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Saturday, May 16:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Backstage with Our Musical

Family: Host: Mary Lou Metzger. “Teamwork”, the show’s opening number defines what it takes to create a Lawrence Welk television show. The pretty girls sing “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter’’, and more!

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30 KPBS 2 Coronavirus: KPBS News

Special Report 7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Minehead Railway Station 2: Fiona

Bruce and the team visit Minehead Railway Station, where items include a 19th-century washing machine and an exquisite miniature of Napoleon.

KPBS 2 Linda Ronstadt: Live In Hollywood

Celebrate the superstar in an electrifying 1980 concert filmed at the height of her career. Ronstadt held the audience spellbound with powerful renditions of her biggest hits, including “Blue Bayou,” “It’s So Easy” and You’re No Good.”

7:30 KPBS Upstart Crow The Most Unkindest Cut of All: Will

has decided to write a play about the life of Julius Caesar. The only problem is how to deal with his assassination.

8:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries Dealer’s Choice: Frankie and Trudy

reluctantly take a case from mob boss Bessie Starkman, but things take a turn when Frankie’s accused of murdering a mole.

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Germany’s Fascist Story: Traveling

across Germany, we learn how fascism rose and then fell, taking millions of people with it.

9:00 KPBS Linda Ronstadt: Live In Hollywood


KPBS 2 Unforgotten Season 2 On MASTERPIECE

Episode 2: The victim’s life comes into focus; it was a mess. Meanwhile, Sara’s scandalous past is revealed, and Colin is blackmailed. Marion, a pediatric cancer nurse, joins the list of suspects.

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Greek Islands: Santorini, Mykonos,

and Rhodes: Rick island-hops through the Aegean, sampling three classic Greek getaways - Santorini, Mykonos, and Rhodes - and basking in their dramatic beauty.

KPBS 2 Upstart Crow The Most Unkindest Cut of All: Will

has decided to write a play about the life of Julius Caesar. The only problem is how to deal with his assassination.

11:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 3: It seems like an ordinary

administrative case: a man is run over on the highway by a hit-and-run driver. There would be no need for Valeria, but Inspector Ferro understands right from the start that things aren’t as simple as they seem.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed Jaddoland: Nadia Shihab’s

Jaddoland is an intimate portrait of the work and process of the director’s visual artist mother Lahib Jaddo. Jaddoland offers viewers a fresh look at the immigrant story in America.


12:00AM KPBS Austin City Limits John Prine: Savor an hour-long

set with songwriting legend John Prine. The veteran musician performs songs from his critically acclaimed recent album “The Tree of Forgiveness,” as well as gems from his catalog.

KPBS 2 My Grandparents’ War Helena Bonham Carter: Follow

actress Helena Bonham Carter as she explores the heroism of both sets of her grandparents during WWII.

Sunday, May 26:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Laws of Motion: Audrey

McMurray, a rally driver and property owner, may appear to be a philanthropist but her ruthless treatment of her tenants has caused Harriet Welsby’s husband to kill himself whilst she openly cheats on her husband.

6:30 KPBS 2 Linda Ronstadt: Live In Hollywood


7:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries Diamonds Are A Gal’s Best Friend:

What starts as a simple case of a missing horse leads the team into the gardens of Toronto’s elite in pursuit of a murderous jewel thief.

8:00 KPBS Indian Doctor The Arrival: New series. High-flying

Delhi graduate Dr. Prem Sharma and his wife Kamini first move to the UK after being wooed by dreams of riches and glamour, only to find themselves residing in a small Welsh mining village.

KPBS 2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save The Planet

Episode 1 & 2: Follow Greta as she sees impacts of climate change at three locations: melting glaciers and dying trees in Canada, and fire devastation in California. When a UN conference moves to Madrid, she sails across the ocean during life-threatening storms.

9:00 KPBS Atlantic Crossing On MASTERPIECE

Empty Promises: Martha uses dinner-table tactics to help Norway. The first lady gives Martha unusual lessons in public speaking. The president gets on dangerous ground with Martha.

KPBS 2 NOVA Fighting for Fertility: Whether it’s

flash-freezing an egg to minus 197 degrees, or searching for sperm where there seems to be none, the high-tech world of assisted reproduction is ushering in a new era of possibilities.

10:00 KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

Episode Five: Harry and his unit reach Dunkirk, with the odds stacked against them.

KPBS 2 Human React: Through the lens of a boxer,

a first responder, a cell tower climber and a man with a bionic limb, go deep into the universe of the most powerful machine on earth: the human brain and the vast nervous system it controls.


11:00 KPBS Line of SeparationAfter the fall of the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. This historical drama explores the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities.KPBS 2 Eyes on the PrizeThe Promised Land 1967-1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. In the midst of political organizing, he detours to support striking sanitation workers in Memphis, where he’s assassinated.

Monday, May 37:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour

KPBS 2 AI Vs The Human Brain: The Final ShowdownExamine the current landscape of artificial intelligence technology, and how it can further evolve - even past our own intelligence.

8:00 KPBS Antiques RoadshowCelebrity Edition Hour 1: See the treasures of comedian Jay Leno, actress S. Epatha Merkerson, author Jason Reynolds, Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan and pro golfer Dottie Pepper get appraised by ANTIQUES ROADSHOW experts.

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KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

An all new show brings stories to life from South Bay to North and East County. We discover how a failed agricultural experiment in San Diego turned out to be a grand financial success. We meet “The Betsy Ross of San Diego”, who created a lasting tribute to San Diego County.

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion The World in a Garden: In this

first of a two-part series, we take viewers on a tour of the San Diego Botanic Garden, starting with the gorgeous collection of tropical plants in the stunning new conservatory.

9:00 KPBS American Masters Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir: New

Episode. Explore the life of the groundbreaking author of “The Joy Luck Club” in this intimate portrait. Archival imagery, home movies, photographs, animation and original interviews create a vivid, colorful journey through Tan’s inspiring life and career.

KPBS 2 1915 Expo Centennial - San Diego’s Historic Places

Expo Isthmus, Architects, St. James Hotel, Carousel: San Diego’s HIstoric Places, Host & Producer Elsa Sevilla, travels the county in search of unique stories from the regions past including from the 1915 Exposition in Balboa Park.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Kajkab Chocolate & Tacos Los

Cabos: Today, we take a trip to Tecate, Baja California to meet the Venezuelen chocolate maker Diego Ceballos, the chief at the helm of Kajkab Chocolate. Next, we head to the coast to try the famous seafood monster taco!

10:00 KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up Vaud and the Villains: Romp

through 1930s New Orleans with the Vaud and the Villains on this episode of Live at the Belly Up! Their 19-piece band performance breathes new life into vintage New Orleans jazz, R&B and gospel soul music.

11:00 KPBS Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan

Bryan Stevenson: Corrigan will conduct candid conversations with influential leaders in their fields, including acclaimed public interest lawyer Bryan Stevenson. In each one-hour episode, Corrigan will explore her guests’ universal humanity and passions.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, May 47:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS2 Frankie Drake Mysteries Dealer’s Choice: Frankie and Trudy

reluctantly take a case from mob boss Bessie Starkman, but things take a turn when Frankie’s accused of murdering a mole.

