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MAY Programming Schedule Listings are as accurate as possible at press time but are subject to change due to updated programming. For complete up to date listings, including overnight programs, visit kpbs.org/tv, or call (619) 594 6983.
KPBS Schedule At-A-Glance SUNDAY
SESAME STREET
DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC
CURIOUS GEORGE
LETS GO LUNA
NATURE CAT
WASHINGTON WEEK
KPBS ROUNDTABLE
A GROWING PASSION
GROWING A GREENER WORLD
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KEN KRAMER’S ABOUT SAN DIEGO
HISTORIC PLACES WITH ELSA SEVILLA
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER
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YOGA
PEG + CAT
ARTHUR
READY JET GO!
WILD KRATTS
NATURE CAT
CURIOUS GEORGE
LET’S GO LUNA!
DANIEL TIGER
DANIEL TIGER
PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC
SESAME STREET
SPLASH AND BUBBLES
DINOSAUR TRAIN
CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS ABOUT THAT!
SESAME STREET
SUPER WHY!
PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC
LET’S GO LUNA!
NATURE CAT
CLASSICAL STRETCH
WILD KRATTS
WILD KRATTS
ODD SQUAD
KPBS EVENING EDITION
NIGHTLY BUSINESS REPORT
BBC WORLD NEWS
KPBS EVENING EDITION
PBS NEWSHOUR
SESAME STREET
DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC
CURIOUS GEORGE
LET’S GO LUNA
NATURE CAT
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THIS OLD HOUSE
ASK THIS OLD HOUSE
NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING
MILKSTREET KITCHEN
COOK’S COUNTRY
MARTHA STEWART
PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE
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CROSSING SOUTH
RICK STEVES EUROPE
KPBS/ARTS
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND
KPBS ROUNDTABLE
LAWRENCE WELK
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KPBS-TV Programming Schedule – MAY 2019 1
Wednesday, May 1 8:00PM KPBS Nature Super Hummingbirds:
High speed camerawork and breakthrough science showcase the fast-paced world of hummingbirds. KPBS 2 Nature American Spring Live: Connections: Learn how climate change can affect nature’s perfectly synchronized partnerships.
9:00 KPBS NOVA Building Great Cathedrals: Scholars investigate how architects erected skyscraping cathedrals in the Middle Ages. KPBS 2 Reconstruction: America After The Civil War The rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy are examined.
10:00 KPBS Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Robot: Discover how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and learn how their use has evolved.
11:00 KPBS Cyberworks and the American Dream The impact of robotics and artificial intelligence on the future of work is revealed. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Thursday, May 2 8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego
New Episode. A visit to two back-country desert stops along Old Highway 80, the story behind two unusual buildings in Logan Heights and more! KPBS 2 Shanghai 1937: Where World War II Began The Battle of Shanghai in 1937 and its aftermath are explored.
8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Beans, Beans - The Magical Legume: Discover how beans are grown, harvested, cleaned, and packaged for market.
9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places San Diego’s Asian-American History 1880s-1900s Detailed accounts on how San Diego’s Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Filipino immigrants moved to the region.
KPBS 2 And Then They Came for Us The registration and incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II is examined.
9:30 KPBS Crossing South Border Crossing & Barber Shop: New Episode. Visit the world’s busiest land border crossing and a noteworthy Tijuana hair salon.
10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Dark Rider, Part 1: New Episode. Barnaby and Jones investigate when a man falls to his death after seeing a headless horseman. KPBS 2 FRONTLINE The Last Survivors: Elderly survivors reflect on how the trauma of the Holocaust has affected the rest of their lives.
10:45 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Dark Rider: Conclusion.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Friday, May 3 8:00PM KPBS Washington Week
KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Philly’s Museum of The American Revolution, groundbreaking graffiti artists, the power of a polaroid and an innovative fashion designer are explored.
8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim Cotter The Seekers: The music of They Might Be Giants and the work of poet and writer Sylvia Plath are highlighted.
9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Going Bodmin: As Martin moves in, he realizes that adjusting to village life is not going to be smooth sailing.
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KPBS 2 Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin An all-star tribute to Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the 2019 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 7, Episode 8: Season Finale. Jack and his team must crack a cold case that has haunted the Commissioner for years.
