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1 KPBS-TV Programming Schedule – April 2020 April 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. 5:00 AM 5:30 AM 6:00 AM 6:30 AM 7:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:00 PM 12:30 PM 1:00 PM 1:30 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:30 PM 4:00 PM 4:30 PM 5:00 PM 5:30 PM 6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM KPBS Schedule At-A-Glance MONDAY - FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY CLASSICAL STRETCH YOGA Visit Visit www.kpbs.org/tv www.kpbs.org/tv READY JET GO! for schedule information for schedule information ARTHUR CURIOUS GEORGE SESAME STREET SESAME STREET DANIEL TIGER’S DANIEL TIGER’S NATURE CAT NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD PINKALICIOUS & PINKALICIOUS & WILD KRATTS PETERRIFIC PETERRIFIC MOLLY OF DENALI MOLLY OF DENALI MOLLY OF DENALI XAVIER RIDDLE AND XAVIER RIDDLE AND XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM THE SECRET MUSEUM THE SECRET MUSEUM LET’S GO LUNA LET’S GO LUNA LET’S GO LUNA DANIEL TIGER WASHINGTON WEEK KPBS NEWS DANIEL TIGER Visit SPECIAL REPORT www.kpbs.org/tv SESAME STREET for schedule information A GROWING PASSION GROWING A PINKALICIOUS & PETTERIFIC GREENER WORLD DINOSAUR TRAIN THIS OLD HOUSE CAT IN THE HAT ASK THIS OLD HOUSE SESAME STREET JAMIE’S ULTIMATE VEG SPLASH AND BUBBLES MILK STREET Visit www.kpbs.org/tv AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN for schedule information MARTHA STEWART LIFESTYLE PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE CROSSING SOUTH KEN KRAMER’S RICK STEVES EUROPE ABOUT SAN DIEGO PBS NEWSHOUR HISTORIC PLACES KPBS/ARTS WITH ELSA SEVILLA PBS NEWSHOUR PBS NEWSHOUR KPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKEND WEEKEND KPBS NEWS FIRING LINE WITH NHK NEWSLINE SPECIAL REPORT MARGARET HOOVER BBC WORLD NEWS Visit BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA LAWRENCE WELK www.kpbs.org/tv for schedule information PBS NEWSHOUR

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1KPBS-TV Programming Schedule – April 2020

April Programming ScheduleListings 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.

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KPBS Schedule At-A-GlanceMONDAY - FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

CLASSICAL STRETCH

YOGA Visit Visitwww.kpbs.org/tv www.kpbs.org/tv

READY JET GO! for schedule information for schedule information

ARTHUR

CURIOUS GEORGE SESAME STREET SESAME STREETDANIEL TIGER’S DANIEL TIGER’SNATURE CAT NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOODPINKALICIOUS & PINKALICIOUS & WILD KRATTS PETERRIFIC PETERRIFIC

MOLLY OF DENALI MOLLY OF DENALI MOLLY OF DENALI

XAVIER RIDDLE AND XAVIER RIDDLE ANDXAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM THE SECRET MUSEUM THE SECRET MUSEUM

LET’S GO LUNA LET’S GO LUNA LET’S GO LUNA

DANIEL TIGER WASHINGTON WEEK

KPBS NEWS DANIEL TIGER VisitSPECIAL REPORTwww.kpbs.org/tv

SESAME STREET for schedule information A GROWING PASSION

GROWING APINKALICIOUS & PETTERIFIC GREENER WORLD

DINOSAUR TRAIN THIS OLD HOUSE

CAT IN THE HAT ASK THIS OLD HOUSE

SESAME STREET JAMIE’S ULTIMATE VEG

SPLASH AND BUBBLES MILK STREET Visitwww.kpbs.org/tv

AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN for schedule information

MARTHA STEWARTLIFESTYLE

PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE

CROSSING SOUTH

KEN KRAMER’SRICK STEVES EUROPE ABOUT SAN DIEGOPBS NEWSHOUR HISTORIC PLACESKPBS/ARTS WITH ELSA SEVILLAPBS NEWSHOUR PBS NEWSHOURKPBS EVENING EDITION WEEKEND WEEKEND

KPBS NEWS FIRING LINE WITHNHK NEWSLINE SPECIAL REPORT MARGARET HOOVER

BBC WORLD NEWSVisit

BBC WORLD NEWS AMERICA LAWRENCE WELK www.kpbs.org/tvfor schedule information

PBS NEWSHOUR

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Wednesday, April 17:00PM KPBS 2 Shakespeare & Hathaway-

Private Investigators The Chimes at Midnight: When a

stressed care home owner falls to her death, Frank and Lu encounter hapless care assistants and surprisingly spirited geriatrics.

8:00PM KPBS Nature Cuba’s Wild Revolution: Cuba

is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity, as international relations thaw, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 2:

Treasures include a Cartier jadeite pendant necklace, Kanye West original artwork and a 1906 Louis Akin chromolithograph. Learn which is $50,000-$75,000.

9:00PM KPBS NOVA Cuba’s Cancer Hope: Can Cuban

scientists team up with U.S. partners to make their biotech and promising lung cancer vaccines treatments available to all?

9:00PM KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots This Land Is My Land: Henry Louis

Gates, Jr. reveals the unexpected family trees of entertainer Queen Latifah and actor Jeffrey Wright, redefining their sense of the black experience — and challenging preconceptions about America’s past.

10:00PM KPBS Earth’s Sacred Wonders Closer to the Divine: Travel to

Japan, where a Shinto devotee undertakes a grueling challenge at a sacred waterfall and at a New York City cathedral, an Episcopal priest brings people and their pets closer to God.

KPBS 2 Secrets of the Dead Ben Franklin’s Bones: See how

human bones found in the basement of Benjamin Franklin’s

London home were used in an anatomy school that helped shape modern medicine.

11:00PM KPBS Native America Nature to Nations: Explore the rise

of great American nations: Lost cities in Mexico, Peruvian Temples, and a tapestry of shell beads whose story inspired American democracy and more.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, April 27:00PM KPBS 2 Nature Cuba’s Wild Revolution: Cuba

is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity, as international relations thaw, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?

8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

Hear the story of the remarkable Lilac Road Bridge; and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago. Lots more too!

KPBS 2 Earth’s Sacred Wonders Closer to the Divine: Travel to

Japan, where a Shinto devotee undertakes a grueling challenge at a sacred waterfall and at a New York City cathedral, an Episcopal priest brings people and their pets closer to God.

8:30PM KPBS A Growing Passion Aquaponics: Fish Poop to Plant

Roots: Aquaponics is a mashup of hydroponics and aquaculture. In this episode, we visit homeowners, non-profit, and even a restaurateur using this highly efficient system to grow a stunning array of fruits, vegetables, and freshwater fish.

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9:00PM KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places San Diego’s Aviation History: Host

Elsa Sevilla looks back in history and profiles some of San Diego’s Aviation Pioneers. Learn about their important contributions and how they changed Aviation History in San Diego.

