Fifty years ago today, Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer brought viewers like you a novel way to watch news: a half-hour evening program, free of commercials, that aimed to tell one in-depth story per ...

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Filmmaker Ken Burns, in his latest documentary series, tackles what he calls ‘the most important event in the history of the ...

For those looking for more TV hows delivering period drama like The Gilded Age, you can't go wrong with this assembly of ...

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Premieres Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream with KPBS+ / Encores Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. on KPBs 2 ...

Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors violently clashed with construction workers against the Vietnam War.

Filmmakers Yoruba Richen and Julia Bacha and actress Melissa Leo discussed the age-old issue of censorship of films, book ...

If the mix of character drama, medical urgency, and biting humor on "Nurse Jackie" was medicine to you, then these five shows ...

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The 2010s reshaped television with bold storytelling, global hits, and the rise of streaming platforms that changed how ...

On this day in pop culture history, Vincent Price died, the home microwave oven was born. And “The Electric Company” lit up PBS.