KPBS Schedule At-A-Glance

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March Programming Schedule

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KPBS Schedule At-A-Glance

MONDAY - FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

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

CLASSICAL STRETCH

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XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE SECRET MUSEUM ARTHUR

MOLLY OF DENALI MOLLY OF DENALI WILD KRATTS HERO ELEMENTARY XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE

SECRET MUSEUM CURIOUS GEORGE

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD

THIS OLD HOUSE ASK THIS OLD HOUSE SAMANTHA BROWN’S

PLACES TO LOVE MILK STREET AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN

SIMPLY MING PATI’S MEXICAN TABLE

CROSSING SOUTH

RICK STEVES EUROPE KEN KRAMER’S ABOUT SAN DIEGO

HISTORIC PLACES WITH ELSA SEVILLA

PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND FIRING LINE WITH MARGARET HOOVER ARTS

PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND KPBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT

FINDING YOUR ROOTS WITH HENRY LOUIS

GATES, JR.

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DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD WASHINGTON WEEK

KPBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT A GROWING PASSION

GROWING A GREENER WORLD

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CURIOUS GEORGE XAVIER RIDDLE AND THE

SECRET MUSEUM HERO ELEMENTARY

WILD KRATTS MOLLY OF DENALI WILD KRATTS

HERO ELEMENTARY ALMA’S WAY CURIOUS GEORGE

DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD DONKIE HODIE

ELINOR WONDERS WHY SESAME STREET PINKALICIOUS & PETERRIFIC

DINOSAUR TRAIN CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG

SESAME STREET DONKIE HODIE

LIFESTYLE

PBS NEWSHOUR

KPBS EVENING EDITION NHK NEWSLINE BBC WORLD NEWS KPBS EVENING EDITION

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Tuesday, March 1

8:00 KPBS Finding Your Roots

Off The Farm: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the humble roots of

actors Melissa McCarthy and Eric Stonestreet.

KPBS 2 Around The World In 80 Days On MASTERPIECE

Episode 8: Phileas Fogg meets an old friend in New York City and must decide whether to continue his trip.

9:00 KPBS American Masters Marian Anderson: The Whole World In Her Hands: Exploring the singer’s life and career from the Metropolitan Opera to the State Department.

KPBS 2 Sanditon On MASTERPIECE

Season One: Episode One: A

coach accident brings Charlotte to Sanditon, where she meets

Tom and Sidney Parker.

10:00 KPBS 2 Royal Flying Doctor Service

New Senior Medical Officer Eliza Harrod is put to the test in one of her very first retrievals.

11:00 KPBS Transformational Power of Yoga

Desiree Rumbaugh shares how simple yoga and meditation practices can strengthen, protect and heal.

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

Wednesday, March 2

8:00 KPBS Ken Burns:

The National Parks

Explore the beauty and grandeur of our nation’s magnificent parks, from Acadia to Yosemite.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 2:

Interesting items include a Cartier jadeite pendant necklace and original artwork by Kanye West.

9:00 KPBS 2 American Masters

Marian Anderson: Encore. See 3/1 at 9:00 p.m. on KPBS.

9:30 KPBS The Plastic Problem: PBS NewsHour Presents

Explore what’s being done about our extensive appetite for damaging single-use plastic.

11:00 KPBS Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy

Peggy Cappy shows how to relieve stress and ease anxiety with yoga and special breathing techniques.

American Masters: Marian Anderson: The Whole World In Her Hands, Tuesday, March 1 at 9 p.m.

on KPBS

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Thursday, March 3

8:00 KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

We join Ken aboard a vintage train through the desert backcountry of San Diego County. A visit to a railroad landmark in National City;

a look back at what it was like at San Diego State College 60 years ago; and more!

KPBS 2 Muhammad Ali

Round Four: The Spell Remains (1974-2016): Muhammad Ali shocks the world by defeating George Foreman, winning back the heavyweight title.

8:30 KPBS 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.

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

Expo Planning, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Early Park Landscaping, California Building Tower Tour:

Join Host Elsa Sevilla for the new 1915 Expo Centennial Series - San Diego’s Historic Places.

9:30 KPBS Crossing South

Orphans & Casa Mayoral: Jorge visits Rancho de los Niños, an orphanage located in Baja California, to see how orphaned youth are cared for. He also meets a charming international couple that turned a family ranch into a peaceful bed and breakfast.

Midsomer Murders, Thursday, March 3 at 10 p.m. on KPBS

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10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders

The Ballad of Midsomer County:

Barnaby investigates whether a ballad made famous by a late, lamented folk singer could have been the inspiration for a murder.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE

Fire In Paradise: Survivors and first responders discuss the

Camp Fire, the most destructive in California history.