KPBS 2 First Civilizations Cities: View the birthplace of

civilization: the Middle East, site of the world’s first villages, towns and cities, from the hills of Turkey to the plains of Iraq. They were crucibles of invention and innovation-turbo-charging the pace of progress.

9:30PM KPBS Crossing South Tijuana Lifeguards: The lifeguards

in Tijuana are reported to be the best trained and equipped in all of Mexico. Follow along as Host Jorge Meraz gets to know these aquatic heroes and the history of their training program.

10:00PM KPBS Midsomer Murders The Killings of Copenhagen:

When the boss of Calder’s Biscuit Company is murdered in Copenhagen, Barnaby and Nelson join forces with two female Danish detectives, the abrasive and astute Poulsen and the charming and cool Degn. They discover Eric Calder had more linking him to Copenhagen than just his famous Golden Clusters.

10:00PM KPBS 2 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.

Friday, April 37:00PM KPBS 2 We’ll Meet Again Lost Children of Vietnam: Join Ann

Curry for the dramatic reunions between people separated after the war.

8:00PM KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 KPBS Arts New Episode. Meet an L.A. painter

who idolizes Rembrandt, hear the vision behind New York City’s MTA Arts for Transit program, and see some of the most stunning works by a world renowned fashion designer.

8:30PM KPBS KPBS News Special Report KPBS 2 Migrant Kitchen Badmaash: Like carefully selected

spices to a classic Indian dish, each family member of the Mahendro family contributes something special and significant to their restaurant Badmaash and to the city of LA.

9:00PM KPBS Doc Martin The Shock of the New: After

Martin’s first session with Dr. Rachel Timoney, we see he may have met this match: if anyone is going to be able to help Martin change, then Dr. Timoney seems well-qualified. And, Louisa’s return further raises questions around their relationship.

KPBS 2 Somewhere South Porridge for the Soul: Vivian gives

porridge the royal treatment and learns about African American contributions to Southern cuisine.

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10:00PM KPBS Death in Paradise Season Premiere. New Year’s Eve

celebrations are cut short when a masked man stabs a woman in her own home. Jack and the team must uncover the identity of the mystery murderer before they strike again.

KPBS 2 Her Film Challenge Four short films produced for the

Her Film Challenge: a female-themed, timed production competition in a collaboration between Film Consortium San Diego and So Say We All.

11:00PM KPBS Live at the Belly Up The Motet: The Motet harness

dancefloor energy with their energetic mélange of boisterous funk, and thought-provoking pop.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, April 46:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Farm Show: Guest: Dick Dale. The

Welk stars have fun down on the farm with songs like “Surrey With The Fringe On Top”, “Thank God I’m A Country Boy”, and more.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS News Special Report7:00PM KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Minehead Railway Station 1: New

Episode. The team are at Mineheadstation, where a bracelet made from jewels once owned by the Romanovs is brought along for valuation.

KPBS 2 Death in Paradise New Year’s Eve celebrations are

cut short when a masked man stabs a woman in her own home. Jack and the team must uncover the identity of the mystery murderer before they strike again.

7:30PM KPBS Upstart Crow The Play’s The Thing: New Episode.

Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth when it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points at his best friend Marlowe can Will come up with a way to recover his stolen masterpiece?

8:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Celestial Choir. A mysterious

saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the regional choir competition.

KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Beyond The Pale: Henry Louis

Gates, Jr. explores the Jewish heritages of actor Jeff Goldblum, radio host Terry Gross and comedian Marc Maron.

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

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

KPBS 2 KPBS Saturday Movie The Buddy Holly Story (1978) The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Stars Gary Busey, Don Stroud, and Charles Martin Smith.

10:30PM KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe France’s Loire: Chateau Country:

Along the Loire River Valley, the beautiful French countryside is studded with evocative chateaux. Home-basing in Amboise, we visit four unique castles and more.

11:00PM KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Series Finale. While Valeria

attempts to prove Arianna’s innocence, Monica confesses that Lucia has always been innocent as well - she wasn’t the one who killed her husband, Valeria’s father, Mario. But who did?

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KPBS 2 America ReFramed Finding Kukan: Filmmaker Robin

Lung documents her 7-year journey to uncover the efforts of Li Ling-Ai, the visionary but uncredited producer of the landmark film, Kukan.

Sunday, April 52:00PM KPBS 2 Great Performances

at the Met Akhenaten: Philip Glass’ visionary

masterpiece portraying the impact of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhnaten as he rises to the throne.

5:00PM KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 2:

Treasures include; a Cartier jadeite pendant necklace, Kanye West original artwork and a 1906 Louis Akin chromolithograph.

6:00PM KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries First Dance: When a teenage

girl dies at her Debutante Ball, Blake investigates, despite being housebound while he recovers from being stabbed.

KPBS 2 Classical Rewind (My Music)

Experience the beauty, romance and power of musical masterpiecesin this joyride through the world of classical hits.

7:00PM KPBS A Place to Call Home Life Longs for Itself: Four months

after Prudence’s party, Carolyn andJack are living separately, and one of Anna’s novels has been adapted into a radio serial. As Anna plots to bring her parents back together with her pregnancy, Jack counsels a men’s group, and Olivia embarks on a new relationship.

7:30PM KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Copenhagen: As we get to know

Copenhagen, we’ll discover reminders of its Viking history and symbols of its proudly independent ways today.

8:00PM KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Fred and Sister

Monica Joan catch a woman stealing the team’s milk. When they learn she’s pregnant, they bring her into the care of the maternity home. Romance blooms between Miss Higgins and Sergeant Woolf.

KPBS 2 Nature Cuba’s Wild Revolution: Cuba

is an island teeming with exotic biodiversity, as international relations thaw, what will become of this wildlife sanctuary?

9:00PM KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

Series Premiere. When war breaks out, young translator Harry vows to help his Polish lover Kasia flee Warsaw, but how will he explain this to his sweetheart Lois, waiting for him at home in Manchester?

KPBS 2 NOVA Cuba’s Cancer Hope: Can Cuban

scientists team up with U.S. partners to make their biotech and promising lung cancer vaccines treatments available to all?

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10:00PM KPBS Windermere Children Child survivors of the Holocaust

are brought to an estate near England’s Lake Windermere to recuperate, while there they find kinship in each other and form bonds.

KPBS 2 Earth’s Sacred Wonders Closer to the Divine: Travel to

Japan, where a Shinto devotee undertakes a grueling challenge at a sacred waterfall. A young Muslim helps re-plaster a mosque in Mali. At a New York City cathedral, an Episcopal priest brings people and their pets closer to God.

11:00PM KPBS 2 Shifting Sands: On the Path to Sustainability

Take a look at the decades-long effort to create the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore amid the presence of heavy industry along Lake Michigan.

11:30PM KPBS Windermere Children: In Their Own Words

Learn the little-known true story of a pioneering project to rehabilitate child survivors of the Holocaust.