10:30 KPBS 2 PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased
11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up The White Buffalo: Singer/songwriter Jake Smith is the bone-chilling voice behind the one-man band, the White Buffalo, that fuses blues, country western, folk, and punk rock. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Saturday, May 4 6:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Salute to
Cole Parker: “Wunderbar” and “The Continental” are performed in a sparkling tribute to the music of Cole Porter. KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour
7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Treasures brought before the experts include a diamond tiara, a giant telescope and a ceramic pot by Pablo Picasso. KPBS 2 Ted Williams: American Masters Discover the many sides of baseball great Ted Williams. Bob Costas, Wade Boggs and more appear.
7:30 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Highlights include a remarkable collection of medals awarded to a man who served in both World Wars and helped rescue survivors from the Titanic.
8:00 KPBS Father Brown The Darkest Noon: New Episode. A man is found dead in St Mary’s graveyard and Father Brown has disappeared without a trace. KPBS 2 Mike Nichols: American Masters Mike Nichols, one of America’s great directors, discusses his life and 50-year artistic career.
9:00 KPBS Yellowstone Symphony Travel on a spectacular visual journey through the wonders of America’s first national park. KPBS 2 Saturday Movie I Never Sang for My Father (1971) A 40-year-old man tries in vain to establish a bond with his cantankerous, 80-year-old father.
10:00 KPBS Wings Over Grand Canyon This aerial journey captures an endless variety of stunning imagery of landscapes, lakes and canyons. KPBS 2 PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased.
11:00 KPBS Modus New Episode. Profiler Inger Johanne Vik remembers something from her FBI days that may be connected to the case. KPBS 2 America ReFramed Death of a Child: Communities band together to support grieving parents whose children have died from being left in cars.
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Sunday, May 5 6:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Darkest Noon:
A man is found dead in St Mary’s graveyard and Father Brown has disappeared without a trace. KPBS 2 Yellowstone Symphony Travel on a spectacular visual journey through the wonders of America’s first national park.
7:00 KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries A Time for Every Purpose: The death of a policeman coincides with the reappearance of an old enemy. KPBS 2 Wings Over Grand Canyon This aerial journey captures an endless variety of stunning imagery of landscapes, lakes and canyons.
8:00 KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Lucille cares for an unmarried teen mother and Nurse Crane’s back troubles return with a vengeance. KPBS 2 Nature Super Hummingbirds: High speed camerawork and breakthrough new science showcase the fast-paced world of hummingbirds.
9:00 KPBS Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE New Episode. Cosette moves to Paris under Valjean’s protection and meets the handsome law student Marius. KPBS 2 NOVA Building Great Cathedrals: Scholars investigate how architects erected skyscraping cathedrals in the Middle Ages.
10:00 KPBS Unforgotten Season 3 On MASTERPIECE Episode Five: New Episode. Cassie and Sunny finally get closer to the truth and the case takes a devastating turn for Cassie. KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Robot: Discover how robots were first conceptualized in ancient Rome and learn how their use has evolved.
11:00 KPBS Shakespeare’s Tomb An investigation of Shakespeare’s grave reveals evidence about what is beneath the “curse stone.” KPBS 2 Doc World Finding Samuel Lowe: The grandchildren of a Chinese Jamaican woman embark on an epic journey to trace their ancestry.
Monday, May 6 8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Churchill
Downs Racetrack, Hour 1: A Twin Spires painted roof slate from around 1895 and a 1943 Picasso ink-on-paper are appraised. KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego A visit to two back-country desert stops along Old Highway 80, the story behind two unusual buildings in Logan Heights and more!
8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Beans, Beans - The Magical Legume: Discover how beans are grown, harvested, cleaned, and packaged for market.
9:00 KPBS Emilio and Gloria Estefan: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize An all-star tribute to Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the 2019 recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places Balboa Park: Balboa Park was first known as City Park. Find out the key players behind its creation.
9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Border Crossing & Barber Shop: Visit the San Ysidro border crossing, one of the busiest border land crossings in the world, and then go farther south into Tijuana for a trip to a hair salon.
10:00 KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The White Buffalo: Singer/songwriter Jake Smith is a one man band with a bone chilling and combines blues, country western, folk, and punk rock in his music.
10:30 KPBS PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased.
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11:00 KPBS Independent Lens Out of State: Two Native Hawaiians discover their indigenous traditions from a fellow inmate in an Arizona prison. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Tuesday, May 7 8:00PM KPBS Hitler’s Holocaust Railways The
Nazi’s scheme to build the world’s most powerful railway leading up to World War II is examined. KPBS 2 Downton Abbey Season 6 On MASTERPIECE Episode Three: A wedding dress drama takes a disastrous turn and the hospital debate gets nasty.