11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition 11:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe

Why We Travel: Set in Europe, this episode focuses on the rewards of exploring our world and the joy of travel.

KPBS 2 BBC World News

Friday, March 4

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Great Performances at the Met

Boris Godunov: A tortured tsar is caught between grasping ambition and paranoia in Mussorgsky’s masterwork.

8:30 KPBS KPBS News This Week 9:00 KPBS Doc Martin

Movement: Bert Large opens his own restaurant, but things go wrong when people complain of food poisoning.

10:00 KPBS Royal Flying Doctor Service Encore. See 3/1 at 10:00 p.m. on KPBS 2.

10:30 KPBS 2 Theatre Corner Backstage: The Old Globe’s Hamlet: Encore. See 3/3 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS.

11:00 KPBS Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy

Encore. See 3/2 at 11:00 p.m.

on KPBS.

Saturday, March 5

6:00 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe

The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands:

Explore the rugged Aran Islands, a castle at a medieval folk banquet and the Dingle Peninsula.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS An Evening with Lerner and

Loewe - Broadway in Concert KPBS 2 KPBS News This Week 7:00 KPBS 2 Country Pop Legends

(My Music)

Roy Clark and Glenn Campbell highlight classic country pop tunes from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

8:00 KPBS Father Brown

The Celestial Choir: A mysterious saboteur tries to stop Kembleford winning the regional choir

competition.

9:00 KPBS Country Pop Legends (My Music)

on KPBS 2.

KPBS 2 Trouble with Maggie Cole Maggie is desperate to make amends after her interview reveals gossip, indiscretions and secrets.

10:00 KPBS 2 Thou Shalt Not Kill The poisoning of the prima ballerina at a prestigious dance company brings old rivalries back to the surface. Meanwhile, Valeria visits Viola and offers her full support.

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11:00 KPBS Thou Shalt Not Kill Encore. See 3/5 at 10:00 p.m.

on KPBS 2.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed For The Love of Rutland: An attempt to bring Syrian refugees to invigorate the economically struggling and overwhelmingly white town of Rutland, long-time Rutland resident, Stacie, emerges as an unexpected and resilient leader in a town divided.

Sunday, March 6

6:00 KPBS Suze Orman’s Ultimate Retirement Guide

The personal finance expert provides essential advice on planning for and thriving in retirement.

KPBS 2 Country Pop Legends (My Music)

Encore. See 3/5 at 7:00 p.m. on KPBS 2.

8:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season One: Episode Four: Lord Babington courts Esther. Charlotte and Sidney clash over Miss Lambe’s meeting with Otis.

KPBS 2 Nature

Bears: Follow bears across the globe as they draw on their brains, brawn and unique adaptations to survive.

9:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season One: Episode Five: Young Stringer threatens a worker boycott of the annual cricket match with Sanditon’s gentlemen.

KPBS 2 NOVA

Mysteries of Sleep: Scientists peer more deeply into the sleeping brain and discover just how powerful sleep can be.

10:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season One: Episode Six: Charlotte and Sidney comb the London underworld to find Miss Lambe and Tom tries to save Sanditon.

KPBS 2 Expedition with Steve Backshall

Oman - Desert Canyon: Steve Backshall plans to drop nearly 400 meters into the deepest

canyon in Southern Arabia.

on KPBS.

KPBS 2 Eyes on the Prize Power! 1966-1968: The call for Black Power takes various forms across communities in Black America.

Monday, March 7

8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow

Desert Botanical Garden Hour 3:

Phoenix treasures include a Hassan El Glaoui tempera painting and a Line Vautrin Talosel mirror.

KPBS 2 Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

on KPBS.

8:30 KPBS 2 Theatre Corner Backstage: The Old Globe’s Hamlet: Encore. See 3/3 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS.

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9:00 KPBS Lucy Worsley’s Royal Palace Secrets A tour of London’s most

extraordinary palaces includes the Tower of London and Hampton Court.

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

Expo Planning, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Early Park Landscaping, California Building Tower Tour:

on KPBS.

9:30 KPBS 2 Crossing South

Orphans & Casa Mayoral: Encore.

See 3/3 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS Fine Line: A Woman’s Place is in the Kitchen

This documentary explores why less than 7% of head chefs and restaurant owners are women.

KPBS 2 Austin City Limits

Kacey Musgraves/Lukas Nelson:

Texan Kacey Musgraves essays tunes from her acclaimed album

“Golden Hour.”

on KPBS.