8:00 KPBS Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside: Henry

Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

KPBS 2 Victoria On MASTERPIECE The Clockwork Prince: Albert pays

a visit against the queen’s wishes and meets royal disdain. Where could it possibly lead? Meanwhile, the mystery of Miss Skerrett’s past deepens.


9:00 KPBS Philly D.A. Episode 4: LaTonya “T” Myers

lands her dream job fighting for probation reform, but any slip-up could send her back to prison. At the same time, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing off against judges who embrace extended supervision.

KPBS 2 Les Miserables On Masterpiece

Living respectably as a provincial mayor and factory owner, Valjean hires the single mother Fantine. Trouble follows that reunites him with his old adversary Javert.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE Escaping Eritrea: An

unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.

KPBS 2 Secrets of the Six Wives Divorced, Beheaded, Survived:

Worsley presents the last three wives: Anne of Cleves, called “ugly”; young Catherine Howard, whose tragic childhood was abusive; and finally, the far from saintly nurse, Katherine Parr.

11:00 KPBS Connected: A Search for Unity

The Divide: Brunswick, Georgia. This coastal town in Southern Georgia is where a young black man, Ahmaud Arbery, was killed. Monty sits down with Ahmaud’s father and uncle, local activists and community leaders, and even those who celebrate the confederate flag.


Wednesday, May 57:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 1: When a TV

news presenter is found dead, Neville is sure that her popular co-host is guilty. But given that he was live on air at the time of the murder, how could he have done it?

8:00 KPBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save The Planet

Episode 2: Follow Greta’s journey from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs. She also visits the UK, where she meets with one of her inspirations — Sir David Attenborough.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 4: Travel to Rosecliff

mansion in this half-hour Recut for finds like a Jean-Michel Basquiat oil stick drawing, dragon dog bronze ornaments and a 1910 Whiting & Co. silver basket. Which of these items, given to the guest for Christmas, is now $400,000?

8:30 KPBS 2 Baseball The National Pastime: The sixth

“inning” leads off with the baseball season of 1941, one of the most exciting of all time. Then the war intervenes and baseball’s best players become soldiers. On their return, the game - and the entire country — are changed forever.

9:00 KPBS NOVA Hindenburg: The New Evidence:

A new investigation into the 1937 Hindenburg disaster includes a novel set of experiments that tests scenarios that may have led to the Hindenburg’s ignition.


10:00 KPBS Human Pulse: Dive into the world of an ice

climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.

11:00 KPBS A Journey Through Breast Cancer

This 1-hour personal documentary film follows a woman through breast cancer including her diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. The film is with the family every step of the way as they discuss the malady, how it effects their lives and how they interact with the primary physician.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition11:30 KPBS 2 BBC World News

Thursday, May 67:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to

Save The Planet Episode 2: Follow Greta’s journey

from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs. She also visits the UK, where she meets with one of her inspirations -- Sir David Attenborough.

8:00 KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

An all new show answers a lot of questions “About San Diego!.” Why was there a castle built on San Diego Bay a hundred years ago? Is the County Building built backwards? Why is there a house in La Jolla where nothing lines up right?

KPBS 2 Connected: A Search for Unity

We Are Blood: Alberta, Canada. During his visit with the Blood Tribe on the Blackfoot Nation, Monty learns how the first people are coping in the aftermath of cultural genocide.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Botanic Garden In Your Backyard:

In the second of our two-part series about the San Diego Botanic Garden, we focus on the Garden’s work with plants native to San Diego County and Southern California.

9:00 KPBS 1915 Expo Centennial - San Diego’s Historic Places

Administrative Building, Botanical Building and Cabrillo Bridge: Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she visits the historic Administrative Building where the architects, engineers and other staff worked from during the Expo’s construction.

KPBS 2 Philly D.A. Episode 1: The new Philadelphia

District Attorney ousts resistant staff and uncovers a secret the police are desperate to hide. His team battles to obtain the complete police misconduct files while tensions boil over juvenile sentencing.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Boxel Visual Effects & Sushi: Boxel

Studio’s Andres Botello takes us on a tour of his visual effects production facility and we get to see what the staff are working on. Next, we take a trip to wine country where Japanese Chef Toshiaki Tsutada introduces us to some sushi dishes.


10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders Harvest of Souls: New episode.

When the owner of an equestrian center is trampled by his horse DCI Barnaby and DS Nelson have to unravel a complex feud from the past, where nothing is what it seems. Last appearance of Gwilym Lee as DS Charlie Nelson and of Sykes the dog.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Escaping Eritrea: An

unprecedented undercover investigation into one of the world’s most repressive regimes. Exclusive secret footage and testimony shed new light on shocking allegations of torture, arbitrary detention and indefinite forced conscription.

Friday, May 77:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Laughing on the Inside: Henry

Louis Gates, Jr. provides comedians Lewis Black and Roy Wood, Jr. with accounts of hardship in their family trees which may have led them to each find humor in adversity.

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Theatre Corner Backstage: The Old Globe’s

Hamlet: Theatre Corner goes backstage of The Old Globe’s Hamlet, highlighting the production and some of its cast members.

8:30 KPBS Coronavirus: KPBS News Special Report

KPBS 2 Great Performances Uncle Vanya: Experience Anton

Chekov’s masterpiece in this Olivier Award-nominated West End production adapted by Conor McPherson starring Toby Jones and Richard Armitage from London’s Harold Pinter Theater.

9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Sickness and Health: Portwenn is

buzzing with arrangements for the wedding of the Doc and Louisa. Will they finally tie the knot, or will the villagers have to put the confetti back in the box again?

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 2: New episode.

The team are baffled when an archaeologist is poisoned during a dig but there is no evidence to prove how it was done. Meanwhile, Neville tests his skills in an island crab-cooking competition.

11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up The White Buffalo: On this episode

of Live at the Belly Up! experience the bone chilling voice and timeless tales of The White Buffalo. Singer/songwriter Jake Smith spins tales of relationships, loss, and love accompanied by blues, country western, folk, and punk rock.


Saturday, May 86:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Show Stoppers: Hosts: Elaine and

Bobby. “That’s Entertainment” opens the show and along the way Henry Cuesta and the band play the “St. Louis Blues”, Anacani adds her own special touch to “Eres Tu”, and Kathie Sullivan sings “Over The Rainbow”.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS 2 Coronavirus: KPBS News

Special Report7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Cardiff Castle 2: At Cardiff Castle,

Fiona Bruce is on the hunt for a rare 1933 penny worth a small fortune while one expert finds a piece he has been waiting 40 years to see.


KPBS2 Classical Rewind (My Music)

Experience the beauty, romance and dramatic power of musical masterpieces in this visual and auditory joyride through the world of classical hits.

7:30 KPBS Upstart Crow Go On and I Will Follow: The day of

Will’s son Hamnet’s Confirmation is approaching and Anne has made sure it’s been in Will’s diary for months.

8:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries Now You See Her: When a

magician’s assistant is killed, Frankie goes undercover to find the culprit. But can she see clearly through the smoke and mirrors?

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Egypt’s Cairo: We explore the back

streets on a tuk-tuk, drop in on a mosque, haggle with a gauntlet of eager merchants, bake some pita bread, help chisel a tombstone, marvel at King Tut’s gold, greet the ancient Sphinx, and climb into the center of the greatest pyramid.

9:00 KPBS Classical Rewind (My Music) Experience the beauty, romance

and dramatic power of musical masterpieces in this visual and auditory joyride through the world of classical hits.

KPBS 2 Unforgotten Season 2 On MASTERPIECE

Episode 3: Tessa, Sara, Colin and Marion each have a motive-but also an alibi. On the verge of getting romantic with Sunny, Cassie has a revelation. Has she cracked the case?

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ EuropeEuropean Festivals I: In this first of two episodes on Europe’s greatest festivals, Rick cheers with the masses at Siena’s crazy Palio horse race, tosses a caber at a Scottish Highland Games, dons a mask for Carnevale in Venice, and celebrates Easter in Greece. KPBS 2 Upstart CrowGo On and I Will Follow: The day of Will’s son Hamnet’s Confirmation is approaching and Anne has made sure it’s been in Will’s diary for months. The only problem is this also turns out to be the night of the first ever London Theatre Awards.

1:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not KillEpisode 4: New episode. The last altercation with her mother leaves Valeria disappointed and bitter, and she wants nothing to do with her anymore. But after making peace with Lombardi, Valeria returns home to her uncle Giulio, the man who raised her like a daughter.KPBS 2 America ReFramedFar East Deep South: FAR EAST DEEP SOUTH follows Charles Chiu and his family as they travel from California to Mississippi to find the grave of Charles’ father, K.C. Lou.

Sunday, May 9:30PM KPBS2 Classical Rewind (My

Music) Experience the beauty, romance and dramatic power of musical masterpieces in this visual and auditory joyride through the world of classical hits.

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8:00 KPBS Indian Doctor The Diary: New episode. Colliery

manager Richard Sharpe (Mark Williams - Father Brown) is desperate to get hold of a mysterious diary left behind by Prem’s predecessor Dr. Elwyn, and hires local street urchin Dan Griffiths to steal the book from the surgery.

KPBS 2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save The Planet

Episode 2: Follow Greta’s journey from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to Poland, where she speaks with miners who have lost their jobs. She also visits the UK, where she meets with one of her inspirations -- Sir David Attenborough.


See how a princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in this epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.

KPBS 2 NOVA Hindenburg: The New Evidence:

A new investigation into the 1937 Hindenburg disaster includes a novel set of experiments that tests scenarios that may have led to the Hindenburg’s ignition.

10:00 KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

Episode Six: Paris falls to the Nazis, and Webster and Albert’s lives are turned upside down.

KPBS 2 Human Pulse: Dive into the world of an ice

climber, a bus driver, a woman in labor and a senior dance club to show how the human heart and the circulatory system power our physical and emotional lives and create the pulsing rhythm of our world.

11:00 KPBS Line of Separation New episode. After the fall of

the Third Reich, the small town of Tannbach is cruelly divided between East and West regimes and the town’s inhabitants suffer the consequences. This historical drama explores the devastating effects decades of conflict had on communities.

KPBS 2 Eyes on the Prize A Nation of Law? 1968-1971: Black

activism is increasingly met with a sometimes violent and unethical response from local and federal law enforcement agencies. At New York’s Attica State Prison, an inmate takeover leaves 43 men dead: four killed by inmates, 39 by police.

Monday, May 107:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Extra Life: A Short History

of Living Longer Vaccines: Discover the role

vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.

8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition Hour 2: Join

ANTIQUES ROADSHOW experts as they visit with author Marc Brown, chef Carla Hall, humorist John Hodgman, and musicians Ruben Blades and Luba Mason to learn the stories and discover the values of their personal collections.


An all new show answers a lot of questions “About San Diego!”. Why was there a castle built on San Diego Bay a hundred years


ago? Is the County Building built backwards? Why is there a house in La Jolla where nothing lines up right?

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Botanic Garden In Your Backyard:

In the second of our two-part series about the San Diego Botanic Garden, we focus on the Garden’s work with plants native to San Diego County and Southern California.

9:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Celebrating Asian-Pacific Heritage:

Travel with ROADSHOW as it turns the spotlight on incredible items with Asian and Pacific Islands origins, including a Hawaiian kou bowl, a Ghandi presentation spinning wheel and an 1888 Joesph Nawahi painting. Which is valued at $250,000-$300,000?

KPBS 2 1915 Expo Centennial - San Diego’s Historic Places

Administrative Building, Botanical Building and Cabrillo Bridge: Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she visits the historic Administrative Building where the architects, engineers and other staff worked from during the Expo’s construction.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Boxel Visual Effects & Sushi: Boxel

Studio’s Andres Botello takes us on a tour of his visual effects production facility and we get to see what the staff are working on. Next, we take a trip to wine country where Japanese Chef Toshiaki Tsutada introduces us to some sushi dishes.


Jennifer Garner: Host Kelly Corrigan invites notable guests to engage in long-form conversations about what makes them tick. We also meet the people that motivate and inspire these famous guests.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The White Buffalo: On this episode

of Live at the Belly Up! experience the bone chilling voice and timeless tales of The White Buffalo. Singer/songwriter Jake Smith spins tales of relationships, loss, and love accompanied by blues, country western, folk, and punk rock.

11:00 KPBS POV Through The Night: Explore the

personal cost of our modern economy through the stories of two working mothers and a childcare provider, whose lives intersect at a 24-hour daycare center in New Rochelle, New York.


Tuesday, May 117:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Frankie Drake Mysteries Now You See Her: When a

magician’s assistant is killed, Frankie goes undercover to find the culprit. But can she see clearly through the smoke and mirrors?

8:00 KPBS Asian Americans Breaking Ground: See how new

immigrants from China, India, Japan, the Philippines and beyond, despite anti-Asian laws, still manage to build railroads, dazzle on the silver screen and take their fight for equality to the U.S.

KPBS 2 Victoria On MASTERPIECE An Ordinary Woman: Courtship

at court leads to second thoughts and other complications. Will Victoria and Albert take the fateful step into matrimony? And will the queen promise “to obey” her foreign prince?


9:00 KPBS Philly D.A. Episode 5: Joseph Chamberlain

dreams of freedom, but first he must convince a skeptical parole board and lay down his pride. A murder spike has local media pointing fingers at Krasner and threatens to halt the D.A. ‘s office’s plans for parole reform.

KPBS2 Les Miserables On MASTERPIECE

Valjean saves an innocent man at enormous personal cost. Again evading justice, he tracks down Fantine’s daughter Cosette. Pursued by Javert, they need a miracle to escape.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE Plastic Wars: Did the plastic

industry use recycling to sell more plastic? With the industry expanding like never before and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics.