9:00 KPBS Amelia Earhart: American Experience When her plane disappeared without a trace, the “First Lady of the Air” instantly became a legend. KPBS 2 Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE Cosette moves to Paris under Valjean’s protection and meets the handsome law student Marius.
10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE Trump’s Trade War: The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade is presented. KPBS 2 Secrets of Althorp - The Spencers The brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, gives a personal tour around the Spencer family’s manor.
11:00 KPBS Finding Home: A Foster Youth Story The remarkable story of four foster youth preparing for life outside the foster care system is told. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Wednesday, May 8 8:00PM KPBS Nature Moose: Life of a Twig
Eater: Go deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother’s love and a calf’s first year of life. KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack, Hour 1: A Twin Spires painted roof slate from around 1895 and a 1943 Picasso ink-on-paper are appraised.
9:00 KPBS NOVA Inside The Megafire: Scientists investigate what was behind the deadly megafires that swept through California in 2018. KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Reporting on the Reporters: Journalists Christiane Amanpour, Ann Curry and Lisa Ling discover stories within their family trees.
10:00 KPBS Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Car: The 9,000-year history of the car is explored, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford’s Model T. KPBS 2 Amelia Earhart: American Experience: When her plane disappeared without a trace, the “First Lady of the Air” instantly became a legend
11:00 KPBS Hitler’s Holocaust Railways The Nazi’s scheme to build the world’s most powerful railway leading up to World War II is examined. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Thursday, May 9 8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego
New Episode. Go back to the days when San Diego was a center of the Space Race and meet a man who was a big part of it all. KPBS 2 Korea: The Never-Ending War The post-1953 conflict and the global consequences of the Korean War are documented.
8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Grow Tiny!: New Episode. Discover how miniature gardens are carefully designed and meticulously constructed.
9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places The Kumeyaayy Nation’s use and knowledge of astronomy, horticulture, science, and storytelling during the Pre-contact era is explored.
9:30 KPBS Crossing South UTVs, Skateboards & Pasta: New Episode. Go on an off-road adventure, meet a skateboard maker, and have a meal at Pasta y Basta in Rosarito.
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10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders Murder of Innocence, Part 1: New Episode. When a barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on a convicted murderer with a solid alibi. KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Trump’s Trade War: The inside story of President Trump’s gamble to confront China over trade and the billions at stake
10:45 KPBS Midsomer Murders Murder of Innocence: Conclusion.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Friday, May 10 8:00PM KPBS Washington Week
KPBS 2 KPBS Arts A magician shares his spellbinding tips, an Ohio artist’s whimsical art, a Vietnamese refugee artist’s influences and how a senior living community’s creative use of music.
8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim Cotter The Pursuit of New Truths: For Helene Grimaud, music has been a profession and a salvation. Scott McCloud understands comics.
9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Gentlemen Prefer: When Martin fires Elaine for her inefficiency, he becomes universally disliked in the village. KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Cynthia Erivo In Concert: Enjoy an evening of song from actress and singer Cynthia Erivo, one of Broadway’s brightest stars.
10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season Premiere: New Episode. When a passenger is stabbed on the express bus to Honore, Jack and his team are baffled. No one left their seat, so how on earth did they commit murder? KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Stephanie J. Block: The Broadway star unleashes her immense voice for a special night of cabaret.
11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito: Rock legend Mick Fleetwood returns to the stage to revisit his blues music roots along with Rick Vito. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Saturday, May 11 6:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Mother's
Day: Buddy Merrill plays “Blue Suede Shoes” and The Lennon Sisters sing
“Kentucky Babe.” KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour
7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow A stroller believed to have been in use in Buckingham Palace and a dagger reputed to have been owned by Charles I are appraised. KPBS 2 Richard Linklater: American Masters The independent filmmaking style of the director of Boyhood and Dazed and Confused is explored.
7:30 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Treasures include an 18th century box engraved with a secret code, an enamel cigarette case by a Russian master craftsman and more.
8:00 KPBS Father Brown The Sacrifice of Tantalus: New Episode. When Mallory’s pursuit of a fugitive ends in disaster, a familiar face returns to hunt the culprit.
8:30 KPBS 2 Saturday Movie Last Action Hero (1993) A young movie fan gets thrown into the movie world of his favorite action film star.
9:00 KPBS Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii The legendary King of Romance croons classic hits and love songs from his 50-year career.
