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Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025 on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app + Encores Sunday, Jan. 5 at 4 p.m. on KPBS TV and Monday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m on KPBS 2. The true story of the remarkable Lilac Road Bridge; meet a San Diego County man who wants to change the way we sing the most popular song in America; and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago. -
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Thursday, Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. By the end of the crisis Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets in the Mediterranean, issued an ultimatum and by the 100th day military action was engaged from Sinai to the Canal. The incident remains one of the great follies of modern history from which the British and French were obliged to timidly withdraw, their posture as global powers diminished. -
Premieres Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. In 2022, the ADL recorded the highest number of antisemitic attacks or instances of harassment in 43 years of its tracking. What explains the uptick? And then, a first look at a new film that reframes the controversial Israeli leader, Golda Meir. Guest: Noa Tishby, Israeli-American actor, producer, author, and activist. -
Encore Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Journey on the Hot Pepper road to five countries: Canada, the United States, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago and India to meet ‘chiliheads’; lovers of hot peppers, to discover their culture and the sub-culture that surrounds the consumption of this unique spicy fruit. The film deconstructs the incredible history of hot peppers and our crazy relationship to them. -
Premieres Monday, Aug. 28, 2023 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. From the makers of the BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning “Once Upon a Time in Iraq” comes a unique five-part film set in Northern Ireland. Exploring the decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland known as "The Troubles,” the series tell the story through the intimate testimony of ordinary men, women, and children who were drawn—both willingly and unwillingly—into the bitter clashes that rocked the nation and who are still struggling to hold on to a fragile peace today. -
Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS App. GZERO WORLD goes behind the Great Wall to take a hard look at China's post-Covid recovery and economic path forward. China's rise over the past 40 years is the biggest economic success story in our lifetime, but how long can that last? GUEST: Shaun Rein, Founder & Managing Director, China Market Research Group.
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Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with the PBS App. Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s veiled nuclear threats, the film examines the continuing dangers posed by the existence of nuclear weapons. It also spotlights the dignitaries, politicians, and organizations that bolster the preventative measures helping to protect the world from this danger. In-depth interviews with scholars, ambassadors, and leaders in the field provide historical context, while international experts reflect on arms control measures, nuclear disarmament, and possible ways forward. -
Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. In 1927, the Mississippi River flooded from New Orleans to Illinois, leaving a million people homeless and leading to a major Black migration to the North. -
Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, June 23 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate 50 years with the GRAMMY-winning band, who have sold more than 48 million albums worldwide featuring their mind-blowing, roots based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll. The 2020 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are known for their hits“What a Fool Believes,” “Listen to the Music,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “China Grove,” “Takin’ It to the Streets,” “Black Water” and more. -
Premieres Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Focusing on musical works from French Romanticism to Impressionism, the orchestra is led for the first time by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and features Elīna Garanča as a soloist performing three arias from “Carmen,” “Sapho” and “Samson et Dalila.” Also performed for the first time is a composition by Lili Boulanger.
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