Monday, April 67:00PM KPBS 2 NOVA Cuba’s Cancer Hope: Can Cuban

scientists team up with U.S. partners to make their biotech and promising lung cancer vaccines treatments available to all?

8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Treasure Fever: Interesting health

and wellness items are appraised, including surprising historical objects.

KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

The hear the story of the remarkable Lilac Road Bridge; and see where women struck a blow for gender equality 50 years ago. Lots more too!

8:30PM KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Aquaponics: Fish Poop to Plant

Roots: Aquaponics is a mashup of hydroponics and aquaculture. In this episode, we visit homeowners, non-profit, and even a restaurateur using this highly efficient system to grow a stunning array of fruits, vegetables, and freshwater fish.

9:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Spokane, Hour Two: Fantastic finds

in Spokane include a 1961-1963 JFK archive and “Gone with the Wind” sketches.

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places San Diego’s Aviation History: Join

Host Elsa Sevilla as she looks back in history and profiles some of San Diego’s Aviation Pioneers. Learn about their important contributions and how they changed Aviation History in San Diego.

9:30PM KPBS 2 Crossing South Kayaks and Kumeyaay: Host

Jorge Meraz kayaks through beautiful, clear waters just south of Ensenada and witness up close the power of La Bufadora, an ocean geyser.

10:00PM KPBS Somewhere South Porridge for the Soul: Vivian

prepares porridge and learns about African American contributions to Southern cuisine.

11:00PM KPBS Broken Places Explore why some children

are severely damaged by early adversity while others are able to thrive.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

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Tuesday, April 77:00PM KPBS 2 The Durrells In Corfu

Season 3 On MASTERPIECE Season 3, Episode 5: A new Italian

family takes up residence in Corfu, taking up more of Spiro’s time than Louisa would like. They seem to have left Italy in a hurry and everyone wants to find out why.

8:00PM KPBS The Gene: An Intimate History

Episode 1 of 2. A fascinating history of the human genome weaves together science and personal stories.

KPBS 2 Call The Midwife Fred and Sister Monica Joan catch

a woman stealing the team’s milk. When they learn she’s pregnant, they bring her into the care of the maternity home. Romance blooms between Miss Higgins and Sergeant Woolf.

9:00PM KPBS 2 The Moonstone Franklin Blake must find a stolen

diamond before the love of his life is lost forever.

10:00PM KPBS FRONTLINE China Undercover: A special

undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region. Investigating the Communist regime’s mass imprisonment of Muslims, and its use and testing of sophisticated surveillance technology against the population.

KPBS 2 Agatha Raisin Hell’s Bells: A rich newcomer to

the village, Amanda Ballard, has found little favor among the Carsely locals. And when her body is found hanging from the bell ropes of the church in an apparent suicide, Agatha suspects foul play.

11:00PM KPBS Thank You for Coming “What makes someone family?”

Director Sara Lamm asks relatives near and far after finding out at as an adult that she was conceived via sperm donor.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, April 87:00PM KPBS 2 Shakespeare & Hathaway-

Private Investigators This Promised End: An unassuming

Undertaker goes into a tailspin following a hitman’s visit. Frank and Lu accept an eye-wateringly large fee to save his life. When the hitmen return it’s clear they mean business, will Frank and Lu uncover who’s behind the plot before it’s too late?

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more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants. Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated.

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KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Treasure Fever: Roadshow

examines artifacts and artistry of health and medicine history. Appraisals spotlight items related to health and wellness, including surprising historical objects once used for health purposes but not inuse today.

9:00PM KPBS NOVA The Truth About Fat: Explore the

mysteries of fat and its role in hormone production, hunger and even pregnancy.

KPBS 2 Reconstruction: America After The Civil War

Part 1 of 2. Experience the aftermath of the Civil War - a bewildering, exhilarating and terrifying time. For African Americans, despite their hard-won freedom, support for their social, economic and political gains did not last.

10:00PM KPBS Earth’s Sacred Wonders Visions of the Divine: Follow

a young Yazidi woman as she searches for salvation in Iraq. Meet an orthodox Christian who must deliver a holy flame into the hands of his bishop in Jerusalem. In Nepal, a Buddhist painter battles the elements to honor Buddha’s birthday.

11:00PM KPBS Native America Cities of the Sky: Discover the

cosmological secrets behind America’s ancient cities. Scientists explore some of the world’s largestpyramids and 3D-scan a lost city of monumental mounds on the Mississippi River; native elders reveal ancient powers of the sky.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, April 97:00PM KPBS 2 Nature Remarkable Rabbits: There are

more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants. Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated.

8:00PM KPBS 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; things sent in by viewers, and more!

KPBS 2 Earth’s Sacred Wonders Visions of the Divine: Follow

a young Yazidi woman as she searches for salvation in Iraq and Meet an orthodox Christian who must deliver a holy flame into the hands of his bishop in Jerusalem. In Nepal, a Buddhist painter battles the elements to honor Buddha’s birthday.

8:30PM KPBS A Growing Passion Urban Forests: Trees and Plants

in the City: Learn about the value and importance of urban trees and forests and what’s being done to protect heritage trees.

9:00PM KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places The Circus: Host Elsa Sevilla looks

at the history of the circus in San Diego.

KPBS 2 First Civilizations Trade: Examine an ancient

civilization unlike any other, that of the Indus Valley.

9:30PM KPBS Crossing South Trevolts, Fatcat & Betty’s Burgers:

New Episode. Meet Tijuana rock band “Trevolts” during one of their jam sessions and the Mexican-American couple behind Rosarito’s Fat Cat Pancake House.

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10:00PM KPBS Midsomer Murders Murder of Innocence: When a

barrister is killed in Midsomer, suspicion falls on convicted murderer Grady Felton. Barnaby suspects he is working with an accomplice - until Grady himself is targeted in an arson attack.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE China Undercover: A special

undercover report from China’s secretive Xinjiang region. Investigating the Communist regime’s mass imprisonment of Muslims, and its use and testing of sophisticated surveillance technology against the population.

Friday, April 107:00PM KPBS 2 We’ll Meet Again Heroes of 9/11: Join Ann Curry for

dramatic reunions between people whose lives intersected on 9/11.

8:00PM KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 KPBS Arts New Episode. Go behind the

scenes of the musical spectacle Young Artists of America: The Songs of Tim Rice, step inside an Infinity Mirror Room, see Shakespeare on the Lake, and meet a painter whose work is about our impact on the natural world.

8:30PM KPBS KPBS News Special Report KPBS 2 Migrant Kitchen Omotenashi: On this episode an

introduction to the unique spirit of Japanese hospitality and the culture’s deep culinary customs in Los Angeles.

9:00PM KPBS Doc Martin It’s Good to Talk: Martin decides

he will move out to allow Louisa space; and Bert disappears after a disastrous evening.

KPBS 2 Somewhere South Dumpling Dilemma: Accompany

Vivian on a trip to the Mississippi Delta and farther south to learn that not all dumplings are the same.