Tuesday, March 8

Secrets & Lies: Sigourney Weaver, Justina Machado and Amy Ryan

discover revelations about their family histories.

Season One: Episode Two: Aiming to seal a match for her nephew Edward, Lady Denham hosts a pineapple party for an heiress.

9:00 KPBS American Masters Rita Moreno: Just A Girl Who Decided to Go for It: Explore the life and the 70-year career of Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Rita Moreno.

Season One: Episode Three: Young Stringer presses Tom for pay owed his builders, currently toiling under dangerous conditions.

10:00 KPBS 2 Royal Flying Doctor Service

As he buries his loved ones, a shattered Pete has to adjust to his new reality. Meanwhile, Wayne struggles to diagnose a seizure- suffering astronomer. Taylor is determined to get back out to the homestead, but at what cost?

11:00 KPBS Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

Join yoga teacher Peggy Cappy as she demonstrates movements to use at home to strengthen

muscles and help increase mobility for people who are challenged by arthritis or the stiffness that comes with age or injury.

Wednesday, March 9

8:00 KPBS NOVA

Cat Tales: Did humans ever

domesticate felines? Science sheds light on a relationship that

predates history

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Desert Botanical Garden Hour 3:

on KPBS.

9:00 KPBS 2 American Masters Rita Moreno: Encore. See 3/8 at 9:00 p.m. on KPBS.

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9:30 KPBS NOVA

Dog Tales: Researchers reveal how humans tamed fearsome canines over tens of thousands of years.

11:00 KPBS Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Cappy

Learn how yoga and a good diet can improve health and have a positive impact on life with diabetes.

Thursday, March 10

We remember when a 1930s exhibit at the San Diego Zoo created a sensation; visit a castle northeast of Poway, and see where turkeys were once raised in a San Diego neighborhood. Plus viewer photos and memories About San Diego.

Much more!

KPBS 2 Plants Behaving Badly Murder & Mayhem: The behavior of carnivorous plants, which have been a feature of many a sci-fi films, are examined.

8:30 KPBS Trés Bien: The Big Heart of the Big Kitchen

The story of Judy Forman who bought a diner in Golden Hill in 1980. Capturing her personality and the people whose lives she has affected through her commitment to the community. Watch the diner’s evolution from a local greasy spoon to a San Diego Icon.

9:00 KPBS San Diego’s Historic Places Memorable Women In San Diego History: Join Host Elsa Sevilla as she profiles local women in history dating back to the mid-1800s.

Learn about Native American, Californio, Mexican, Asian and European Women who were trailblazers in the area.

KPBS 2 Plants Behaving Badly Sex & Lies: Revel in the beauty of orchids and examine their flowers, which are shaped to attract

pollinators.

Children’s Hospital & Dentistry:

See what kinds of medical services are offered in Baja California.

A Vintage Murder: When a wine launch turns deadly, Barnaby tries to find out who is targeting the Midsomer Vinae Winery and what it has to do with the death of a child in a hit-and-run accident.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE

Opioids, Inc.: A drug company that pushed opioids by bribing doctors and committing insurance fraud is examined.

Travel Skills: Cruising: Setting sail on the Mediterranean, Rick explores the ins and outs and pros and cons of cruising.

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Friday, March 11

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Great Performances at the Met

Eurydice: Erin Morley and Joshua Hopkins star in this take on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.

City Slickers: A family from the city seeks a new life by the sea and sets out to disrupt Portwenn’s tranquility.

10:00 KPBS Royal Flying Doctor Service Encore. See 3/8 at 10:00 p.m. on KPBS 2.

10:30 KPBS 2 Beyond The Canvas

World of Writers: Novelist Margaret Atwood and playwright Danai

Gurira talk about finding meaning in the writing life.

11:00 KPBS Relieving Stress with Yoga with Peggy Cappy

on KPBS.

Saturday, March 12

on KPBS.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS 2 KPBS News This Week 7:00 KPBS 2 Ultimate Pet Health Guide

with Dr. Gary Richter

Veterinarian Gary Richter offers solutions to help pet parents

ensure their pets lead healthy lives.

The Queen Bee: Father Brown investigates the mysterious death of a beekeeper.

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Glasgow and Scottish Passions:

Glasgow, once an industrial powerhouse, offers a fun look at Scotland’s vibrantly gritty urban side.

9:00 KPBS Red, White and Rock Frankie Valli, The Righteous

Brothers, Connie Francis and more celebrate pop oldies music.

KPBS 2 Trouble with Maggie Cole Maggie continues her mission to right all of her wrongs with a tense visit to a local hairdresser.

