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Monday, Nov. 18 and 19, 2024 from 8 - 10 p.m. / PBS app. This is a two-part, four-hour documentary directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon that explores the life and work of the 15th century polymath. Set against the rich and dynamic backdrop of Renaissance Italy, the film brings the artist’s towering achievements to life through his prolific personal notebooks, primary and secondary accounts of his life, and on-camera interviews with modern scholars, artists, engineers, inventors, and admirers. -
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 and 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Celebrate 30 years of musical holiday magic and 40 years of groundbreaking “Fresh Aire” compositions with this milestone special from the American group known for blending classical music and rock. Includes interviews and behind-the-scenes footage. -
Fridays, Nov. 15 - Dec. 6, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream Seasons 1 and 2 now with KPBS Passport! This series tells the story of junior doctor, Ruby Walker, who arrives in India looking for a job and a distraction from her heartbreak. She anticipates the sunshine, the palm trees and picture-perfect beaches. What she doesn't expect are the realities of work, life and even love at an under-resourced and over-worked cottage hospital. -
Thursdays, Nov. 14 and 21, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Combining historical accuracy with compelling mysteries, this award-winning British series is what the Wall Street Journal calls “a triumph from start to finish.” Michael Kitchen stars as Christopher Foyle, a man of few words and rock-solid convictions. -
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. Donald Trump will reassume the presidency (the first to do so since Grover Cleveland) with fewer guardrails than in 2016. What will he do, how will the media cover him, and how can the Democrats get in his way? Guests: The Wall Street Journal's Molly Ball and Vanderbilt's Nicole Hemmer. -
Premieres Wednesdays, Nov. 13 - 27, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Around the world, engineers are finding ingenious ways to amplify our abilities and senses – allowing us to access and shape the world way beyond our natural abilities. From helping a blind man see without the use of his eyes to building a sling so powerful it can shoot rockets into space, see why engineering just might be the closest thing to a superpower we humans have. -
Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. An Oceanside Marine, struggling to come to terms with the loss of his legs from an IED in Afghanistan, discovers the healing power of jiu-jitsu. He fights to regain his physical strength and reclaim his sense of identity and purpose. GIFFSD 2024 Best Local Film. -
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV The story of Project Recover, a small team of accomplished scientists, oceanographers, archaeologists, historians, researchers, and military veterans who have dedicated their lives to scouring the depths of the ocean and the farthest corners of the earth to search for, recover, and repatriate the remains of the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action since World War II. -
Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sunday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Lion researcher Dr. Philip Stander follows three orphaned desert lion cubs as they navigate the brutal Skeleton Coast of Namibia. Watch the cubs learn to adapt, hunt, and defy the odds of survival in this vast desert territory. -
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. Saifullah and Ismail Haqmal are two brother interpreters who served alongside U.S. Forces in Afghanistan for over a decade. The film follows the brothers from their childhood growing up during the Russian/Afghan war, through the Taliban era, then the invasion by NATO forces after 9/11. When Robert deployed to Afghanistan in 2009 he worked with Saifullah and Ismail during that deployment and they all became close friends. After Robert's unit leaves Afghanistan the brothers become desperate to escape they turn to their American friends to petition Congress and help them escape the Taliban's rise to power.
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