KPBS 2 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

Episode: 1: Join the experts preparing to reconstruct the wedding that changed history. As they get ready for the ceremony and investigate the stories behind the dress, food and music, they uncover astonishing details, and their challenge comes into focus.

11:00 KPBS Pacific Heartbeat The Australian Dream: THE

AUSTRALIAN DREAM unravels the remarkable and inspirational story of Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes to tell a deeper and more powerful story about race, identity and belonging.


Wednesday, May 127:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 2: The team

are baffled when an archaeologist is poisoned during a dig but there is no evidence to prove how it was done. Meanwhile, Neville tests his skills in an island crab-cooking competition.

8:00 KPBS Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save The Planet

Episode 3: Join Greta in Switzerland and Denmark to investigate potential solutions to limit climate change. She also explores how everyone can play a role, from what we eat to what we wear. Finally, she looks for lessons from the world’s response to COVID-19.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 5: Rain won’t stop

Newport treasures from shining in this half-hour Recut episode from Rosecliff mansion featuring finds like an Edward Bannister oil, 1979 Tage Frid stools and a Tiffany & Co. sapphire & diamond ring. One could be worth up to $100,000.

8:30 KPBS 2 Baseball The Capital of Baseball: In the

seventh “inning”, rare newsreel film and interviews celebrate the glorious heyday of New York City baseball with some of its most memorable moments.

9:00 KPBS NOVA Great Electric Airplane Race: A

look at emission-free electric planes, including the Kitty Hawk Heaviside, a single-seat plane that takes off like a helicopter and the EHang, an autonomous drone, and “self-flying” air taxis.


10:00 KPBS Human Fuel: Through the worlds of a

religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.

11:00 KPBS Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer

Vaccines: Discover the role vaccination plays in our growing ability to prevent the spread of illness. Travel through the remarkable history of vaccines and learn how new ones are developed when never-before-seen diseases like COVID-19 emerge.


Thursday, May 137:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to

Save The Planet Episode 3: Join Greta in

Switzerland and Denmark to investigate potential solutions to limit climate change. She also explores how everyone can play a role, from what we eat to what we wear. Finally, she looks for lessons from the world’s response to COVID-19.


When Chunky Sanchez passed away, he left a legacy in the Barrio that will last for ages. We remember Chunky and his music.


The Goodlands: Set in a part of Philadelphia often referred to as “The Badlands,” Monty finds himself immersed in the largest open air drug market in the United States.

8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion For The Love of Olives: In “For the

Love of Olives,” we meet a home gardener inspired to plant olive trees by childhood memories of fresh olive oil in his mother’s Middle Eastern kitchen. We tour groves of the region’s largest olive grower and olive oil producer.

9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Julian: Find out how the historic

town of Julian was founded after the U.S. Civil War and how it survived the Gold Rush of the late-1800s.

KPBS 2 Philly D.A. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry

Krasner attempts to overhaul the city’s criminal justice system.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Chef Marcelo, Amores Tecate: New

episode. Today we have the treat of meeting the food mastermind Marcelo Hisaki, the Japanese-Mexican chef behind the Amores restaurant in Tecate.

10:00 KPBS Vera Blind Spot: New season. Vera

follows the trail of a murdered trainee forensic psychologist who had been secretly investigating a historic murder case.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Plastic Wars: Did the plastic

industry use recycling to sell more plastic? As the industry has been expanding and the crisis of ocean pollution growing, FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the fight over the future of plastics.

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Friday, May 147:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Tell Me More

with Kelly Corrigan Bryan Stevenson: In the midst of

America’s racial reckoning, this program provides inspiration from Bryan Stevenson, one of the country’s leading advocates for racial reconciliation, on what motivates him to continue the work toward justice.

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 San Diego Film Awards

2020 The San Diego Film Awards is a

city-wide celebration and awards show that recognizes the best of local films, filmmakers and talent.


9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?:

Martin and Louisa host a disastrous dinner party, the new nanny walks out, and Morwenna advertises for a lodger.

KPBS 2 Great Performances The Arts Interrupted: Take a look at

how arts organizations nationwide are surviving the pandemic and evolving.

10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 3: Neville is left

perplexed when a lottery winner is found dead but her body then disappears. JP has an unruly new officer to train whilst preparing for the birth of his twins.

KPBS 2 We Are Family: Songs of Hope and Unity

Join Maestro Luke Frazier, and a star-studded cast as they join together for an exciting evening of songs that bring us together. Presented by the American Pops Orchestra.

11:00 KPBS San Diego Film Awards 2020

The San Diego Film Awards is a city-wide celebration and awards show that recognizes the best of local films, filmmakers and talent.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition 11:30 KPBS 2 BBC World News

Saturday, May 156:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show 25th Anniversary: Host: Bobby

Burgess. Lawrence has a dance with his Champagne Lady, Norma Zimmer on the opening song which couldn’t be more appropriate- “The Anniversary Song”.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS 2 Coronavirus: KPBS News

Special Report 7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Stormont Parliament Buildings

and Estate 1: Fiona Bruce and the team are in Belfast, outside the Parliament Buildings. Treasures include diving gear associated with the Titanic.

KPBS 2 Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

Grab a front-row seat for the Grammy Award-winning artist’s epic concert, captured at two sold-out arenas. Featuring smash hits from her Fleetwood Mac and solo careers, with introspective stories about her personal and professional lives.

7:30 KPBS To Be Announced - A KPBS Special Presentation

With a full line-up of children’s educational programs, award-winning news and public affairs programs, local programs that highlight the San Diego community, as well as critically acclaimed documentary, drama and entertainment programs, KPBS offers something for all ages.


8:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries No Friends Like Old Friends: New

episode. After her wartime friend goes missing in London, Frankie must work with Agatha Christie to uncover the reason behind the disappearance. Guest star Honeysuckle Weeks (Foyles War)

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Egypt’s Nile, Alexandria, and

Luxor: Exploring the Nile Valley from north to south, we see the highlights of Egypt.

9:00 KPBS Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

Grab a front-row seat for the Grammy Award-winning artist’s epic concert, captured at two sold-out arenas. Featuring smash hits from her Fleetwood Mac and solo careers, with introspective stories about her personal and professional lives.

KPBS 2 Vera Blind Spot: Vera follows the trail

of a murdered trainee forensic psychologist who had been secretly investigating a historic murder case.

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe European Festivals II: In this

second of two episodes on Europe’s greatest festivals, Rick dances with Spaniards at Sevilla’s April Fair, celebrates Bastille Day in Paris, runs with the bulls at Pamplona, and hoists a frothy stein at Munich’s Oktoberfest.

KPBS 2 To Be Announced - A KPBS Special Presentation


11:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 5: New episode.

Giampaolo Petrone, the openly gay owner of a nightclub, is found dead. The man was not in close contact with his family, who never accepted the fact that he was gay, so Inspector Ferro begins questioning his circle of friends and acquaintances.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed Curtain Up!: CURTAIN UP! follows

the theater club of PS 124 in New York City’s Chinatown as they prepare for a big musical production of “Frozen Kids.”