10:00 KPBS 2 Trouble with Maggie Cole Maggie makes a horrifying

discovery in a confrontation with Roxanna and gambling debts plague Alex.

11:00 KPBS 2 Reel South

Fiesta Quinceañera: Latina girls and a seasoned drag artist host their own quinceañera, a colorful rite of passage.

11:30 KPBS Reconstruction: America After The Civil War

Following the Civil War, support for social and economic gains for African Americans did not last.

Sunday, March 13

6:00 KPBS Ultimate Pet Health Guide with Dr. Gary Richter

on KPBS 2.

7:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe

The Heart of England: Rick Steves visits Winston Churchill’s birthplace at Blenheim Palace and polishes his pub etiquette.

KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Scotland’s Islands: Rick explores the tranquil Isle of Iona, travels across the Isle of Skye and visits Iron Age forts.

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8:00 KPBS Tales from the Royal Bedchamber

Historian Lucy Worsley reveals the importance of the palace’s regal bedroom to past monarchs.

KPBS 2 Nature

Australian Bushfire Rescue: Meet the people rescuing and caring for the animal survivors of Australia’s devastating bushfires.

9:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season One: Episode Seven: With the approach of Sanditon’s regatta, the success of the resort hangs in the balance.

KPBS 2 NOVA

The Truth About Fat: The mysteries of fat and its role in hormone

production, hunger and even pregnancy are explored.

10:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season One: Episode Eight: Season finale. Romance, jealousy and

betrayal fill the air on the night of the Midsummer Ball.

KPBS 2 Expedition with Steve Backshall

Greenland - Frozen Frontier: Steve Backshall travels to Greenland, where he aims to kayak across the world’s largest fjord.

on KPBS

KPBS 2 Eyes on the Prize

Ain’t Gonna Shuffle No More 1964- 1972: A call to pride and a renewed push for unity galvanize Black America.

Monday, March 14

8:00 KPBS Antiques Roadshow McNay Art Museum Hour 1:

Fabulous finds include a W. W.

Denslow-inscribed “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” and a black opal ring.

on KPBS.

8:30 KPBS 2 Trés Bien: The Big Heart of the Big Kitchen

on KPBS.

McNay Art Museum Hour 2: Julius Cohen yellow diamond earrings, a 1928 Gibson Granada banjo and more items are appraised.

KPBS 2 San Diego’s Historic Places

Memorable Women In San Diego History: Encore. See 3/10 at 9:00 p.m. on KPBS.

Children’s Hospital & Dentistry:

on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

Part 1 of 2. Narrated by Liam Neeson, Ireland’s catastrophic famine in the 1840s that led to the exodus of millions from the island.

The worst humanitarian disaster of the 19th Century had surprising international origins.

KPBS 2 Austin City Limits Rosalía: Thrill to an hour with

Spanish singer, songwriter and dancer Rosalía. The Latin Grammy- winning Catalan native performs songs from her album

El Mal Querer.

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on KPBS.

Tuesday, March 15

8:00 KPBS Finding Your Roots On Broadway: The family

histories of Broadway stars Audra MacDonald and Mandy Patinkin are investigated.

Season One: Episode Four: Encore.

9:00 KPBS American Masters Amy Tan: Unintended

Memoir: Explore the life of the groundbreaking author of “The Joy Luck Club” in this intimate portrait.

Season One: Episode Five: Encore.

10:00 KPBS 2 Royal Flying Doctor Service

When a seven-year-old boy goes missing in the outback, it’s a race against time to find him, as the RFDS is called to help his injured father. But when a search party helicopter crashes the team

struggles to save a life in the most remote of locations.

11:00 KPBS Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

on KPBS.

Wednesday, March 16

8:00 KPBS Rick Steves’ Heart of Italy In this exciting special, join Rick Steves as he delves deep into the Italian heartland — the place where la dolce vita is a way of life.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow

McNay Art Museum Hour 1: Encore.

9:00 KPBS 2 American Masters Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir:

on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

No Turning Back: Unpack the moments that very nearly

stopped the Expedition teams in their tracks.

11:00 KPBS Easy Yoga for Diabetes with Peggy Cappy

on KPBS.

Thursday, March 17

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. Plus things sent in by viewers and much more!

KPBS 2 Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

on KPBS.

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8:30 KPBS Desert Seasons

A journey through the four seasons of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. Set to the hypnotic and mesmerizing sounds of Spanish Guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas’

music, the viewer is lulled into the magic and mystery of this harsh but beautiful land.

9:00 KPBS 2 Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

Part 2 of 2.: The British government decides that all further famine relief for the Irish must be paid for from rates raised on Irish landlords. When landlords either cannot or will not pay, many evict their struggling tenants, forcing millions to either move into already crowded cities or to emigrate.

