undone by politics and violence. A special presentation of the epic 2002 film tracing the unraveling of the peace process set in motion by the Oslo Accords.
  • Premieres Monday, Nov. 6 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Travel back to 2009 for terrific Tennessee treasures, including a N.Y. Celtics Barnstorming poster, ca. 1935, a 1940 Disney Fantasia animation cel, and a Newcomb College vase, ca. 1908. Can you guess the top find of the hour?
  • Stream now with the PBS app + YouTube / Watch Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. After Rome's fall, Europe's Christians kept culture alive with art rooted in their deep faith. Meanwhile, Europe was invigorated from the fringes: Byzantines to the East, with their dazzling mosaics; Spanish Muslims with their lush palaces; and fierce Vikings of the North — all part of Europe's rich cultural stew.
  • Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Today no trip to Yucatan is complete without seeing a beautiful cenote, natural freshwater pools in caves. But Mayans saw them as the gateway to the underworld. To learn more about Mayan communities, Pati visits Cenote Xocempich with activist and lawyer Zoila Cen, who has dedicated her career to helping Mayan people. The next day, Zoila invites Pati to her niece's birthday celebration
  • Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. Morgan Bolling and host Toni Tipton-Martin make Tuna Poke and Salmon Teriyaki Poke. Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Julia Collin Davison to a tasting of freeze-dried backpacking meals. Christie Morrison fries up Malasadas for host Bridget Lancaster.
  • Saturday, July 6, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport, a member benefit that unlocks exclusive shows and extra content on the PBS App. Learn baking from cookbook author and owner of Back in the Day Bakery—Cheryl Day! Christopher Kimball and Cheryl start off by baking a Glazed Three-Citrus and Almond Bundt Cake with a soft, sueded crumb. Next, they whip up Salty Honey and Browned Butter Bars reminiscent of rich, custardy chess pie. To finish, Chris and Cheryl make S'mores Bars with Marshmallow Meringue.
  • Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 at 9 p.m. / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Sunday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. on KPBS 2. Join Dylan in an intimate setting as he performs songs from his extensive body of work in 2021. The concert showcases Dylan performing "Forever Young," "I'll Be Your Baby Now," "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" and many more.
  • Mondays, Nov. 11 - Dec. 16, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Inspired by true events, this compelling six-part series follows the story of Indigenous woman Bezhig Little Bird on a journey to find her birth family, and uncover the hidden truth of her past.
  • Premieres Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience triple-Olivier Award nominee Kate Prince’s dance and theater show set to the songs of 17-time Grammy winner Sting. Telling the story of a migrant family, the show from London’s Sadler’s Wells Theatre features a mix of dance styles.
  • Stream now with the PBS app. Some monsters call to mind very specific images. Their iconic on-screen personas overshadow their earlier histories. Specifically Frankenstein and his Creature, Dracula, the Invisible Man, the Wolf Man, the Mummy. Why is this? Universal Pictures. These famous Monster faces inspired decades of Halloween costumes, and make up a distinctive brand of horror that defined early Hollywood cinema.

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