10:00PM KPBS Death In Paradise New Episode. DI Jack Mooney and

the team are put to the test when a celebrated artist is poisoned in her studio in confounding circumstances.

KPBS 2 A Fine Line: A Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen

A Fine Line explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women when traditionally women have always held the central role in the kitchen.

11:00PM KPBS Live at the Belly Up Marc Broussard: Marc Broussard

delivers a mix of funk, blues R&B, rock and matched with distinct Southern roots offers a universal appeal for listeners of all ages.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, April 116:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show Easter: The annual Easter show

presents Guy and Raina swinging to “Do Lord” Ralna sings one of her favorite hymns and more.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS News Special Report

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7:00PM KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Nymans 1: In the magnificent

setting of Nymans garden near Crawley, an axe which was reputedly used by Mallory for his 1922 Everest expedition is brought for valuation.

KPBS 2 Death In Paradise DI Jack Mooney and the team are

put to the test when a celebrated artist is poisoned in her studio in confounding circumstances.

7:30PM KPBS Upstart Crow The Apparel Proclaims The Man:

New Episode. Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to Lord Southampton’s party. But what should a poorly-educated country boy wear to London’s poshest do?

8:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Queen Bee: In a new episode,

Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

KPBS 2 Finding Your Roots Secrets & Lies: Henry Louis Gates,

Jr. helps actors Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan unearth surprising revelations about their family histories, forever altering how they see themselves.

9:00PM KPBS Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original multiplatinum-selling Hot August Night collection.

KPBS 2 KPBS Saturday Movie My Girl: (1991) A young girl, on the

threshold of her teen years, finds her life turning upside down, when she is accompanied by an unlikely friend. Stars Anna Chlumsky, Macaulay Culkin, Dan Aykroyd

10:30PM KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Paris Side-Trips: Side-tripping from

Paris into the Ile-de-France, we indulge in the world of royal and aristocratic extravagance in the pre-Revolutionary playground of France’s elite.

11:00PM KPBS Her Film Challenge Four short films produced for the

Her Film Challenge: a female-themed, timed production competition in a collaboration between Film Consortium San Diego and So Say We All.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed Night School: An intimate look at

a year in the lives of three non-traditional students.

Sunday, April 126:00PM KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries A Good Drop: Blake has been

called upon to investigate the murder of a local farmer who has been shot to death at point blank range. He soon discovers a tangled web of dodgy land deals, old grudges, frustrated ambition and familial intrigue.

KPBS 2 Neil Diamond: Hot August Night III

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the original multiplatinum-selling Hot August Night collection.

7:00PM KPBS A Place to Call Home Reaching Home: As the Blighs

celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah, Jack slips further into depression, until a conversation with Frank inspires him to make a courageous decision.

7:30PM KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Denmark: Beyond Copenhagen:

Using Copenhagen as a spring board, we’ll visit the very best of Denmark.

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8:00PM KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Lucille is seconded

to St. Cuthbert’s and delivers a baby in an elevator. Nurse Crane goes to a school to give vaccines to new students. Violet, Trixie, Sister Frances and Valerie put on a charity fashion show for the community.

KPBS 2 Nature Remarkable Rabbits: There are

more than 100 domestic and wild kinds of rabbits and hares, from snowshoe hares to Flemish giants. Despite their remarkable ability to reproduce, many wild rabbits are in danger of being eradicated.

9:00PM KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

New Episode. A month into war and with Warsaw destroyed, Harry is desperate for news, while Kasia joins the Polish resistance.

KPBS 2 NOVA The Truth About Fat: Explore the

mysteries of fat and its role in hormone production, hunger and even pregnancy.

10:00PM KPBS Baptiste On MASTERPIECE Series Premiere. Julien Baptiste

hunts for a missing prostitute in Amsterdam’s seamy criminal underworld.

KPBS 2 Earth’s Sacred Wonders Visions of the Divine: Follow a

young Yazidi woman, an orthodox Christian and a Buddhist painter.

11:00PM KPBS Great Performances Julius Caesar: Experience

Shakespeare as never before in an all-female production from the Donamr Warehouse set in prison.

KPBS 2 The Last Days of Jesus New evidence offers a very

different image of Jesus, as an astute leader with ties to the most powerful people in Rome.

Monday, April 137:00PM KPBS 2 NOVA The Truth About Fat: Explore the

mysteries of fat and its role in hormone production, hunger and even pregnancy.

8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 3:

A 1970 Hassan El Glaoui tempera painting, a Line Vautrin Talosel mirror and a diamond horseshoe brooch. One is appraised for $75,000.

KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

A visit to two back-country desert stops along Old Highway 80 that are filled with history “About San Diego”; things sent in by viewers, and more!

8:30PM KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Urban Forests: Trees and Plants

in the City: Learn about the value and importance of urban trees and forests and what’s being done to protect heritage trees.

9:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Spokane, Hour Three: Journey to

Spokane to learn about treasures like a 1938 Snow White banner, a Chinese huanghuali cosmetic case and an 1860 John J. Audubon chromolithograph.

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places

Historic Churches: A personal tour of some of San Diego’s most historic places of worship.

9:30PM KPBS 2 Crossing South Trevolts, Fatcat & Betty’s Burgers:

New Episode. Meet Tijuana rock band “Trevolts” during one of their jam sessions and the Mexican-American couple behind Rosarito’s Fat Cat Pancake House.

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10:00PM KPBS Somewhere South Dumpling Dilemma: Accompany

Vivian on a trip to the Mississippi Delta and farther south to learn that not all dumplings are the same.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The Styletones & Bushwalla:

Experience the raw soul and funk of The Styletones followed by the eclectic sound and vision of Bushwalla.

11:00PM KPBS Independent Lens Bedlam: Hear the poignant

stories of people grappling with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, April 147:00PM KPBS 2 The Durrells In Corfu

Season 3 On MASTERPIECE Season 3, Episode 6: It’s Gerry’s

birthday, and Louisa wants to have a party and make a fuss, but she’s failed to realize that he’s not a little boy anymore.

8:00PM KPBS Gene: An Intimate History Episode 2 of 2. Geneticists wrestle

with the moral implications of groundbreaking new technologies that offer both promise and peril.

KPBS 2 Call The Midwife Episode Three: Lucille is seconded

to St. Cuthbert’s and delivers a baby in an elevator. Violet, Trixie, Sister Frances and Valerie put on a charity fashion show for the community.

9:00PM KPBS 2 The Moonstone Following the shock of the

Moonstone’s disappearance, Sergeant Cuff is called in.

10:00PM KPBS The Definition of Insanity A team of dedicated Miami-Dade

County public servants work to help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility.

KPBS 2 Agatha Raisin The Wellspring of Death: A village-

wide squabble in Ancombe over the selling of water rights results in the death of Parish Council Chairman Robert Struthers.

11:00PM KPBS Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart

Follow an idealistic teacher as she tries to reach 150 at-risk students who were labeled “unteachable.”