Calafia, Sunio Beach Club, & Ollie’s Pizza: Jorge heads over to Rosarito and explores some restaurants that were established along its coastline,

Wine Bar that inherited a collection of props from The Titanic, and more!

Habeas Corpus: When wealthy landowner Gregory Lancaster’s body goes missing on the night of his death, a sinister web of secrets and lies is exposed in the village of Little Malton.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE

Sex Trafficking In America: A look inside a police unit and a victim’s story shed light on the hidden reality of sex trafficking.

Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland: Enjoy some Irish whiskey and music after getting a

peak at the politically charged neighborhoods.

Call The Midwife, Sunday, March 20 at 8 p.m. on KPBS

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Friday, March 18

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Great Performances

Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP The Magazine: The best films and performances of 2021 that resonate with older viewers are honored.

The Admirer: Louisa discovers she has a rival for Doc Martin’s affections, a glamorous divorcee and hotel owner.

9:30 KPBS 2 Seeing Is Believing:

Women Direct

Four diverse women share the story of how they became directors, what motivates them, how they lead, and how they overcome obstacles to create the most optimal working environment and work that makes a difference.

10:00 KPBS Royal Flying Doctor Service Encore. See 3/15 at 10:00 p.m.

on KPBS 2.

Women of Wonder: Dolly Parton, Julie Andrews and other creative

females reveal how they paved the road to success.

11:00 KPBS Easy Yoga for Arthritis with Peggy Cappy

on KPBS.

Saturday, March 19

6:00 KPBS An Accidental Studio:

The Story of Handmade Films The small British production company behind such maverick hits as Life of Brian is showcased.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS 2 KPBS News This Week 7:00 KPBS 2 Overcoming Anxiety,

Depression, Trauma, and Grief with Danie

The world is in turmoil and Americans are the unhappiest

they’ve been in 50 years.

Sanditon on Masterpiece, Sunday, March 20 at 9 p.m. on KPBS

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Psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen;

and his wife Tana Amen, an ICU nurse show you how to tame your emotions to help you feel happier and more in control of your own emotions.

The Scales of Justice: Father Brown races to save Bunty from the hangman’s noose when she is tried for murder.

9:00 KPBS Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

Singer Stevie Nicks performs smash hits from her Fleetwood Mac and solo careers and shares stories.

KPBS 2 Trouble with Maggie Cole Becka and Maggie share a moment that puts things into perspective for Maggie. Karen surprises Peter.

10:00 KPBS 2 Trouble with Maggie Cole Maggie must make amends with Jill and Marcus, but is most concerned with reuniting with her family.

Retirement Guide

on KPBS.

11:00 KPBS 2 America ReFramed Busy Inside: Karen Marshall is a respected therapist who specializes in the treatment of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Karen has a unique therapeutic perspective on this disorder, as she juggles seventeen personalities of her own.

Sunday, March 20

on KPBS.

6:30 KPBS 2 Stevie Nicks: 24 Karat Gold Tour

on KPBS.

8:00 KPBS Call The Midwife

Episode 1: Season premiere.

Sister Julienne and Dr. Turner clash over whether to provide a private

Before We Die, Sunday, March 20 at 10 p.m. on KPBS

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KPBS 2 Nature

Pandas: Born to Be Wild: Unlock the mysteries of wild pandas, whose counterparts in captivity have a more gentle image.

9:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season 2: Episode 1: Season

premiere. A company of Army Officers descend on the town, offering romantic opportunities.

KPBS 2 NOVA

Looking for Life On Mars: NASA investigates if soil conditions on Mars might have allowed for the development of life.

10:00 KPBS Before We Die

Series premiere. When her lover and partner goes missing, British detective Hannah Laing launches an urgent manhunt.

KPBS 2 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

No Turning Back: Encore. See 3/16 at 11:00 p.m. on KPBS.

on KPBS.

KPBS 2 Eyes on the Prize The Keys to the Kingdom

1974-1980: Antidiscrimination legal rights gained in past decades by the civil rights movement

are tested.

Monday, March 21

Omni Mount Washington Resort Hour 3: Outstanding items

are appraised at Omni Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.

on KPBS.

8:30 KPBS 2 Desert Seasons

on KPBS.

McNay Art Museum Hour 3: Julius Cohen yellow diamond earrings, a 1928 Gibson Granada banjo and more items are appraised.

Calafia, Sunio Beach Club, & Ollie’s Pizza: Encore. See 3/17 at 9:30 p.m.

on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine

on KPBS 2.