10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Frankfurt and Nurnberg: Skyscraper-studded Frankfurt and the maze of underground bomb shelters in Nurnberg are explored.
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11:00 KPBS Modus New Episode. Inger realizes there may be a frightening connection between her daughter Stina and the killer. KPBS 2 America ReFramed Insight into the steady Vietnamese Americans have on today’s multiethnic $8 billion dollar nail salon industry.
Sunday, May 12 6:00PM KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries Family
Portrait: Three murders, two weddings and a funeral… life’s never been straightforward for Doctor Lucien Blake and Jean. So why would anything change now? KPBS 2 Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii The legendary King of Romance croons classic hits and love songs from his 50-year career
7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe European Festivals I: Siena’s Palio horse race, the Scottish Highland Games and Carnevale in Venice are highlighted.
8:00 KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Mother Mildred decides it’s time for Sister Frances to attend her first solo birth. KPBS 2 Nature Moose: Life of a Twig Eater: Go deep inside the world of moose to experience a mother’s love and a calf’s first year of life.
9:00 KPBS Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE New Episode. As revolution sweeps Paris, Valjean and Cosette hide out and Marius searches for Cosette. KPBS 2 NOVA Inside The Megafire: Investigate how forestry practices, climate change, and the physics of fire itself play a role in the dramatic increase in wildfires in recent decades.
10:00 KPBS Unforgotten Season 3 On MASTERPIECE Episode Six: New Episode. Under the glare of media, the team race to find evidence to prove the identity of Hayley’s killer. KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Car: The 9,000-year history of the car is explored, from its roots in dogsleds to Henry Ford’s Model T.
11:00 KPBS Hitler’s Holocaust Railways The Nazi’s scheme to build the world’s most powerful railway leading up to World War II is examined. KPBS 2 Doc World One Child: Learn how China’s One Child policy deeply affected families who lost their only child in the deadly 2008 Sichuan earthquake.
Monday, May 13 8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Churchill
Downs Racetrack, Hour 2: Fantastic finds include a 1966 MGM Grinch figure and a Larson Bros. symphonic harp mandolin. KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Go back to the days when San Diego was a center of the Space Race and meet a man who was a big part of it all.
8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Grow Tiny!: Discover how miniature gardens are carefully designed and meticulously constructed.
9:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Billings, MT, Hour 3: A collection of ruby, diamond and jade rings and an 1843 artillery sword and belt are appraised. KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places San Diego’s Asian-American History 1880s-1900s Detailed accounts on how San Diego’s Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Filipino immigrants moved to the region.
9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South UTVs, Skateboards & Pasta: Go on an off-road adventure, meet a skateboard maker, and have a meal at Pasta y Basta in Rosarito.
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10:00 KPBS Tale of Two Sisters Queen Elizabeth II & Princess Margaret: The real Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, beyond the royal splendor, are profiled. KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Featuring Rick Vito: Rock legend Mick Fleetwood returns to the stage to revisit his blues music roots along with Rick Vito.
11:00 KPBS Independent Lens Harvest Season: Spend an agricultural year in Napa Valley as some of the world’s most celebrated wines are made. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Tuesday, May 14 8:00PM KPBS 10 Modern Marvels That
Changed America Take a whirlwind tour of engineering feats that made our civilization possible. KPBS 2 Downton Abbey Season 6 On MASTERPIECE Episode Four: Miss Baxter faces a dilemma, Anna and Mary rush to London and Daisy continue to press her case.
9:00 KPBS Annie Oakley: American Experience The story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who became a world renowned symbol of the Wild West.
KPBS 2 Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE As revolution sweeps Paris, Valjean and Cosette hide out and Marius searches for Cosette.
10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE One Day In Gaza: How mass protests on the Israel-Gaza border led to one of the deadliest days in a generation. KPBS 2 Secrets of Chatsworth Chatsworth Estate has been home to the distinguished Cavendish family for over five centuries.
11:00 KPBS Pacific Heartbeat Te Kuhane O Te Tupuna (The Spirit of the Ancestors): A grandfather and a girl travel from the most remote island in the world, Easter Island, in search of Mana, the sacred power of their ancestors. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Wednesday, May 15 8:00PM KPBS Nature Equus: Story of the
Horse: Origins: Uncover the variety of activity, human and natural, that occurs on the slopes of active volcanoes. KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack, Hour 2: Fantastic finds include a 1966 MGM Grinch figure and a Larson Bros. symphonic harp mandolin.
9:00 KPBS NOVA First Horse Warriors: Archaeology and genetics reveal clues about the first horse riders and how they shaped the world.