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, April 157:00PM KPBS 2 Shakespeare & Hathaway-

Private Investigators This Rough Magic: Frank and Lu

investigate mysterious goings-on when a woman dies in a magic trick gone gruesomely wrong.

8:00PM KPBS Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale

Narrated by award-winning actor Peter Coyote, this documentary features interviewers with marine biologists, ocean conservation experts and volunteers who rehabilitate injured, sick sea turtles and return them to the wild.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 3:

A 1970 Hassan El Glaoui tempera painting, a Line Vautrin Talosel mirror and a diamond horseshoe brooch. One is appraised for $75,000.

9:00PM KPBS Blood Sugar Rising Explore the history and science of

this hidden crisis and meet some of the faces behind the statistics whose stories bring insights and hope.

KPBS 2 Reconstruction: America after the Civil War

Part 2 of 2. Explore the rise of Jim Crow and the undermining of Reconstruction’s legal and political legacy, and see how African Americans fought back using

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artistic expression to put forward a “New Negro” for a new century.

11:00PM KPBS NOVA The Truth About Fat: Explore the

mysteries of fat and its role in hormone production, hunger and even pregnancy.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, April 167:00PM KPBS 2 Troubled Waters: A

Turtle’s Tale Narrated by award-winning actor

Peter Coyote, this documentary features interviewers with marine biologists, ocean conservation experts and volunteers who rehabilitate injured, sick sea turtles and return them to the wild.

8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

We discover a little - known monument honoring the Pacific end of the Transcontinental Highway almost a century ago. Presidential visits to San Diego and more!

KPBS 2 Gene: An Intimate History Episode 1 of 2. A fascinating

history of the human genome weaves together science and personal stories. Patients with rare genetic diseases and their doctors seek to discover cures, often in a race against time.

8:30PM KPBS A Growing Passion Wild and Wooly: Native Bee

Pollinators: We’ll explore the world of bees, both European and native.

9:00PM KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Heritage Park Victorians: Host Elsa

Sevilla learns about San Diego’s Victorian-era during a visit to the historic homes at Heritage Park near Old Town.

9:30PM KPBS Crossing South Baja Med Cuisine: New Episode.

Experience the farm to table philosophy first hand with Chef Miguel Angel Gurrero at his Valle de Guadalupe Baja Mediterranean restaurant.

10:00PM KPBS Midsomer Murders Written in the Stars: Barnaby and

Jones investigate the murder of an amateur astronomer, killed by a blow to the head with a meteorite.

KPBS 2 The Definition of Insanity A team of dedicated Miami-Dade

County public servants work to help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility.

Friday, April 177:00PM KPBS 2 We’ll Meet Again Freedom Summer: Join Ann

Curry for the dramatic reunions of people who lost touch after the civil rights movement.

8:00PM KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 KPBS Arts New Episode. Visit a restaurant

where Spanish and Latin American dishes are inspired by the Chef’s grandmother and the recipes she created and next step into a world of miniature movie sets, puppets and sculptures.

8:30PM KPBS KPBS News Special Report KPBS 2 Migrant Kitchen Beyond Pho: See how a group of

Vietnamese chefs in Los Angeles are hoping to demonstrate the depth of their culture and people.

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9:00PM KPBS Doc Martin Education, Education, Education:

Louisa and Martin have their first therapy session together - though neither of them was expecting that they would be given homework.

KPBS 2 Somewhere South What A Pickle: Hear Vivian’s

lecture on chow chow, a quintessentially Southern relish, at Asheville’s first ever Chow Chow Festival.

10:00PM KPBS Death In Paradise Jack’s romance with Anna

blossoms while he and the rest of the team investigate the mysterious death of a cyclist during a race.

KPBS 2 Secrets of the Royal Kitchens

If you’ve ever wondered what is in the Royal refrigerator, this documentary dishes out the truth - and more!

11:00PM KPBS Live at the Belly Up Joseph: Portland’s American

folk trio performs with intimate storytelling and restless intensity.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Saturday, April 186:00PM KPBS Lawrence Welk Show America at Play: Host: Gail Farrell.

When ‘Ain’t We Got Fun” opens the show, you know you’re in for a fun time!

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS News Special Report7:00PM KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Nymans 2: Fiona Bruce and the

experts visit the Nymans garden near Crawley. Items brought to the cameras include a Picasso-designed ceramic once used as an ash tray.

KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Jack’s romance with Anna

blossoms while he and the rest of the team investigate the

mysterious death of a cyclist during a race.

7:30PM KPBS Upstart Crow Love Is Not Love: Will has

completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner.

8:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Scales of Justice: Father

Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman’s noose when she is tried for murder.

KPBS 2 Lost LA Wild L.A.: Unwrap the complicated

relationship between the city and its natural environment.

8:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS Saturday Movie The Remains of the Day (1993) A

butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer. Stars Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson. Directed by James Ivory.

9:00PM KPBS Engelbert Humperdinck in Hawaii (My Music)

Celebrate with the legendary King of Romance as he croons classic hits and love songs from his 50-year career in a concert recorded at the Honolul’s historic Hawaii Theatre Center.

10:30PM KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe The Best of Israel: Jerusalem, Tel

Aviv, and join pilgrims at biblical sights around the Sea of Galilee.

11:00PM KPBS Modus New Season. Join Ingvar and the

Swedish police as they prepare for a state visit by U.S. President Helen Tyler. The excitement of having the newly elected president in Stockholm is short-lived, as President Tyler mysteriously disappears.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed America Dreams Deferred:

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unconditional family love with the challenges of breaking the cycle that has kept so many relatives from reaching their dreams.

Sunday, April 196:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Scales of Justice: Father

Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman’s noose when she is tried for murder.

KPBS 2 Engelbert Humperdinck inHawaii (My Music)

Celebrate with the legendary King of Romance as he croons classic hits and love songs from his 50-year career in a concert recorded at Honolulu’s historic Hawaii Theatre Center.

7:00PM KPBS Doctor Blake Mysteries A Time for Every Purpose: The

death of one of Ballarat’s finest, the reappearance of an old enemy, the banishment of Jean from her church and the ongoing fallout from The Courier’s very public revelations of Blake’s drinking... can the Doc solve this case even as his own life continues to completely unravel?

7:30PM KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Istanbul: Where Europe comes

face to face with Asia, we’ll explorethe fascinating, multilayered city ofIstanbul.

8:00PM KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Sister Julienne

volunteers Nonnatus House to take part in an obstetrics training initiative for four young doctors. Their arrival causes a lot of excitement among the midwives. Fred makes a discovery while on his CDC rounds.

KPBS 2 Troubled Waters: A Turtle’s Tale

Narrated by award-winning actor Peter Coyote, this documentary features interviewers with marine

biologists, ocean conservation experts and volunteers who rehabilitate injured, sick sea turtles and return them to the wild.