Sunday, May 166:30PM KPBS 2 Stevie Nicks:

24 Karat Gold Tour Grab a front-row seat for the

Grammy Award-winning artist’s epic concert, captured at two sold-out arenas. Featuring smash hits from her Fleetwood Mac and solo careers, with introspective stories about her personal and professional lives.

7:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries No Friends Like Old Friends: After

her wartime friend goes missing in London, Frankie must work with Agatha Christie to uncover the reason behind the disappearance. Guest star Honeysuckle Weeks (Foyles War)

8:00 KPBS Indian Doctor Young Hearts: New episode. The

Indian Doctor’s wife, Kamini Sharma, is still desperate to leave the village of Trefelin. But, as she tries to escape she finds herself becoming the only person who can help local tearaway Dan whose wild ways get him in trouble.


KPBS 2 Greta Thunberg: A Year to Save The PlanetEpisode 3: Join Greta in Switzerland and Denmark to investigate potential solutions to limit climate change. She also explores how everyone can play a role, from what we eat to what we wear. Finally, she looks for lessons from the world’s response to COVID-19.

:00 KPBS Atlantic Crossing On MASTERPIECE The Gift: A Nazi agent slips through the cracks, putting the children at risk. Martha travels to England and gets a shock. A Norwegian war hero meets a tragic fate.KPBS 2 NOVAGreat Electric Airplane Race: A look at emission-free electric planes, including the Kitty Hawk Heaviside, a single-seat plane that takes off like a helicopter and the EHang, an autonomous drone, and “self-flying” air taxis.

0:00 KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECEEpisode Seven: Harry has a second chance at saving Kasia from Warsaw. In Manchester, could Lois be set for happiness at last?KPBS 2 Human Fuel: Through the worlds of a religious faster, an ultra-marathon runner, a farmer and a young girl beating allergies, go deep into the world of the human gut, which processes the fuel our bodies need to keep going.

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11:00 KPBS Line of Separation New episode. A NATO weapons

cache is discovered in 1960; danger looms for Gustl, love blossoms for Georg, and tensions rise as enemies must become allies. Everyone must choose a side.

KPBS 2 Eyes on the Prize Back to the Movement 1979-Mid

80s: Power and powerlessness. Miami’s black community-pummeled by urban renewal, a lack of jobs and police harassment-explodes in rioting. In Chicago, an unprecedented grassroots movement triumphs.


of Living Longer Medical Drugs: Track the

importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health.

8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition Hour 3: Learn

about the cherished treasures of actor Ronny Chieng, cartoonist Mo Willems, broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien and fashion designer Christian Siriano when they are shared with longtime ANTIQUES ROADSHOW appraisers.


When Chunky Sanchez passed away, he left a legacy in the Barrio that will last for ages. We remember Chunky and his music.


8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion For The Love of Olives: In “For the

Love of Olives,” we meet a home gardener inspired to plant olive trees by childhood memories of fresh olive oil in his mother’s Middle Eastern kitchen. We tour groves of the region’s largest olive grower and olive oil producer.

9:00 KPBS American Experience Billy Graham: Explore the life of

one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century. An international celebrity by age 30, he built a media empire, preached to millions worldwide, and had the ear of tycoons, presidents and royalty.

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places

Julian: Find out how the historic town of Julian was founded after the U.S. Civil War and how it survived the Gold Rush of the late-1800s.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Chef Marcelo, Amores Tecate:

Today we have the treat of meeting the food mastermind Marcelo Hisaki, the Japanese-Mexican chef behind the Amores restaurant in Tecate.

10:00 KPBS 2 San Diego Film Awards 2020

The San Diego Film Awards is a city-wide celebration and awards show that recognizes the best of local films, filmmakers and talent.


James Corden: James Corden knew that in order to find success in late night he would have to approach it differently. At the center of his strategy: a broadcast optimized to spread virally across the internet. Hear how Corden executed his plan in his Tell Me More conversation with PBS’ Kelly Corrigan.


Tuesday, May 18:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour



8:00 KPBS Asian Americans A Question of Loyalty: Meet the

first generation of U.S.-born Asian Americans, whose loyalties are tested during WWII.

KPBS 2 Victoria On MASTERPIECE The Queen’s Husband: At loose

ends in a foreign land, Albert finds a noble cause. Victoria gets her way at court and resorts to a folk cure in the bedroom. Francatelli does Miss Skerrett a favor - for a price.

9:00 KPBS Philly D.A. Episode 6: A councilwoman

bridges fed-up constituents plagued by the opioid crisis with the D.A.’s unorthodox plans. The D.A. favors safe injection sites. Locals are fed up. Will Krasner’s brassy style backfire and undermine community support?

KPBS 2 Les Miserables On MASTERPIECE

Now a young woman, Cosette moves to Paris under Valjean’s protection. There, she meets the handsome law student Marius, who unwittingly brings a nightmare to life.

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10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE The Healthcare Divide: An

investigation with NPR into growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. How pressure for profit and uneven government support is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals and endangering care for the most needy.

KPBS 2 Victoria & Albert: The Wedding

Episode: 2: Witness the most accurate reconstruction of Victoria and Albert’s wedding ever staged, followed by a sumptuous wedding breakfast, a prelude to the first night that began a marriage so iconic, it heralded constitutional monarchy as we know it today.

11:00 KPBS Pacific Heartbeat For My Father’s Kingdom: FOR

MY FATHER’S KINGDOM follows Tongan pensioner Saia Mafile’o and his family as they are stretched to breaking point by the commitment and passion to God that has driven Saia’s life.


Wednesday, May 197:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 3: Neville is left

perplexed when a lottery winner is found dead but her body then disappears. JP has an unruly new officer to train whilst preparing for the birth of his twins.

Life at the Waterhole, Wednesday, May 19 at 8 p.m.

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8:00 KPBS Life at the Waterhole Episode 1: Meet the first animal

visitors to a new man-made waterhole in the African savannah. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition Hour 3: Learn

about the cherished treasures of actor Ronny Chieng, cartoonist Mo Willems, broadcast journalist Soledad O’Brien and fashion designer Christian Siriano when they are shared with longtime ANTIQUES ROADSHOW appraisers.

9:00 KPBS NOVA High-Risk High-Rise: NOVA

explores the science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from the structural limits of building materials to the threats presented by wind, fire, and earthquakes.

KPBS 2 Baseball A Whole New Ball Game: The

Eighth Inning, which takes place against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, opens with the improbable last-inning home run by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bill Mazeroski that wins the 1960 World Series and signals the end of the Yankee dynasty.

10:00 KPBS Human Defend: Look at a nature survivalist,

rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.


Medical Drugs: Track the importance of data mapping and analysis in the quest to improve public health. The painstaking work of past data detectives made us aware of epidemic “curves” as well as the extent of health inequalities among different U.S. communities.


Thursday, May 207:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Life at the Waterhole Episode 1: Meet the first animal

visitors to a new manmade waterhole in the African savannah. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in.


A mix of poignant and dramatic stories this week: One of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States Navy happened in San Diego Bay more than a century ago. A huge fire in balboa Park in the 1920s. The day Chula Vista was suddenly flooded with Silver Dollars.