KPBS 2 Austin City Limits Jackie Venson/Mavis Staples with Special Guest Bonnie Raitt:

Enjoy innovative Austin rock n’ roll from Jackie Venson and a 2012 performance from Mavis Staples.

11:00 KPBS Bring Her Home

Three Indigenous women - an artist, an activist and a politician - work to vindicate and honor their relatives who are victims in the growing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.

Tuesday, March 22

Hollywood Royalty: Actors Isabella Rossellini, Anjelica Huston and Mia Farrow explore their

family histories.

Season One: Episode Six: Encore.

See 3/6 at 10:00 p.m. on KPBS 9:00 KPBS In Their Own Words

Angela Merkel: Angela Merkel’s meteoric rise from pastor’s daughter to the Chancellor of Germany is chronicled.

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Season One: Episode Seven:

on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE

Pelosi’s Power: Powerful and polarizing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and legacy. Across three decades, see how Pelosi has gained and wielded power and faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.

KPBS 2 Royal Flying Doctor Service

When a massive dust storm sweeps across the state, the RFDS face a harrowing retrieval when a patient takes a critical turn midair. And when a kangaroo takes out a plane on a remote airstrip, a patient faces losing his foot.

11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition 11:30 KPBS Vanishing Chinatown: The

World of the May’s Photo Studio Hundreds of photographs,

serendipitously rescued from a San Francisco Chinatown dumpster, chronicle the lives of an immigrant community from an insider’s

perspective. Through images from the early to mid-1900s.

Wednesday, March 23

8:00 KPBS Nature

Sex, Lies and Butterflies: Explore the abilities of butterflies and follow them on one of the greatest migrations on earth.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow Omni Mount Washington Resort Hour 3: Encore. See 3/21 at 8:00 p.m. on KPBS.

9:00 KPBS NOVA

Secret Mind of Slime: Scientists investigate the “intelligence” of slime molds, which appear to learn without a brain.

KPBS 2 Toni Morrison:

American Masters

Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am:

An artful, intimate meditation examines the life and work of legendary storyteller Toni Morrison.

Close Encounters: Close

encounters with creatures that were awe-inspiring and fear inducing are examined.

11:00 KPBS Prehistoric Road Trip

Welcome to Fossil Country: Emily embarks on a journey through billions of years of Earth history and meets early lifeforms.

Thursday, March 24

We see some truly amazing things created by local residents in front yards from Valencia Park to Point Loma. We join a herd of San Diego goats as they graze on an urban hillside; discover a hidden bit of concrete history in Balboa Park, and much more!

KPBS 2 American Masters Becoming Helen Keller: Revisit Helen Keller’s career and explore how she used her celebrity to advocate for human rights.

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8:30 KPBS A Growing Passion For The Love of Olives: Meet a home gardener inspired to plant olive trees by memories of fresh olive oil in his mother’s Middle Eastern kitchen, learn how to grow olive trees, how olives are pressed for oil, and more!

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

Rare Expo Black and White Film, Foreign Arts Building, San Diego History Center Ephemra, Expo Historic Artifacts: Historic black and white photos and film show detail of how Balboa Park was constructed and how the 1915 Expo was planned, and more!

Firefighting Heroes: New season.

In this episode, We meet Katherine Turner from Baja Bridges who

helps bring firefighting equipment and training coordinators to Baja.

Then we get to fight a real fire in a training environment, and more!

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE

Pelosi’s Power: Powerful and polarizing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s life and legacy. Across three decades, see how Pelosi has gained and wielded power and faced grave challenges to her leadership and to American democracy from Trump and his allies.

10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Incident at Cooper Hill:

Mysterious lights are seen in the sky over famous UFO hot-spot Cooper Hill. When a local forest ranger suffers a strange death, the visiting UFO spotters are convinced aliens are responsible.

11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

11:30 KPBS Great Decisions In Foreign Policy

Afghanistan: U.S. troops have been in Afghanistan for over 15 years - making it the longest war in American history. As Washington and NATO pivot away the ability of the government and security forces to maintain stability will be tested.

Friday, March 25

8:00 KPBS Washington Week KPBS 2 Great Performances The Conductor: Marin Alsop’s journey to become the first female music director of a major symphony is detailed.

The Holly Bears A Prickle: While on their first date, Doc Martin makes an inappropriate remark and Louisa ends their affair.

9:30 KPBS 2 Beyond The Baton: A Conductor’s Journey

Thomas Wilkins’ experience as a Black conductor and his impact on the musical world are explored.

10:00 KPBS Royal Flying Doctor Service Encore. See 3/22 at 10:00 p.m.

on KPBS.