9:00PM KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

New Episode. Tom faces the fight of his life aboard HMS Exeter, while Harry and Lois have a more personal battle to fight.

KPBS 2 Blood Sugar Rising Explore the history and science of

this hidden crisis and meet some of the faces behind the statistics whose stories bring insights and hope.

10:00PM KPBS Baptiste On MASTERPIECE New Episode. Julien makes a

shocking discovery about the true identity of Edward Stratton.

11:00PM KPBS Shetland Season 4, Episode 1: Thomas

Malone returns to Shetland after 23 years in jail for murder. His release coincides with the murder of a local journalist. Perez must investigate both cases.

KPBS 2 Swimming In Auschwitz The interwoven stories of six

Jewish women imprisoned inside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during the Holocaust.

Monday, April 207:00PM KPBS 2 The Definition of Insanity A team of dedicated Miami-Dade

County public servants work to help people with mental illness navigate from lives of tragedy to possibility.

8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow McNay Art Museum Hour 1: It’s a

fiesta of fabulous finds. Standouts include a Mercury Space Capsule wind tunnel model and a black opal ring. Which is $60,000-$120,000?

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KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

We discover a little - known monument honoring the Pacific end of the Transcontinental Highway almost a century ago. Presidential visits to San Diego and more!

8:30PM KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Wild and Wooly: Native Bee

Pollinators: We’ll explore the world of bees, both European and native.

9:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Little Rock, Hour One: Travel to

Little Rock and discover finds like a 1936 Lou Gehrig autograph and an English giltwood cabinet-on-stand, ca. 1730. Which one is appraised for $80,000 to $ 120,000?

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places

The Circus: Host Elsa Sevilla looks at the history of the circus in San Diego.

9:30PM KPBS 2 Crossing South Baja Med Cuisine: Experience the

farm to table philosophy first hand with Chef Miguel Angel Gurrero at his Valle de Guadalupe Baja Mediterranean restaurant.

10:00PM KPBS Somewhere South What A Pickle: Hear Vivian’s

lecture on chow chow, a quintessentially Southern relish, at Asheville’s first ever Chow Chow Festival.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The Tilt & Dead Feather Moon:

The Tilt hits the stage breathing life into organic rock and blues with flawless guitar-picking and soul wrenching vocals, followed by Vista natives, Dead Feather Moon, a rock and old country band.

11:00PM KPBS Independent Lens The Hottest August: Listen as

ordinary New Yorkers attempt to answer the question “What were you doing while the planet

burned?” During one sweltering month in 2017, they discuss the biggest issues they face, from climate change to skyrocketing rents to mass shootings.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Tuesday, April 217:00PM KPBS 2 The Durrells In Corfu

Season 4 On MASTERPIECE Episode One: Louisa opens a new

boarding house, but the arrival of a mysterious guest places it under police scrutiny.

8:00PM Rick Steves Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala

Rick meets struggling farmers in Ethiopia and Guatemala, and discovers what life is like for people living on under $2 per day and from locals and experts about innovative solutions for decreasing hunger rates.

KPBS 2 Call The Midwife Sister Julienne volunteers

Nonnatus House to take part in an obstetrics training initiative for four

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young doctors. Their arrival causes a lot of excitement among the midwives. Fred makes a discovery while on his CDC rounds.

9:00PM KPBS The Man Who Tried to Feed the World: American Experience

Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the “Green Revolution,” estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.

KPBS 2 The Moonstone Rachel’s cousin Miss Clack arrives

and provides Franklin with some information.

10:00PM KPBS FRONTLINE Coronavirus Pandemic: This special

report focuses on the government response to the coronavirus and the human toll.

11:00PM KPBS Influenza 1918: American Experience

Sheds light on the devastating flu epidemic that ravaged America and killed 675,000 people.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, April 227:00PM KPBS 2 Shakespeare & Hathaway-

Private Investigators Toil and Trouble: Lu and Frank try

to exonerate local criminal Billy after the mayor is murdered in the dead of night.

8:00PM KPBS Climate Change - The Facts Scientists explore the impact of

climate change and what could happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow McNay Art Museum Hour 1:

It’s a fiesta of fabulous finds

as Roadshow visits McNay Art Museum in San Antonio for standouts like a W. W. Denslow-inscribed “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” a Mercury Space Capsule wind tunnel model and a black opal ring. Which is $60,000-$120,000?

9:00PM KPBS H20: The Molecule That Made Us

Flow: How did water arrive on Earth? How did it come to underpin every aspect of existence from dragonflies to deserts in bloom to human life? Dive in!

KPBS 2 The Man Who Tried to Feed The World: American

Explore the life of 1970 Nobel Peace Prize winner Norman Borlaug, who tried to solve world hunger. He rescued India from a severe famine and led the “Green Revolution,” estimated to have saved one billion lives. But his work later faced criticism.

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10:00PM KPBS NOVA Killer Floods: Uncover geologic

fingerprints of colossal floods that violently reshaped the ancient world. Follow geologists around the globe as they reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world’s top ten rivers combined.

KPBS 2 Rick Steves Hunger and Hope: Lessons from Ethiopia and Guatemala

Rick meets struggling farmers in Ethiopia and Guatemala, and discovers what life is like for people living on under $2 per day and from locals and experts about innovative solutions for decreasing hunger rates.

11:00PM KPBS Native America New World Rising: Discover how

resistance, survival and revival are revealed through an empire of horse-mounted Comanche warriors, secret messages encoded in Aztec manuscript and a grass bridge in the Andes that spans mountains and centuries of time.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, April 23 7:00PM KPBS 2 Climate Change -

The Facts Scientists explore the impact of

climate change and what could happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.

8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

New Episode. Discover what’s hidden under one part of San Diego highway; and meet our city’s long-forgotten “Parachute King”. Plus things sent in by viewers and much more!

KPBS 2 Gene: An Intimate History Episode 2 of 2. Geneticists wrestle

with the moral implications of groundbreaking new technologies that offer both promise and peril. Audrey, a determined young scientist with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, researches a treatment for her own condition.

8:30PM KPBS A Growing Passion From Fruits to Nuts: Who

doesn’t love a delicious peach, a juicy pluot, or a tangy apricot - especially when picked right off the tree. See how fruit tree breeders revolutionized the world of stone fruits, Apples, pears, and almonds.

9:00PM KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Black Pioneers: Find out who the

first Black Pioneers were as they settled in San Diego in the early and mid-1800s. Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she uncovers facts about the past as the first Black Pioneers arrived in San Diego.

9:30PM KPBS Crossing South Swiss Winery & Malva: New

Episode. Meet a Swiss-French gentleman who owns a quaint winery nestled in the hills of Valle de Guadalupe. He gives a tour and shares his love for winemaking and clay architecture.

10:00PM KPBS Midsomer Murders Death and the Divas: The murder

of a journalist has chilling echoes of a 1960s horror film starring Midsomer’s own Stella Harris. When Stella’s more famous sister returns after a 40-year family rift, the killings escalate, each reminiscent of a movie plot. Is life - and death - imitating art? Guest stars include Sinead Cusack (Home Again).