The County That Built The Country: McDowell County, West Virginia. Set against stunning mountain landscapes, Monty meets extraordinary people with incredible grit, determination, hope, and a deep love for one another, who shatter many stereotypes of Appalachian life.


8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion The Adventures of a Plant

Explorer: In this episode, we meet renowned plant explorer and succulent breeder Kelly Griffin. Griffin has searched for the rare and beautiful on nearly every continent, including our own.

9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Maritime History: The maritime

history of San Diego dates back hundreds of years. Learn how Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo un-expectantly arrived to our region and what he was in search of during his voyage.

KPBS 2 Philly D.A. Episode 3: Candidate Krasner

pledged never to seek the death penalty, but the murder of a police sergeant tests the D.A.’s resolve. Lives hang in the balance of the D.A.’s biggest decision yet along with his credibility.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Holdman Glass Studio: Holdman

Studios South in Ensenada, Baja California is dedicated to creating unique art, stained glass. Artist Debora Zalazar gives us a tour of the place and guides us through the process of stained glass art-making from start to finish.

10:00 KPBS Vera Cuckoo: New episode. Vera

must get to the bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE The Healthcare Divide: An

investigation with NPR into growing inequities in American healthcare exposed by COVID-19. How pressure for profit and uneven government support is widening the divide between rich and poor hospitals and endangering care for the most needy.


Friday, May 217:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Tell Me More with Kelly

Corrigan James Corden: In TELL ME MORE,

host Kelly Corrigan invites notable guests to engage in long-form conversations about what makes them tick. We also meet the people that motivate and inspire these famous guests.

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Inside The Met The Birthday Surprise: Watch as

the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th birthday is upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing the art institution to close its doors for the first time in history, while facing financial losses and a battle to protect artistic treasures.


9:00 KPBS Doc Martin The Tameness of a Wolf: Ruth is

invited on Radio Portwenn and attracts an unwanted mystery admirer. Doc and Louisa find a replacement nanny. And Louisa is Bert’s least favorite person when one of her pupils pens a damning review of his restaurant in the school magazine.

KPBS 2 Inside The Met All Things to All People?: Watch

as the Metropolitan Museum of Art is forced to confront its historical record on inclusion, exclusion and diversity in art and staffing, following urgent demands for social justice across the country.


10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 4: New episode.

Neville’s attempts to embrace island life backfire when, during a game of beach volleyball, a sandfly bite lands him in hospital. His time on the ward takes a shocking turn when a nurse takes her own life during a night shift.



11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band

Featuring Rick Vito: Did you know that Fleetwood Mac started out as a blues band in the 60s? On this episode of Live at the Belly Up! Rock legend Mick Fleetwood returns to the stage to revisit his blues music roots along with Rick Vito.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition11:30 KPBS 2 BBC World News

Saturday, May 226:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Tribute to Bing: Guest: Anacani. On

this 1978 program we find Sandi, Gail, and Mary Lou “Swingin’ On A Star’’ and the band and singers are “On The Road To Morocco”. Hoopie and the quartet give us a lively “Mississippi Mud” and Joey Schmidt guests with the “Happy Yodeler Polka” on the accordion.


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7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Trelissick 2: Fiona Bruce and the

team visit Trelissick House and gardens in Cornwall, where the locals have dived into skips and cleared out their attics to bring along treasures in all shapes and sizes.

KPBS 2 Iconic Women of Country Join Kathy Mattea, Trisha

Yearwood, Wynonna Judd and more as they pay tribute to the legends who inspired them. From Dolly to Tammy to Patsy to Loretta, this is an intimate look at iconic female artists and their timeless music.



8:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries Counterpunch: New episode.

Frankie goes undercover as a boxer as part of a plan to take down a corrupt cop.

8:30 KPBS2 Rick Steves’ Europe Ethiopia: A Development Story:

Venturing beyond Europe, and with local experts as his guides, Rick uses Ethiopia as a classroom for understanding global hunger and extreme poverty - and how to beat it.


9:00 KPBS Iconic Women of Country Join Kathy Mattea, Trisha


KPBS 2 Vera Cuckoo: Vera must get to the

bottom of why a teenage boy is found murdered far away from his home in a coastal town.

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe The Best of Sicily: This tour

of Sicilian highlights starts in Palermo, where Rick sings with the merchants in the markets, joins locals in their passeggiata, drops in on a contessa, and marvels at the Romanesque cathedral of Monreale.



11:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 6: New episode. Valeria

wants to solve the case and submit a transfer request. When her uncle Giulio finds out, he is shaken and confides in Lucia who, on the other hand, seems happy about her daughter’s decision. When alone, the two share a passionate kiss.

KPBS2 America ReFramed First Vote: First Vote is a character-

driven verite documentary with unparalleled access to a diverse cross section of politically engaged Chinese Americans.

Sunday, May 236:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Invisible Man: The circus brings

death to Kembleford when a clown is murdered. Father Brown must determine who the killer is and why a parishioner has agreed to marry the sinister wizard Welkin.

6:30 KPBS 2 Iconic Women of Country Join Kathy Mattea, Trisha


7:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries Counterpunch: Frankie goes

undercover as a boxer as part of a plan to take down a corrupt cop.

8:00 KPBS Indian Doctor The Van: New episode. When a

rather unusual van arrives in the village, the driver, a well-known rugby player, creates a real stir and it looks like the doctor’s luck is changing for the better. However, Richard Sharpe, the mine manager, is furious and does his best to turn the locals against the doctor and his X-ray van - although his wife, Sylvia Sharpe, is rather taken with the new driver. Meanwhile, Gina gets some shocking news and the crucial green leather diary belonging to Dr. Elwyn goes missing.

KPBS 2 Life at the Waterhole Episode 1: Meet the first animal

visitors to a new manmade waterhole in the African savannah. Using state-of-the-art cameras, scientists watch as warthogs and elephants discover the new oasis. But things become dangerous when leopards and lions close in.



See how a princess steals the heart of the president of the United States in this epic drama based on the World War II relationship of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Norwegian Crown Princess Martha.

KPBS 2 NOVA High-Risk High-Rise: NOVA

explores the science behind the risks of sky-high buildings, from the structural limits of building materials to the threats presented by wind, fire, and earthquakes.

10:00 KPBS Queen at War Learn how the longest reigning

monarch in British history was shaped by World War II. Princess Elizabeth’s experiences during the war mirrored those of the public and helped shape her into the Queen she is today.

KPBS 2 Human Defend: Look at a nature survivalist,

rancher twins, a doctor who survived Ebola and the recipient of a cutting-edge cancer therapy to uncover the wildly advanced biology that keeps us alive against all odds.

11:00 KPBS Line of Separation New episode. A NATO weapons

cache is discovered in 1960; danger looms for Gustl, love blossoms for Georg, and tensions rise as enemies must become allies. Everyone must choose a side.


of Living Longer Data: Learn about the surprisingly

recent invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics. From the accidental discovery of penicillin to today’s hunt for antivirals, this history underpins work to find COVID-19 treatments.