Making The Moment: The musical ensemble Ranky Tanky, singer Rhiannon Giddens and other artists bridge story and sound.

11:00 KPBS Live at the Belly Up

The Heavy Guilt / The Earful: The Heavy Guilt brings a myriad of styles and genres on this episode.

The Earful hit the stage next with barn burnin’ base and drum rhythms and stabbing brass hits.

Listen in as this 7-piece group pays tribute to the jazz masters.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

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11:30 KPBS 2 BBC World News

Saturday, March 26

6:00 KPBS Finding Your Roots Hollywood Royalty: Encore.

KPBS 2 PBS NewsHour Weekend 6:30 KPBS 2 KPBS News This Week 7:00 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow

Aerospace 1: The Roadshow comes from the Concorde Hangar at the recently opened Aerospace Bristol museum.

KPBS 2 Tina Turner: One Last Time Tina Turner performs hit after hit from her four-decade career in London’s Wembley Stadium in 2000.

7:30 KPBS British Antiques Roadshow Piece Hall 1: Antiques Roadshow is in Yorkshire at the glorious Piece Hall in Halifax, the only surviving 18th century cloth hall where textiles were once traded.

The Wisdom of the Fool: Murder is no laughing matter when Father Brown visits a jester convention.

8:30 KPBS 2 Rick Steves’ Europe Scotland’s Highlands: Rick visits the “Weeping Glen” of Glencoe, bustling Inverness and the battlefield at Culloden.

9:00 KPBS Tina Turner: One Last Time Encore. See 3/26 at 7:00 p.m.

on KPBS 2.

KPBS 2 Before We Die

on KPBS.

10:00 KPBS 2 The Fall

Dark Descent: New series. In this modern psychological thriller a bereavement counselor leads a dark double life. Created by Allan Cubitt. Stars Gillian Anderson and Jamie Dornan. Viewer discretion

10:30 KPBS Rick Steves’ Europe North England’s Lake District and Durham: Admire idyllic lakes, waterfalls and stony summits while hiking through the Cumbrian Lake District.

11:00 KPBS The Fall

on KPBS 2.

KPBS 2 America ReFramed Finding Kukan: Filmmaker Robin Lung documents her journey to uncover the efforts of Li Ling- Ai, the visionary but uncredited producer of Kukan. After finding a damaged film print of Kukan, piecing together the untold tale of the two renegades behind the film.

Sunday, March 27

The Wisdom of the Fool: Encore.

See 3/26 at 8:00 p.m. on KPBS 6:30 KPBS 2 Tina Turner: One Last Time

Encore. See 3/26 at 7:00 p.m. on KPBS 2.

7:00 KPBS Frankie Drake Mysteries A Brother In Arms: Frankie is floored when a man claiming to be her half-brother comes to the agency begging for help.

8:00 KPBS Call The Midwife

Episode 2: New episode. Sister Frances finds herself in a tricky situation when a pregnant woman confides in her.

KPBS 2 Nature

Sex, Lies and Butterflies: Encore.

See 3/23 at 8:00 p.m. KPBS.

9:00 KPBS Sanditon On MASTERPIECE Season 2: Episode 2: New episode.

Charlotte starts her new job as a Governess for the mysterious Alexander Colbourne. Alison seeks

to be reunited with her knight in shining armour, and Georgiana

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KPBS 2 NOVA

Secret Mind of Slime: Encore. See 3/23 at 9:00 p.m. on KPBS

10:00 KPBS Before We Die

New episode. Hannah and her new partner investigate a family who they believe are responsible for Sean’s murder.

KPBS 2 Expedition with Steve Backshall: Unpacked

Close Encounters: Encore. See 3/23 at 10:00 p.m. on KPBS.

11:00 KPBS Stars On Stage from Westport Country Playhouse Gavin Creel: Tony and Olivier Award winner Gavin Creel brings

heart and humor to this special performance.

KPBS 2 POV

The War to Be Her: Maria Toorpakai disguises herself as a boy to play sports in a Taliban-controlled area of Pakistan.

Monday, March 28

Let’s Celebrate!: Amazing objects, including Tiffany iridescent vases and a 1955 Picasso Madoura plate, are showcased.

on KPBS.

8:30 KPBS 2 A Growing Passion Encore. See 3/24 at 8:30 p.m.

on KPBS.

New Orleans, Hour One: Journey to The Big Easy for hidden treasures

like a diamond bracelet and a Van Cleef & Arpels ring.