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KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots The Stories We Tell: Donna Brazile, Ty Burrell and Kara Walker learn how the legacy of slavery shaped their identities.
10:00 KPBS Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Rocket: The history of the rocket is examined, including its role as a weapon of war and use by astronauts. KPBS 2 Annie Oakley: American Experience The story of a five-foot-tall sharpshooter who became a world renowned symbol of the Wild West.
11:00 KPBS Kamikaze Experts explore the secrets to how kamikaze weapons were built and launched on Japan’s coast. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Thursday, May 16 8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego
New Episode. Remember the Aquarius Roller Rinks, and other places and things that aren’t around anymore, in a show filled with San Diego nostalgia! KPBS 2 Story of China Ancestors/Silk Roads and China Ships: Michael Wood explores China’s early history and visits a festival devoted to ancient gods.
8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Food Is A Terrible Thing to Waste!: New Episode. Tracking food waste and solutions to end this practice that negatively impacts resources and climate change.
9:00 KPBS Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California’s History Learn how the Indigenous People of the Kumeyaay Nation survive in the desert, mountains, valleys and near the coast.
9:30 KPBS Crossing South Ensenada Beer Festival & Taco Grande: New Episode. Visit Mexico’s largest beer festival and one of Tijuana’s fantastic taco stands.
10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders Written in the Stars, Part 1: New Episode. An amateur astronomer is killed by a blow to the head with a meteorite during an eclipse of the sun.
KPBS 2 FRONTLINE One Day In Gaza: How mass protests on the Israel-Gaza border led to one of the deadliest days in a generation.
10:45 KPBS Midsomer Murders Written in the Stars: Conclusion.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Friday, May 17 8:00PM KPBS Washington Week
KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Award-winning contemporary blues artist Kenny Neal shares his vision.
8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim Cotter Articulate in Philadelphia: Cellist David Finckel’s life is filled with love for his instrument, for his wife Wu Han music.
9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Sh*T Happens: Dr. Martin announces on his new radio show that there is something dangerous in the public pool. KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Annaleigh Ashford In Concert: The stunning provocateuse lends her vocals and comedic verve to an evening of mischievous fun.
10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8, Episode 2: New Episode. DI Jack Mooney and the team enter a nest of vipers when zoo owner Xander Shepherd is poisoned by a tranquiliser dart in the middle of the zoo grounds, leaving the family-run business in turmoil. KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Leslie Odom Jr. In Concert: The Tony winner and jazz vocalist brings his remarkable talent to this intimate performance.
11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up Anderson East: Anderson East is a dynamic artist who fuses modern sound with the rich undertones of his southern roots. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
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Saturday, May 18 6:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Childhood
Memories: “Those Were The Days,” “Little Red Wagon,” “Watchin’ Scotty Grow” and “Small Fry” are performed. KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour
7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow India Special: Ceremonial robes used in the flamboyant Delhi Durbar, a 1925 Rolls Royce made for the Maharajah of Jodhpur and more. KPBS 2 In Their Own Words Muhammad Ali: Muhammad Ali’s boxing successes, conversion to Islam and Parkinson’s disease are explored.
7:30 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Hear the emotional story of a sapphire ring left to a young man by a recently departed friend and more.
8:00 KPBS Father Brown The House of God: New Episode. Suspicions are aroused when the holiest house in Kembleford is linked to the death of a wanton woman. KPBS 2 In Their Own Words Jim Henson: Follow Jim Henson’s career from his early television work to Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
9:00 KPBS Moments to Remember: My Music Legends of the late 50s and early 1960s pop era including Frankie Laine and the Four Aces perform. KPBS 2 Saturday Movie The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984) The Muppets invite you to see the show of the century as they take Manhattan!
10:30 KPBS 2 PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased.
11:00 KPBS Modus New Episode. Inger use her expertise and intuition to piece the puzzle together as the killer moves closer.
Sunday, May 19 6:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Sacrifice of
Tantalus: When Mallory’s pursuit of a fugitive ends in disaster, a familiar face returns to hunt the culprit. KPBS 2 Moments to Remember: My Music Legends of the late 50s and early 1960s pop era including Frankie Laine and the Four Aces perform.
7:00 KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries Still Waters: A body found in the lake turns out to be a girl from the local reform school.
7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe European Festivals II: Rick dances with Spaniards at Sevilla’s April Fair, celebrates Bastille Day in Paris and more.