8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Celebrity Edition Hour 4: Join TV

personality Carson Kressley, actor Gbenga Akinnagbe, humorist Mo Rocca, and musicians Paquito D’Rivera and Brenda Feliciano as they get the ANTIQUES ROADSHOW experience.


A mix of poignant and dramatic stories this week: One of the worst peacetime disasters in the history of the United States Navy happened in San Diego Bay more than a century ago. A huge fire in balboa Park in the 1920s. And more!

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion The Adventures of a Plant

Explorer: In this episode, we meet renowned plant explorer and succulent breeder Kelly Griffin. Griffin has searched for the rare and beautiful on nearly every continent, including our own.

9:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Ca’ D’zan, Hour One: Travel to

sunny Sarasota for standout finds at Ca’ d’Zan, the home of circus royalty John and Mable Ringling. Highlights include 1954-1956 Topps baseball cards, a The John Ringling Hotel plate and a Harry Bertoia bronze. Which is $30,000-$50,000?



Maritime History: The maritime history of San Diego dates back hundreds of years. Learn how Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo unexpectedly arrived to our region and what he was in search of during his voyage.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Holdman Glass Studio: Holdman

Studios South in Ensenada, Baja California is dedicated to creating unique art, stained glass. Artist Debora Zalazar gives us a tour of the place and guides us through the process of stained glass art-making from start to finish.

10:00 KPBS Independent Lens The Donut King: Hear the

incredible story of Ted Ngoy. After fleeing Cambodia for the United States, he built a multi-million-dollar fried pastry empire, Christy’s Doughnuts, and began living his American Dream. But a great rise often comes with a great fall.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band

Featuring Rick Vito: Did you know that Fleetwood Mac started out as a blues band in the 60s? On this episode of Live at the Belly Up! Rock legend Mick Fleetwood returns to the stage to revisit his blues music roots along with Rick Vito.


Independent Lens: Donut King, Monday, May 24 at 10 p.m.

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Tuesday, May 257:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 To Be Announced - A

KPBS Special Presentation With a full line-up of children’s

educational programs, award-winning news and public affairs programs, local programs that highlight the San Diego community, as well as critically acclaimed documentary, drama and entertainment programs, KPBS offers something for all ages.

8:00 KPBS Asian Americans Good Americans: Learn how Asian

Americans are simultaneously heralded as a model minority and targeted as the perpetual foreigner during the Cold War. It is also a time of bold ambition, as Asian Americans aspire to national political office.

KPBS 2 Victoria On MASTERPIECE Engine of Change: With a child

on the way, Victoria must choose a regent in case she dies during childbirth. The Tory party disputes her choice, but she and Albert turn the tables with the aid of the latest in 19th-century technology.

9:00 KPBS Philly D.A. Episode 7: When an on-duty officer

shoots a Black man, Krasner must decide whether to pursue a rarity murder charges against a cop. As a decision nears, the police union plans to put Krasner on trial in the court of public opinion.

KPBS 2 Les Miserables On MASTERPIECE

As revolution sweeps Paris, Valjean and Cosette hide out, Marius searches for Cosette, Thenardier disappears and Javert obsessively tracks Valjean.

10:00 KPBS PBS Newshour Special Report

Race Matters: America After George Floyd: On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour reporters will focus on what has changed, and what hasn’t, since the outrage and protests of last summer.

KPBS 2 Lucy Worsley’s Royal Photo Album

Explore how the royal family has shaped their image with photography, from Queen Victoria to Princess Diana to Prince Harry. From official portraits to tabloid snapshots, the camera has been the Crown’s confidante, messenger — and nemesis.

11:00 KPBS Pacific Heartbeat Stan: This breathtakingly honest

and brave documentary follows 26-year-old musician Stan Walker as he fights a rare cancer caused by a genetic mutation that has killed 25 members of his family.



Wednesday, May 267:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 4: Neville’s

attempts to embrace island life backfire when, during a game of beach volleyball, a sandfly bite lands him in hospital.

8:00 KPBS Life at the Waterhole Episode 2: Discover how hotter

weather impacts the animals, as the waterhole becomes busier in the evening cool. Nocturnal activity brings a new predator out of the shadows: hyena, creatures so elusive it’s hard to know the size of the clan.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Recut Newport, Part 6: Wrap up

Roadshow’s historic visit to Rosecliff mansion in this half-hour Recut episode filled with next-level Newport finds such as 1958 & 1960 M.C. Escher lithographs, a gold & amethyst necklace and a 2003 Sam Zell automaton. Which is $100,000?

8:30 KPBS 2 Baseball Home: The ninth and final inning

covers the most recent history of baseball and explores the future of the game.

9:00 KPBS NOVA Ship That Changed The World:

The wreck of one crucial transitional ship may have been found off the coast of Sweden. Built around the same time as Columbus’ trio of ships, it may finally unlock the engineering secrets of a famous ship.

10:00 KPBS Human Sense: Explore the incredible

universe inside each and every one of us. An examination of diverse personal stories from around the world reveals how our lives, passions and goals are powered by the amazing systems that define our biology as a species.


Data: Learn about the surprisingly recent invention of medicine that combats illness directly, such as antibiotics. From the accidental discovery of penicillin to today’s hunt for antivirals, this history underpins work to find COVID-19 treatments.


Thursday, May 277:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Life at the Waterhole Episode 2: Discover how hotter



They are among the most remarkable metal sculptures to be found anywhere in the world. Who created them and why? We meet the artistic genius behind some one-of-a-kind desert creations!


The River: Laredo, Texas. Home to the largest inland port in the USA, Monty visits people whose lives are shaped by their proximity to the Rio Grande, which has long been the United States Mexico border.


8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion Pitajaya - The Dragon Fruit: In this

episode, we learn all about pitajaya, research the best growing methods and how the plants are grown for commercial production and in backyards.

9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Point Loma Nazarene University:

The Theosophical Society Leaders decided to move into what is now the Point Loma Nazarene University campus. Join host Elsa Sevilla as she visits the historical sites that are still standing today.

KPBS 2 Philly D.A. Episode 4: LaTonya “T” Myers

lands her dream job fighting for probation reform, but any slip-up could send her back to prison. At the same time, the D.A.’s team pursues systemic probation reform, facing off against judges who embrace extended supervision.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South Dog Shelter & Bichi Wine: Meet

Pris Austin, the golden-hearted owner of Los Adoptables dog shelter in Ensenada, Baja California. Next, we head over to Tecate where a former lawyer turned entrepreneur shows us his famous Bichi Wine.

10:00 KPBS Vera Cold River: New episode. A

Newcastle beauty empire is shaken to the ground, when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tayne.

KPBS 2 PBS Newshour Special Report

Race Matters: America After George Floyd: On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death, Judy Woodruff and PBS NewsHour reporters will focus on what has changed, and what hasn’t, since the outrage and protests of last summer.


Friday, May 287:00PM KPBS PBS NewsHour KPBS 2 Tell Me More

with Kelly Corrigan Jennifer Garner: In TELL ME MORE,

host Kelly Corrigan invites notable guests to engage in long-form conversations about what makes them tick. We also meet the people that motivate and inspire these famous guests.