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

Rare Expo Black and White Film, Foreign Arts Building, San Diego History Center Ephemra, Expo

Historic Artifacts: Encore. See 3/24 at 9:00 p.m. on KPBS

Firefighting Heroes: Encore.

See 3/24 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 10:00 KPBS Josephine Baker: The Story

of An Awakening

The amazing story of music hall entertainer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker is detailed.

KPBS 2 Live at the Belly Up The Heavy Guilt / The Earful:

on KPBS.

11:00 KPBS Independent Lens

Writing with Fire: The women journalists of India’s only all-female news network uncover India’s political inequities.

Tuesday, March 29

Off The Farm: Encore. See 3/1 at 8:00 p.m. on KPBS

Season 1: Episode Eight: Encore.

See 3/13 at 10:00 p.m. on KPBS 9:00 KPBS American Experience

Zoot Suit Riots: The murder of a young Mexican American ignited a firestorm in Los Angeles in the summer of 1942.

KPBS 2 Sanditon On Masterpiece Season 2: Episode 1: A company of Army Officers descend on the town,

offering romantic opportunities.

10:00 KPBS FRONTLINE

Plot to Overturn The Election:

How lies about election fraud have made their way to the center of American politics. With ProPublica, examining the hidden origins of disinformation about the

2020 election.

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KPBS 2 Royal Flying Doctor Service

When a remote bush retrieval suddenly turns violent, the RFDS must treat one of their own caught in the crosshairs and when Mira passes a car accident along a highway, she is challenged with trying to help without a plane and limited medical training.

11:00 KPBS Blind Trust: Leaders

& Followers In Times of Crisis For more than four decades, renowned psychiatrist Vamik Volkan, a five-time Nobel Peace

Prize nominee, has worked in traumatized areas around the globe. Vamik’s work is key to helping us understand national, ethnic, religious, and cultural identity.

KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition

Wednesday, March 30

8:00 KPBS Nature

Primates: Family Matters: Family is everything for primates. Meet devoted monkey dads, playmate apes and tender troops.

KPBS 2 Antiques Roadshow

Let’s Celebrate!: Encore. See 3/28 at 8:00 p.m. on KPBS.

9:00 KPBS NOVA

Secrets In Our DNA: Pitfalls and unintended consequences of sharing genetic data with private companies are discussed.

KPBS 2 American Masters Althea: Discover the story of

Althea Gibson, who emerged as the unlikely queen of the segregated tennis world of the 1950s. She was the first African American to play and win Wimbledon and the U.S.

Nationals. Features Billie Jean King

Crossing South: Pai Pai Zoo, Thursday, March 31 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS

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Teamwork: The story of the

incredible teams behind five world- first expeditions is shared.

10:30 KPBS 2 Fannie Lou Hamer:

Stand Up

The life of voting and women’s rights activist and civil rights legend Fannie Lou Hamer is examined.

11:00 KPBS Prehistoric Road Trip We Dig Dinosaurs: Emily cruises into the Cretaceous, where astonishing creatures like T. rex dominated the planet.

Thursday, March 31

8:00 KPBS Ken Kramer’s About San Diego

We meet a man who is saving bits of San Diego’s film and photographic history one image at a time; see a grateful city pay tribute to the creator of its local landmark; and identify some local

“islands” that aren’t islands at all.

Plus lots more!

KPBS 2 Earth’s Natural Wonders Extreme Wonders: Mount Everest’s Khumbu Icefall, the Grand

Canyon and the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro are visited.

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 1915 Expo Centennial - San Diego’s Historic Places Marston House & Park, Kate Sessions, Cabrillo Bridge, Grant Hotel, Streetcar: find out how civic leader George Marston enlisted the talent and guidance of New York architects to help design

Balboa Park.

KPBS 2 Arabia with Levison Wood Battlegrounds: Writer Levison

Wood explores the Arabian Peninsula. He starts on the Syria and Iraq border, facing many challenges including the constant threat of an ISIS attack.

Pai Pai Zoo: Get ready for the animals! Here in Ensenada, we get to see white tigers, miniature monkeys, snakes, albino deer, giant desert tortoises, and more!

10:00 KPBS Midsomer Murders The Ghost Of Causton Abbey:

Causton is abuzz when a new brewery opens on the site of a famously cursed Abbey, but excitement turns to fear when a man is found boiled to death in one of the vats. DCI Barnaby and

DS Winter will need to work out the true motive.

KPBS 2 FRONTLINE

on KPBS.

11:00 KPBS 2 KPBS Evening Edition 11:30 KPBS Great Decisions In

Foreign Policy

The Media and Foreign Policy:

Experts discuss social media, fake news and what’s next for the media and the free press.