8:00 KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Sister Hilda tries to give an ill patient her final wish. Valerie and Trixie testify in a court case. KPBS 2 Nature Equus: Story of the Horse: Origins: Uncover the variety of activity, human and natural, that occurs on the slopes of active volcanoes.
9:00 KPBS Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE New Episode. Marius mans the barricades, where a hostile Valjean intercepts him. They end up fleeing together. KPBS 2 NOVA First Horse Warriors: Archaeology and genetics reveal clues about the first horse riders and how they shaped the world.
10:00 KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Rocket: The history of the rocket is examined, including its role as a weapon of war and use by astronauts
10:30 KPBS PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased.
11:00 KPBS Tale of Two Sisters Queen Elizabeth II & Princess Margaret: The real Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret, beyond the royal splendor, are profiled.
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Monday, May 20 8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Churchill
Downs Racetrack, Hour 3: Great appraisals include a Chinese gilt bronze Bodhisattva and a Nicolai Fechin oil portrait. KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Remember the Aquarius Roller Rinks, and other places and things that aren’t around anymore, in a show filled with San Diego nostalgia!
8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Food Is A Terrible Thing to Waste!: Tracking food waste and solutions to end this practice that negatively impacts resources and climate change.
9:00 KPBS Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story Meet the California statesman who served as cabinet secretary for Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. KPBS 2 Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California’s History The Kumeyaayy Nation’s use and knowledge of astronomy, horticulture, science, and storytelling during the Pre-contact era.
9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Ensenada Beer Festival & Taco Grande: Visit Mexico’s largest beer festival and one of Tijuana’s fantastic taco stands.
10:00 KPBS Tale of Two Sisters Queen Elizabeth I & Mary Tudor: Mary and Elizabeth, the two daughters of Henry VIII, had more in common than meets the eye. KPBS Live at the Belly Up Anderson East: Anderson East is a dynamic artist who fuses modern sound with the rich undertones of his southern roots.
11:00 KPBS 2 Independent Lens Wrestle: Alabama high school wrestlers face challenges on and off the mat and pursue their goals with courage. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Tuesday, May 21 8:00PM KPBS 10 Streets That Changed
America A tour of engineering feats that made our civilization possible focuses on streets in America. KPBS 2 Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece Episode Five: Thomas makes Andy a generous offer. Spratt rescues Denker. A powerful politician comes to dinner.
9:00 KPBS Emma Goldman: American Experience Explore the controversial life of the notorious lecturer, fearless writer and merciless publisher. KPBS 2 Les Misérables On MASTERPIECE Marius mans the barricades, where a hostile Valjean intercepts him. They end up fleeing together.
10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE Supreme Revenge: A look at the no-holds-barred war for control of the Supreme Court sheds light on partisan conflicts.
10:30 KPBS 2 PBS Previews: Chasing The Moon A preview of the upcoming series of American Experience: Chasing the Moon is showcased.
11:00 KPBS Crazy A diagnosed schizophrenic must decide if he should comply with traditional mental health treatment. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Wednesday, May 22 8:00PM KPBS Nature Equus: Story of the
Horse: Chasing The Wind: The relationship between humans and horses, which is almost as old as civilization, is explored. KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Churchill Downs Racetrack, Hour 3: Great appraisals include a Chinese gilt bronze Bodhisattva and a Nicolai Fechin oil portrait.
9:00 KPBS NOVA Lost Viking Army: Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave in a rural English village. KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots The Irish Factor: Soledad O’Brien, Bill O’Reilly and
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Bill Maher explore the influence of their Irish ancestry.
10:00 KPBS Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Smartphone: Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to the iPhone. KPBS 2 Emma Goldman: American Experience Explore the controversial life of the notorious lecturer, fearless writer and merciless publisher.
11:00 KPBS Joy of Data Mathematician Dr. Hannah Fry reveals what data is and how it is captured, stored and shared. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Thursday, May 23 8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego
New Episode. Take a walking tour of Annie’s Canyon near Solana Beach, remember the silk industry in San Marcos, and find the exact geographic center of San Diego County. KPBS 2 Story of China Golden Age/The Ming: The achievements of two of China’s most brilliant dynasties, the Song and the Ming, are explored.
8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion The Big Bloom New Episode. Tour the stunning wildflower “super bloom’” of winter 2018/2019 in Southern California.
9:00 KPBS Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California’s History A Canadian Historian who discovered Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s true origin and the Kumeyaay Nation’s perspective of the 1769 Sacred Spanish Expedition.