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KPBS 2 FRONTLINE Coronavirus Pandemic: This special

report focuses on the government response to the coronavirus and the human toll.

11:00PM KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition11:30PM KPBS Dream of Italy: Tuscan

Sun Special Capture the essence of what

travelers and viewers are looking for-unique food and wine experiences, a deep connection to the local people, and a chance to explore genealogy and roots.

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Friday, April 247:00PM KPBS 2 We’ll Meet Again Coming Out: Join Ann Curry as

those whose lives were changed by the early days of the gay rights movement reunite. Tom wants to find the childhood friend who urged him to come out, while Paul seeks a fellow student who inspired him to stand up for his beliefs.

8:00PM KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 KPBS Arts New Episode. Colorful portraits

that focus on issues of identity, history and community. Plus, the conductor of the Wisconsin Philharmonic reveals how the orchestra performs music that paints a picture. And, a soulful San Diego band performs in our KPBS studio.

8:30PM KPBS KPBS News Special Report KPBS 2 Lost LA Wild L.A.: Unwrap the complicated

relationship between the city and its natural environment. The program explores the origin of the Santa Ana winds, that infamous weather phenomenon that triggers allergies, fray nerves and alarm fire-prone communities and more.

9:00PM KPBS Doc Martin Control-Alt-Delete: Martin reaches

his breaking point with being followed around by Buddy: he resolves to find a vet to have him put down. Morwenna, and eventually Louisa, manage to persuade him that it isn’t quite that simple - a vet will not put down a healthy dog just on Martin’s say-so.

KPBS 2 Somewhere South It’s A Greens Thing: Travel with

Vivian to the Lumbee tribe’s annual homecoming, where she samples their famous collard sandwich. On a trip to Georgia, Vivian meets a group of refugee farmers growing greens that remind them of home.

10:00PM KPBS Death In Paradise New Episode. Jack faces a

life-changing decision whilst investigating the murder of a man found dead in a boat off the Saint Marie coast.

KPBS 2 International Jazz Day From Australia: Join more than

two dozen world-renowned artists from across the globe for an extraordinary celebration of jazz music. The 2020 International Jazz Day All-Star Global Concert was held at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia.

11:00PM KPBS Live at the Belly Up Tab Benoit: Tab Benoit’s guitar

mastery is one of a kind. An American blues guitarist, he grew up in Louisiana where he developed his gritty blues and Cajun-influenced sound that is as rich as the delta soil.

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Saturday, April 256:00PM 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’’, Anacani is “The Lady In Red”, and Myron dazzles us with his “Dizzy Fingers”.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend6:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS News Special Report7:00PM KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Senate House 2: Fiona Bruce and

the team visit the University of London’s Senate House. Items include a brick from Pudding Lane that survived the Great Fire of London.

KPBS 2 Death In Paradise Jack faces a life-changing decision

whilst investigating the murder of a man found dead in a boat off the Saint Marie coast.

7:30PM KPBS Upstart Crow What Bloody Man Is That?: New

Episode. The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way they meet three witches who have some surprising predictions to make about Will’s future, leading to a very serious case of house envy.

8:00PM KPBS Father Brown The Wisdom of the Fool: New

Episode. Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

KPBS 2 Lost LA Before The Dodgers: The Elysian

Hills once stood where the now-iconic Dodger Stadium hosts legendary baseball. Explore the various ways Southern California’s inhabitants have used the hills around Dodger Stadium.

8:30PM KPBS 2 KPBS Saturday Movie The Natural (1984) An unknown

comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost divine talent. Starring Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, and Glenn Close.

9:00PM KPBS John Denver: Country Boy Discover the man behind the

music in this intimate profile of the legendary popular singer-songwriter. His life and legacy are explored with friends, former wives and managers, family members, and musicians who toured with him for decades.

10:30PM KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe Italy’s Veneto: Verona, Padua, and

Ravenna: In the shadow of Venice, we visit three great cities. Padua is famed for its venerable university, precious Giotto frescoes, and pilgrim-packed Basilica. Verona is a hit with aficionados of Roman ruins and Romeo and Juliet fans. And Ravenna, with its shimmering mosaics, was once the western bastion of the Byzantine Empire. We enliven each stop with a tasty dose of Italian dolce vita.

11:00PM KPBS Modus New Episode. The police allocate

all their resources to the search for the American president. Inger Johanne realizes that her past is catching up with her when Ingvar is assigned to be the Swedish contact for her FBI mentor, Warren Schifford.

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KPBS 2 America ReFramed Come Hell or High Water: The

Battle for Turkey Creek: Follow the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport.

Sunday, April 266:00PM 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 John Denver: Country Boy Discover the man behind the

music in this intimate profile of the legendary popular singer-songwriter. His life and legacy are explored with friends, former wives and managers, family members, and musicians who toured with him for decades.

7:30PM KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Croatia: Adriatic Delights: A

fascinating land with a hard-fought history in a complex corner of Europe, Croatia is emerging as one of Europe’s top destinations. Sampling the very best of Croatia, we start by exploring the fabled Dalmatian Coast from dramatic Dubrovnik to crusty Adriatic island ports. Heading inland, we hike through Plitvice Lakes National Park and enjoy the thriving capital city Zagreb. Our Croatian finale: the Istrian Peninsula and its enchanting port town of Rovinj.

8:00PM KPBS Call The Midwife New Episode. Sister Frances is

at a loss when a diabetic and recovering cancer patient’s wife refuses to accept further help. Nurse Crane becomes frustrated

when an anxious first-time father insists on being present for his child’s birth.

KPBS 2 Climate Change - The Facts

Scientists explore the impact of climate change and what could happen if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees. Discover how the latest innovations and technology are posing potential solutions and what individuals can do to prevent further damage.

9:00PM KPBS World On Fire On MASTERPIECE

New Episode. Harry’s courage is tested at Louvain, while Kasia’s resistance activity in Warsaw intensifies.

KPBS 2 H20: The Molecule That Made Us

Flow: How did water arrive on Earth? How did it come to underpin every aspect of existence from dragonflies to deserts in bloom to human life? Dive in!

10:00PM KPBS Baptiste On MASTERPIECE New Episode. Edward finally

confesses the exact nature of his relationship with Natalie and Constantin.

KPBS 2 NOVA Killer Floods: Uncover geologic

fingerprints of colossal floods that violently reshaped the ancient world. Follow geologists around the globe as they reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world’s top ten rivers combined.

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11:00PM KPBS Shetland The hunt is on for Malone’s

attacker. Tosh investigates Forst Energy in the hunt for Sally’s killer and DNA testing in the Kilmuir case yields a surprising result.