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Inside The Met Love and Money: Watch as the

Metropolitan Museum of Art faces a new financial reality following its fall 2020 reopening, with philanthropists and art collectors stepping in to help keep the museum alive.


9:00 KPBS Doc Martin Nobody Likes Me: Martin is coerced

into taking James to playgroup, while Ruth is having problems with her new neighbor.

KPBS 2 One Voice: The Songs We Share

The Sacred: See how music once only performed in church is adapted by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Aretha Franklin and other top artists to be shared beyond the walls of the sanctuary.

9:30 KPBS 2 One Voice: The Songs We Share

Broadway: Learn which Broadway showtunes were recorded by the Rat Pack, Johnny Mathis and other chart-topping artists of the time to be sung outside the theater as anthems, giving a broader voice to our changing society.


10:00 KPBS Death In Paradise Season 10, Episode 5: A celebrated

concert pianist murdered one night in his studio. Catherine?s friendship with the victim?s family puts her in unexpected danger. The first of a two-part story.



11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up Anderson East: Offering up a

heaping helping of alternative rock with a healthy dose of timeless Americana influence, Anderson East is a dynamic artist who fuses modern sound with the rich undertones of his southern roots.


Saturday, May 296:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show America’s Wonderland: Host:

Dick Dale. Things get rolling with “This Land Is Your Land”. Guy and Ralna sing the “Hawaiian Wedding Song”, Arthur Duncan dances to “Mountain Greenery”, and more!


Special Report7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Helmingham Hall 3: Treasures

include a dazzling sapphire ring, a Girl Guide sketch by Robert Baden-Powell, and Native American artefacts.

KPBS 2 Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 2

Join the ultimate heavy metal band

as they join forces with the nearly 80-member orchestra. Filmed over two sold-out shows that opened San Francisco’s Chase Center, the concert features the first-ever symphonic renditions of Metallica fan favorites.



8:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries School Ties, School Lies: New

episode. To find the killer of a much loved teacher, a young girl tries to help Frankie and the team.

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves Europe Why We Travel: In times of crisis

and challenge, we ask ourselves: What is the true value of travel? This special episode is a sonnet to travel - an introspective love story, set in Europe, that vividly celebrates the rewards of exploring our world and the joy that awaits those who travel.

9:00 KPBS Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 2

Join the ultimate heavy metal band as they join forces with the nearly 80-member orchestra. Filmed over two sold-out shows that opened San Francisco’s Chase Center, the concert features the first-ever symphonic renditions of Metallica fan favorites.

KPBS 2 Vera Cold River: A Newcastle beauty

empire is shaken to the ground, when one of three sisters is found dead in the River Tayne.


10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Sicilian Delights: Sicily serves

up a full-bodied and tasty travel experience. Rick dines on fresh seafood at the fisherman’s harbor in Cefal, ponders ancient Greek greatness in Siracusa, communes with monks - alive and departed - in a Capuchin crypt, and more!



11:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Episode 7: New episode. On the

night that she is killed, Irene plays her final concert. First violin in

an orchestra and the daughter of Adele Rubini, the owner of a prestigious theatre, Irene is a talented and beautiful young woman, and her death causes great concern.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed Hamtramck, USA: HAMTRAMCK,

USA is a documentary exploring life and democracy in America’s first Muslim-majority city.

Sunday, May 306:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Sign of the Broken Sword: A

murder at the local army barracks using a legendary broken sword leads Father Brown to investigate another death at Dunkirk some 13 years ago.

Memorial Day Concert, Sunday, May 30 at 8 p.m.

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6:30 KPBS 2 Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony: S&M 2

Join the ultimate heavy metal band as they join forces with the nearly 80-member orchestra. Filmed over two sold-out shows that opened San Francisco’s Chase Center, the concert features the first-ever symphonic renditions of Metallica fan favorites.

7:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries School Ties, School Lies: To find

the killer of a much loved teacher, a young girl tries to help Frankie and the team.

8:00 KPBS National Memorial Day Concert

Tune in to the 32nd annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance. This multi award-winning television event honors the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

KPBS 2 Life at the Waterhole Episode 2: Discover how hotter


9:00 KPBS 2 NOVA Ship That Changed The World: The

wreck of one crucial transitional ship may have been found off the coast of Sweden. Built around the same time as Columbus’ trio of ships, it may finally unlock the engineering secrets of a famous ship.

9:30 KPBS National Memorial Day Concert

Tune in to the 32nd annual broadcast of America’s national night of remembrance. This multi

award-winning television event honors the military service and sacrifice of all our men and women in uniform, their families and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

10:00 KPBS 2 Human Sense: Explore the incredible

universe inside each and every one of us. An examination of diverse personal stories from around the world reveals how our lives, passions and goals are powered by the amazing systems that define our biology as a species.

11:00 KPBS Line of Separation Anna mourns Friedrich, watched

by the LPG. People flee for the West. Rosemarie learns of Georg’s past, and her involvement with the SS lands her in U-Prison. Is escape possible?

KPBS 2 Homecoming: Sgt. Hamilton’s Long Journey

Sgt. Vernon Hamilton was a 19-year-old Army Air Corps engineer-gunner from Monongahela, Pennsylvania, whose plane was shot down over Germany during World War II. This film follows the modern-day excavation team who recovered his 1943 class ring in Reken, Germany in 2016.


of Living Longer Behavior: Understand the

importance of persuading the public to protect themselves during health crises. History shows that handwashing, social distancing and grassroots campaigning all play important roles in helping to shift behavior and save lives.


8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow Ca’ D’zan - Hour Two: Head to

Ca’ d’Zan to discover treasures that are fitting for a celebration of “The Greatest Show on Earth,” like an 1866 Otto Georgi painting, an Augsburg silver Kiddush cup and “How Man Learned to Fly” illustrations. One is up to $30,000.


They are among the most remarkable metal sculptures to be found anywhere in the world. Who created them and why? We meet the artistic genius behind some one-of-a-kind desert creations!

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Pitajaya - The Dragon Fruit: In this

episode, we learn all about these sweet treats, research the best growing methods and how the plants are grown for commercial production and in backyards.

9:00 KPBS Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten

Learn about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, on the one hundredth anniversary of the crime, and how the community of Tulsa is coming to terms with its past, present, and future.


Point Loma Nazarene University: The Theosophical Society Leaders decided to move into what is now the Point Loma Nazarene University campus. Find out who Katherine Tingley was and learn about her impact on San Diego and the world from 1901-1925.

Tulsa and the Forgotten Fire, Monday, May 31 at 9 p.m.

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9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South Dog Shelter & Bichi Wine: Meet

Pris Austin, the golden-hearted owner of Los Adoptables dog shelter in Ensenada, Baja California. Next, we head over to Tecate where a former lawyer turned entrepreneur shows us his famous Bichi Wine.

10:00 KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up Anderson East: Offering up a

heaping helping of alternative rock with a healthy dose of timeless Americana influence, Anderson East is a dynamic artist who fuses modern sound with the rich undertones of his southern roots.




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