9:30 KPBS Crossing South Hollywood Music & Crêpes: New Episode. Meet a real-life hollywood music composer and try some wonderful desserts at Creperia Polanco.
10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders Death and the Divas, Part 1: New Episode. The murder of a journalist has echoes of a 1960s horror film starring Midsomer’s own Stella Harris. KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Supreme Revenge: From Brett Kavanaugh to Robert Bork, how a 30-year-old
grievance transformed the Court and turned confirmations into bitter, partisan conflicts.
10:45 KPBS Midsomer Murders Death and the Divas: Conclusion.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Friday, May 24 8:00PM KPBS Washington Week
KPBS 2 KPBS Arts A visual artist inspired by both the digital world the natural, an innovative automotive painter, a romantic opera set during the mining era and more!
8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim Cotter Halloween: Exploring the works of famed horror fiction writer H.P Lovecraft.
9:00 KPBS Doc Martin The Portwenn Effect: Martin makes a house call to the park ranger, who introduces him to a six-foot, red squirrel. KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Megan Hilty In Concert: The Tony-nominated star of Wicked performs musical theater favorites and classic standards.
10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8, Episode 3: New Episode. DI Jack Mooney and the team are mystified when a TV host is found washed up on the shore near her hotel. KPBS 2 Live From Lincoln Center Sutton Foster In Concert: Tony winner Sutton Foster brings her irresistible talent and effusive charm to the Appel Room.
11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up Matisyahu: The reggae/hip-hop phenom showcases his affinity for musical improvisation and his unwavering spirituality and passion for reggae. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
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Saturday, May 25 6:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Salute to
the Armed Forces: Highly creative numbers that range from "Pack Up Your Troubles" to "Jack Is Every Inch a Sailor" and more!
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7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Impressive pistols used to protect the Royal Mail from highwaymen and more are examined. KPBS 2 Charley Pride: American Masters The life of Charley Pride sheds light on the complicated history of the American South and its music.
7:30 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow A movie camera, a dagger with a gruesome history and more.
8:00 KPBS Father Brown The Blood of Anarchists: New Episode. Tensions rise to deadly levels when a performance troupe of anarchists arrive in Kembleford. KPBS 2 The Highwaymen: American Masters The group featuring Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson is explored.
9:00 KPBS Classical Rewind: My Music The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored. KPBS 2 Saturday Movie Silverado (1985) Four drifters arrive in a small frontier town and become unlikely heroes in a battle against a powerful family and a corrupt sheriff.
10:30 KPBS Rick Steve’s Europe Southeast England Rick travels from Canterbury to Dover and visits the beachy resort of Brighton.
11:00 KPBS Modus New Episode. Inger and Ingvar form a clear picture of the killer’s identity but can’t agree on how to proceed.
Sunday, May 26 6:00PM KPBS Father Brown The House of God:
Suspicions are aroused when the holiest house in Kembleford is linked to the death of a wanton woman. KPBS 2 Classical Rewind: My Music The greatest composers of all time and the origins of their music and compositions are explored.
7:00 KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries The Greater Good: When staff member is found dead at the hospital Lawson immediately suspects a former morgue attendant who has vanished without trace.
7:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe The Best of Sicily: Sicilian highlights include the slopes of Mount Etna and Roman mosaics at the Villa of Casale.
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8:00 KPBS National Memorial Day Concert The 30th anniversary broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance, co-hosted by Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise, honors the service of American men and women in uniform. KPBS 2 Nature Equus: Story of the Horse: Chasing The Wind: The relationship between humans and horses, which is almost as old as civilization, is explored.
9:00 KPBS 2 NOVA Lost Viking Army: Bioarchaeologists investigate a ninth-century mass grave in a rural English village.
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9:30 KPBS National Memorial Day Concert Encore Broadcast.
10:00 KPBS 2 Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World The Smartphone: Dial in to the fascinating history of the smartphone, from its roots in Morse Code to the iPhone.
11:00 KPBS Tale of Two Sisters Queen Elizabeth I & Mary Tudor: Mary and Elizabeth, the two daughters of Henry VIII, had more in common than meets the eye.
Monday, May 27 8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Biloxi, MS,
Hour One: 1899 Buffalo Bill poster and bronze sculpture of dancers from the Russian Ballet are discovered. KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego Take a walking tour of Annie’s Canyon near Solana Beach, remember the silk industry in San Marcos, and find the exact geographic center of San Diego County.
8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion The Big Bloom: Tour the stunning wildflower
“super bloom’” of winter 2018/2019 in Southern California.
9:00 KPBS Going to War This documentary takes us inside the experience of battle and reveals the experiences of soldiers. KPBS 2 Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California’s History Learn how the Indigenous People of the Kumeyaay Nation survive in the desert, mountains, valleys and near the coast.
9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Hollywood Music & Crepes: Meet a real-life hollywood music composer and try some wonderful desserts at Creperia Polanco.
10:00 KPBS Scramble The Seawolves The untold story of the most decorated squadron in US Naval Aviation history...the HA(L)-3 Seawolves. KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up Matisyahu: The reggae/hip-hop phenom showcases his affinity for musical improvisation and his unwavering spirituality and passion for reggae.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition 11:30 KPBS Bad Deal - My Vietnam War
Story During the Vietnam War, US Army soldier Jim Hamlyn documented his experiences using an 8mm camera.
Tuesday, May 28 8:00PM KPBS Rachel Carson: American
Experience Meet the scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world. KPBS 2 Downton Abbey Season 6 On Masterpiece Episode Six: The hospital war reaches a climax, Violet goes on the warpath and Daisy tries to foil a romance.
9:00 KPBS 2 Mrs. Wilson On Masterpiece Episode One: Alison and Alec met in the secret service during WWII. Devastated by his death, she soon uncovers there was more to him than she realized.
10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE Sex Trafficking in America: Filmed over three years, an up-close look at how victims are groomed and sold and techniques undercover use to police target traffickers. KPBS 2 Secrets of Her Majesty’s Secret Service A close look at the legendary British spy agency MI6 lifts the veil on the shadowy world of spying.
11:00 KPBS Personal Statement: America Reframed Three high school seniors from Brooklyn aim to defy the odds by becoming peer college counselors. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
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Wednesday, May 29 8:00PM KPBS Nature Soul of the Elephant: The
lives, great migrations and interesting encounters of two bull elephants are showcased. KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Biloxi, MS, Hour One: An 1899 Buffalo Bill poster and bronze sculpture of dancers from the Russian Ballet are discovered.
9:00 KPBS NOVA Inside Einstein’s Mind: Einstein’s simple but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of gravity are examined. KPBS 2 Rachel Carson: American Experience Meet the scientist whose groundbreaking writings revolutionized our relationship to the natural world.
10:00 KPBS Light Falls Physicist Brian Greene uncovers how Albert Einstein developed his theory of relativity.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Thursday, May 30 8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego
The Lilac Road Bridge, a man who wants to modify the most popular song in America, and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago. KPBS 2 Story of China The Last Empire/The Age of Revolution: The First Opium War and the birth of today’s China after the 20th-century revolutions are examined.
8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Gardening as a Community: New Episode. Visit a variety of community gardens and celebrate the communities that thrive in these shared spaces.
9:00 KPBS Historic Places with Elsa Sevilla: California’s History Find out what life was like at the San Diego Royal Presidio after 1770.
9:30 KPBS Crossing South Baja Blues Fest & Brews: New Episode. The largest blues music festival in Mexico, the Baja Blues Fest and an oceanfront location serving the amazing beers available in the region.
10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence, Part 1: New Episode. A serial killer strikes members of a chess club soon after a woman wakes up after being in a coma. KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Sex Trafficking in America: Filmed over three years, an up-close look at how victims are groomed and sold and techniques undercover use to police target traffickers.
10:45 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence: Conclusion.
11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
Friday, May 31 8:00PM KPBS Washington Week
KPBS 2 KPBS Arts Meet a talented teenager clarinet player, a fiber artist use of porcupine quills , painting “the truth”, and an “uncategorizable” artist.
8:30 KPBS KPBS Roundtable KPBS 2 Articulate with Jim Cotter For STS, wordplay is a way of life. Dindga McCannon, “art quilting” pioneer, is featured.
9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Of All The Harbors In All The Towns: An old flame of Aunt Joan sails back into her life, but Martin discovers he is seriously ill. KPBS 2 San Diego Film Awards 2019 Presented annually by the Film Consortium of San Diego, the ceremony recognizes film quality and professional excellence in the local industry.
10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 8, Episode 4: New Episode. In the wake of his father’s death, Benedict Dacre rules the roost at the Paradise Skies Coffee plantation - but all is not plain sailing.
11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up Yonder Mountain String Band: A live performance from this Progressive Bluegrass group promises to be unique. KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition
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