KPBS 2 Doc World Elephant Path - Njaia Njoku:

A profile of three passionate guardians of the last wild elephant herd in the Central African Republic who are united in their commitment to these majestic creatures

Monday, April 277:00PM KPBS 2 NOVA Killer Floods: Uncover geologic

fingerprints of colossal floods that violently reshaped the ancient world. Follow geologists around the globe as they reconstruct catastrophic Ice Age floods more powerful than all the world’s top ten rivers combined.

8:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow McNay Art Museum Hour 2:

Everything is bigger in Texas, including Roadshow appraisals such as Julius Cohen yellow diamond earrings, a 1928 Gibson Granada banjo and a collection of original comic art dating to around 1937. Can you guess which is $105,000-$140,000?

KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

Discover what’s hidden under one part of San Diego highway; learn how something found in an East County backyard lead to a “History Mystery” About San Diego; see where processing feldspar was once a big industry, and meet our city’s long-forgotten “Parachute King”. Plus things sent in by viewers and much more!

8:30PM KPBS 2 A Growing Passion From Fruits to Nuts: See how fruit

tree breeders revolutionized the world of stone fruits, Apples, pears, and almonds.

9:00PM KPBS Antiques Roadshow Little Rock, Hour Two: Journey

to Little Rock to see fantastic finds, including a 1983 Truman Capote “Playboy” manuscript, a jazz musician photograph archive, ca. 1945, and a Mississippian effigy figure circa 1000-1500 AD. Which is the top find of the hour?

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places

Heritage Park Victorians: Host Elsa Sevilla learns about San Diego’s Victorian-era during a visit to the historic homes at Heritage Park near Old Town.

9:30PM KPBS 2 Crossing South (N) (903) Swiss Winery & Malva: Meet a

Swiss-French gentleman who owns a quaint winery nestled in the hills of Valle de Guadalupe. He gives a tour and shares his love for winemaking and clay architecture.

10:00PM KPBS Somewhere South It’s A Greens Thing: Travel with

Vivian to the Lumbee tribe’s annual homecoming, where she samples their famous collard sandwich.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up Vokab Kompany & Brawley: Get

down with the hip hop electro sounds of Vokab Kompan. Then enjoy the California country styles of Brawley featuring singer/songwriter Nena Anderson.

11:00PM KPBS Independent Lens Jim Allison: Breakthrough: Meet

Nobel Prize winner Dr. Jim Allison who has spent decades waging a lonely but ultimately fruitful quest to discover a way the immune system can stop cancer in its tracks.

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Tuesday, April 287:00PM KPBS 2 The Durrells In Corfu

Season 4 On MASTERPIECE Episode Two: An encounter with

Daphne leaves Leslie pondering the possibility of fatherhood. Margo moves in with Theo, and Louisa is on the receiving end of some slightly confused romantic advances.

8:00PM KPBS Secrets of the Dead Building Notre Dame: Follow an

investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris, uncovering the vast architectural, technical and human challenges that played out during the turbulent history of one of the world’s most celebrated buildings.

KPBS 2 Call The Midwife Episode Five: Sister Frances is

at a loss when a diabetic and recovering cancer patient’s wife refuses to accept further help. Nurse Crane becomes frustrated when an anxious first-time father insists on being present for his child’s birth.

9:00PM KPBS Inside The Vatican Go inside the daily lives of those

who live and work in the Vatican. From the Pope to the gardener to the head of security, the film gives rare behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of the city-state.

KPBS 2 The Moonstone The Verinder’s solicitor Mr. Bruff

discovers that Godfrey has proposed to Rachel.

10:00PM KPBS 2 Agatha Raisin The Vicious Vet: Veterinarian

cum lothario Paul Bladen has the ladies of Carsely all aflutter with excitement. But when a routine operation results in his death, Agatha once again must uncover the truth behind his untimely demise.

11:00PM KPBS Revolution of the Heart: The Dorothy Day Story

Trace Dorothy Day’s journey from a young communist journalist, to a Catholic convert, to the co-founder of The Catholic Worker newspaper and the first “houses of hospitality,” which sheltered New York City’s homeless during the Great Depression.

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Wednesday, April 297:00PM KPBS 2 Shakespeare & Hathaway-

Private Investigators Exit, Pursued by a Bear: Frank and

Lu investigate death threats made against a former soap star who is about to stage her return to the limelight.

8:00PM KPBS Spy in the Wild, A Nature Miniseries

The Tropics: New Season. The spy creatures investigate the wildlife that thrives in the tropics. They infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes, a gorilla sanctuary and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

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KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow McNay Art Museum Hour 2:

Everything is bigger in Texas, including Roadshow appraisals such as Julius Cohen yellow diamond earrings, a 1928 Gibson Granada banjo and a collection of original comic art dating to around 1937.

9:00PM KPBS H20: The Molecule That Made Us

Civilizations: Travel into the past to see how water may have driven our own evolution — and created civilizations. But can the Earth’s water supplies guarantee our future?

KPBS 2 East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story

Learn the history of East Lake Meadows, a former public housing community in Atlanta. Stories from residents reveal hardship and resilience, and raise critical questions about race, poverty and who is deserving of public assistance.

10:00PM KPBS NOVA Poisoned Water: The water

contamination crisis in Flint, MI, has revealed a disturbing truth about the vulnerabilities of our aging drinking water infrastructure. Discover the chemistry, biology and engineering that led to this disaster.

11:00PM KPBS This Land Is Whose Land “This Land is Whose Land?”

examines the current land use controversy gripping the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument since the Trump Administration reduced its boundaries by nearly half.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Thursday, April 307:00PM KPBS 2 Spy in the Wild,

A Nature Miniseries The Tropics: The spy creatures

investigate the wildlife that thrives in the tropics. They infiltrate a hippo pod, a nursery of red flying foxes, a gorilla sanctuary and the secret world of pygmy forest elephants.

8:00PM KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

New Episode. We remember when a 1930s exhibit at the San Diego Zoo created a sensation; visit a castle northeast of Poway; Plus viewer photos and memories About San Diego. Much more!

KPBS 2 Secrets of the Dead Building Notre Dame: Follow an

investigation into the centuries-long construction of Notre Dame de Paris, uncovering the vast architectural, technical and human challenges that played out during the turbulent history of one of the world’s most celebrated buildings.

8:30PM KPBS A Growing Passion For The Love of Olives: New

Episode. Explore the history and resurgence of olive trees, popular once again in the region’s home and commercial orchards.

9:00PM KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Naval Aviation History: Host Elsa

Sevilla celebrates Naval history around San Diego.

KPBS 2 Inside The Vatican Go inside the daily lives of those

who live and work in the Vatican. From the Pope to the gardener to the head of security, the film gives rare behind-the-scenes access to the inner workings of the city-state.

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9:30PM KPBS Crossing South Tito’s Tacos and Stray Cats: New

Episode. Visit a famous fish taco place in Tijuana andan animal shelter for stray cats in Ensenada.

10:00PM KPBS Midsomer Murders The Sicilian Defence: A serial

killer strikes members of a chess club. Could the attack be linked to moves on a chess board?

11:00PM KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition