Television

Sunday, October 27 at 7 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King illuminates the aesthetic and engineering questions sculptor Elizabeth King puzzles over with an acute sensitivity to both life and the life-like. She has created her own genre at the intersection of the classical and automata. An accomplished artist with an eye for the intimate meaning of gesture, King obsessively manipulates her materials to produce pieces that both approximate and challenge the viewer. Newly retired from 40 years of teaching, King is more than ever able to focus on her work and examine her motives and making. With major solo shows driving her, King seems poised to get her due. In studio visits, conversations with peers and art world figures, Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King invites the viewer to consider what looking and seeing one another means in our increasingly visual world.

Saturday, April 24 from 11 am - 7 pm and Sunday, April 25 from 9 am - 10 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Downton Abbey, the award-winning series from Julian Fellowes, follows the Granthams and their family of servants through sweeping change, scandals, love, ambition, heartbreak, and hope.

Wednesday, June 5 at 7 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. In anticipation of the September 2019 premiere of the Downton Abbey feature film, enjoy a nostalgic celebration of all aspects of the most successful British drama in television history — the stellar cast, superb writing, spectacular locations, and dazzling costumes.

Wednesday, March 10 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Downton Abbey Returns! is a nostalgic celebration of all aspects of the most successful British drama ever – the stellar cast, superb writing, spectacular locations, and dazzling costumes. Downton Abbey Returns! features interviews with the cast of the series, writer/creator Julian Fellowes, and executive producer Gareth Neame as well as video clips of emotional moments from all six seasons and exclusive sneak peaks from the upcoming movie based on the PBS hit series. Hosted by Jim Carter who portrayed the Crawley family’s much-loved butler, Mr. Carson.

 

NorCal Public Media, in partnership with Sonoma Water, presented a live interactive special program that explores the continuing drought in the Bay Area. Despite recent record breaking rainfall, the Bay Area still has a long way to go before we are safely out of the danger of drought. Our guest is Grant Davis, General Manager of Sonoma Water. How long will it be before our reservoirs are filled up? What water conservation measures can we take at home? What is the future of water saving mandates from the State of California? Learn more about continuing drought and hear viewer questions being answered. 

 

 

 

 

Jack Chambers co-founded the Sonoma Valley Worm Farm a quarter of a century ago after a surprising discovery in his home garden's compost bin. The composting worms he had bought from a local bait worm farm had processed his compost pile into a refined and nutrient-dense soil––vermicompost. Ever since then, Chambers was hooked. Now known as Terra Vesco, the worm farm is home to over 40 million composting worms called Eisenia fetida which thrive in and feast upon manure-based compost. These worms create microbially-active and fertile soils that Terra Vesco provides and sells to the local agricultural industry as well as across the country.

 

For more information, visit: https://www.terravesco.com/

 

Produced by Chelsea Wood & Tre Moreland

Friday, March 5 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Dr. Mark Hyman is a practicing medical doctor who has been studying nutrition and treating patients for over 30 years. He practices a style of medicine called Functional Medicine which uncovers and addresses the root cause of disease – the only way to actually cure and reverse chronic conditions.

Tuesday, September 4 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. El Cap Report looks at the sometimes inspiring and sometimes frightening stories of the men and women who climb El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Included is the now famous and historic Dawn Wall Project, known as "the hardest climb in the world." This is not a "climbing" film per se, but rather a film about climbers that looks into their emotional and psychological motivations for risking their lives in the pursuit of adventure.

 

Listen to an interview with local climber Kevin Jorgeson whose free climb of El Capitan is featured in the film. He talks with Northern California Public Media news director Steve Mencher about how his climbing has inspired others.

 

Monday, October 5 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Eliades Ochoa: From Cuba to the World traces the life and career of acclaimed guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa who rose to worldwide fame in the late '90s as an original member of the legendary international Cuban band The Buena Vista Social Club. Over the decades, he has played with several folk groups and dedicated his life to celebrating and preserving the traditional folk roots of Cuban music. Through rare photographs, archival footage, and interviews with family, friends, and fellow musicians, Eliades Ochoa: From Cuba to the World paints an intimate portrait of this legendary Cuban musician and explores the larger arc of traditional Cuban Son music.

Saturday, December 19 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Eliades Ochoa: From Cuba to the World traces the life and career of acclaimed guitarist and singer Eliades Ochoa, who rose to worldwide fame in the late '90s as an original member of the legendary international Cuban band The Buena Vista Social Club. Over the decades, he has played with several folk groups and dedicated his life to celebrating and preserving the traditional folk roots of Cuban music. Through rare photographs, archival footage, and interviews with family, friends and fellow musicians, Eliades Ochoa: From Cuba to the World paints an intimate portrait of this legendary Cuban musician and explores the larger arc of traditional Cuban Son music.

Sunday, April 4 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. (Part 2 airs Monday, April 5 at 8 pm) Two of Britain's greatest monarchs are profiled, revealing what unites or divides them. A look at the extraordinary events that aligned to allow the two Elizabeths to ascend to the throne.

Tuesday, November 12 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Akihito chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of Japan when he ascended the throne in 1989. Crown Prince Akihito's childhood is spent in the shadow of a war fought in the name of his father, Emperor Showa (Hirohito). Over time, the Crown Prince learns to balance an imperial identity with a sense of social equality. At 19, he attends Queen Elizabeth II's coronation and his first trip abroad offers him fresh insights into Japan's place in the world, and the role of a monarch who reigns but does not rule.

Wednesday, September 9 at 8 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. As Morse sees in the new year – 1970 – at an opera house in Venice, a murder in Oxford puts Thursday on a quest to find the man responsible. Returning home, Morse makes a new acquaintance and old friendships show signs of strain.

Monday, April 20 at 8 pm on KPJK, independent public television. Escape from Auschwitz: A Portrait of Friendship tells the true story of Herman Shine and Max Drimmer, two childhood friends who together survived one of the most horrific atrocities in world history – the Holocaust. In this poignant documentary the men put a personal face on history as they vividly depict the events of their lives through conversations with each other. Archival material from World War II is interwoven into the story adding a historical context. Herman Shine and Max Drimmer do not merely represent an important part of world history – they are history. They are the voices, the faces, and the memories of life in a WWII concentration camp. Escape from Auschwitz: A Portrait of Friendship tells a moving story of pain and survival as seen through the lens of a lifelong friendship.

Wednesday, September 5 at 6 pm on KPJK in the South Bay. In this first part of the Executioner series,UN human rights lawyer Morten Topse is sent to Cambodia to catch war criminals. He falls in love with a woman who, at the age of 15, was an executioner during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror. Part 1 of 2. Directed by Frode Hjer Pedersen, 2013.

Tuesday, May 14 at 6 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. UN human rights lawyer Morten Topsøe is sent to Cambodia to catch war criminals.

Wednesday, August 12 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Learn to identify fake news and evaluate the biases of legitimate news sources. Fake: Searching for Truth in the Age of Misinformation provides viewers with tools to help discern fact from fiction in news reports. The program draws on common sense, expert opinions, and the universal standards of journalism to teach the media literacy skills needed to dissect breaking news, evaluate partisan content, and utilize critical thinking before adopting radical stances.

Tuesday, September 18 at 7 pm on KPJK in the South Bay. Masked serial killer Fantomas murders the innocent and vanishes, with Inspector Juve always a few steps behind. French directors Claude Chabrol and Jean Luis Bunuel combine realism, fantasy and early '80s camp in these TV versions of the novels that made Fantomas one of the most popular characters in French crime fiction. In French with English subtitles. (Repeats at 10 pm)

Wednesday, November 18 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Farmers for America celebrates farmers nationwide – sharing both the challenges and joys of growing food. Mike Rowe narrates the documentary which traces the changes coming to America's agriculture as more people choose farmers' markets, embrace farm-to-table restaurants, and dedicate their lives to building local and regional food supply systems.

Saturday, March 20 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. An hour-long documentary that provides an in-depth look at Dr. Anthony Fauci's life story and career. Informative and engaging on-camera interviews with some of Dr. Fauci's colleagues and friends – including Dr. John Gallin, Dr. Michael Osterholm, and medical historian Victoria Harden – offer insight into his career and family life, while the compelling images and videos archived by the Associated Press give an expansive view of the true depth and breadth of his contributions and service to this country and the world.

Saturday, November 24 at 7 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Feel better fast and make it last, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and 10-time New York Times bestselling author Dr. Amen will show you how to boost your mood and overcome anxiety.

Monday, August 19 at 6 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. In this program, neuroscientist, psychiatrist, and 10-time New York Times bestselling author Dr. Daniel Amen will show you how to boost your mood and overcome anxiety and worry by giving you 7 simple brain-based strategies to feel better fast and make it last. Nearly all of us have felt anxious, sad, exhausted, or hopeless at some point in life...or we know someone who has. You are not alone. According to the National Institutes of Mental Health, 51% of the US population will have a mental illness at some point in their lives.

When winter rains fall, life that was dormant underground begins to make its appearance. Mushrooms pop up all over our region – from the forest floor to your own backyard! In this story, we followed a group of Sonoma State University students and community naturalists as they identified and collected fungi during a guided mushroom blitz at Osborn Preserve in Penngrove, Sonoma County. The blitz was led by Dr. Melina Kozanitas, a postdoctoral researcher who studies fire, plant pathogens, and mycology. Explore the fascinating world of fungi on Bay Area Bountiful.

 

Produced by Chelsea Wood and Isabel Fischer

Special Thanks to

Dr. Melina Kozanitas

Osborn Preserve & Center for Environmental Inquiry

Kerry Wininger 

Makayla Freed 

Raquel Guevara-Bolaños 

Jesica Rodriguez 

Sage Harmon 

Roxane Grechman 

Adrienne Grechman 

Nikki Zecerri 

Ellyse Cappellano 

Victoria Brunal 

Emily Ledford 

Hale Garcia-Dean 

Jess Schmieg 

Tiffany Ko 

John Skanscomiz

Learn more: https://cei.sonoma.edu/preserves/osborn 

Photos of hyphae by

Laurel Fan / Wikimedia Commons 

André-Ph. D. Picard / Wikimedia Commons

Monday, November 16 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. First Avenue: Closer to the Stars dives deep into the true story of the legendary Minneapolis nightclub that launched the careers of local bands such as Husker Dü, the Replacements, Semisonic, Soul Asylum, and more.

Wednesday, September 12 at 9 pm on KPJK in the South Bay. Police psychologist Vince Flemming understands criminals because he's a whiz at reading their nonverbal cues, but his own psyche remains a mystery. He can't get over his ex-wife Ann, a situation that isn't made easier by their daily collaboration on murder cases.

Friday, December 21 at 6 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Flemming investigates a blackmailer who threatens to kill a family's children for financial gain.

Friday, January 18 at 9 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. A serial killer's past becomes scrutinized after he murders and tortures his fifth female victim.

Friday, July 24 at 7 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Ernest rides around Brazil's biggest city with his friends, superstar DJ Paulo Pacheco and personal guide Flavia Liz di Paolo. Flavia Liz force-feeds him chocolate while Pacheco takes him to a samba school rehearsal to work off the calories.

Saturday, June 6 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Our most powerful tool to reverse the global epidemic of chronic disease, heal the environment, reform politics, address social injustice, and revive economies is food. What we eat has tremendous implications not just for our waistlines but also for the planet, society, and the global economy. What we do to our bodies, we do to the planet, and what we do to the planet, we do to our bodies. In his new program, Food Fix, #1 bestselling author Mark Hyman explains how our food and agriculture policies are corrupted by money and lobbyists that drive our biggest global crises: the spread of obesity and food-related chronic disease, climate change, poverty, violence, educational achievement gaps, and more. Pairing the latest developments in nutritional and environmental science with an unflinching look at the dark realities of the global food system and the policies that make it possible. Food Fix is a hard-hitting manifesto that will change the way you think about – and eat – food forever, and will provide solutions for citizens, businesses, and policy makers to create a healthier world, society, and planet.

Monday, December 31 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. In May 2017, the legendary rock 'n' roll band Foreigner performed two sold-out shows together with the 21st Century Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, conducted by Ernst van Tiel, taped over three spectacular nights in Lucerne, Switzerland. Foreigner Live at the Symphony represents a year-long collaboration between Foreigner founding member and lead guitarist Mick Jones and the Grammy-nominated composing/arranging team, Dave Eggar and Chuck Palmer, exploring the deep symphonic potential of these classic and iconic songs. Celebrating 40 years of chart-topping hits, the band performs "Juke Box Hero," "Cold as Ice," "Blue Morning, Blue Day," "Waiting For a Girl Like You," "Starrider," "Double Vision," "Urgent, " and "I Want to Know What Love Is."

Wednesday, September 30 at 9 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Although professional athletics were deemed improper for women in the 1930s, trailblazing golfer Marion Miley's exceptional talent and winning personality captivated sports fans across the country. But at age 27, Marion was tragically murdered in her home at the Lexington Country Club in Kentucky. Forgotten Fame: The Marion Miley Story tells the story of the headline-grabbing crime that cut short the life of this pioneering athlete.

Thursday, April 29 at 9 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. The German wife of a rich and influential aristocrat exempted from wartime internment is found decapitated in the midst of anti-German feeling.

Monday, September 9 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Follows idealistic teacher Erin Gruwell as she tries to reach 150 at-risk students who were labeled "unteachable." It's 1994 and Long Beach, California is a racially divided community filled with drugs, gang warfare and homicides. Inside the classroom, Gruwell encounters hostility, indifference, and racial divisions between students. The struggle and strife on the streets has carried into the school halls. Refusing to give up, Gruwell uses relevant literature and media to compare their reality in urban America to the worst examples throughout history of man's inhumanity to man.

Watch on the web HERE. The City of Rohnert Park’s unsheltered population has increased fivefold in 7 years to over 250 people in 2022. From Homeless to Housed focuses on the people and institutions addressing homelessness in our communities. We hear from those designing and building a new 60-unit interim supportive housing project, as well as representatives from the City of Rohnert Park, DignityMoves, HomeFirst Services, and residents themselves as they move into a place where they can get out of survival mode, take a breath, and find the mental and emotional capacity to focus on stabilizing their lives.

Sunday, February 17 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Follow ballet dancer Frederick Davis' personal journey, which began with a broken family and homelessness. His exposure to dance at 11 changed his life; he found inspiration and support from Ballet Tennessee, his church family, and a caring community.

Friday, July 5 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Mike Rutherford and his band Mike + the Mechanics perform new material as well as greatest hits including "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)," "All I Need is a Miracle," and "The Living Years" in Asbury Park, NJ.

Friday, November 1 at 8 pm on KPJK TV in the South Bay. Captured on stage together for the first time since 1973, the original Santana band featuring Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Carabello, and Michael Shrieve take the stage at the House of Blues in Las Vegas. The energy-packed performance features the band's signature classics including "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Como Va," "Evil Ways," and "Soul Sacrifice."

Thursday, September 13 on KRCB TV in the North Bay. A fascinating and revealing view of life inside Iran, with New York Times correspondent Thomas Erdbrink. With humor and curiosity, he shares a rare journey into a private Iran often at odds with its conservative clerics and leaders. (Part 2 of 2)

Thursday, January 21 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. With press freedom under threat in the Philippines, A Thousand Cuts goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media.

Thursday, February 27 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Examining Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' ascent to power and the global impact of the empire he built. The film also investigates the darker side of the company's rapid growth and the challenge of trying to rein in the power of the richest man in the world.

Thursday, December 10 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. From the pandemic to the polls, 2020 has been a time of tumult across a deeply divided America. Frontline presents a post-election special on the lives, fears, and hopes of Americans in the chaotic months leading up to the historic presidential contest. This documentary was filmed around the US for much of the year, following Americans as they dealt with COVID-19 in their communities this spring, responded to George Floyd’s killing this summer, and then experienced the polarizing election and its aftermath this fall.

Thursday, January 14 at 9 pm on KRCB in the North Bay. From the pandemic to the polls, 2020 has been a time of tumult across a deeply divided America. Frontline presents a post-election special on the lives, fears, and hopes of Americans in the chaotic months leading up to the historic presidential contest. This documentary was filmed around the US for much of the year, following Americans as they dealt with COVID-19 in their communities this spring, responded to George Floyd’s killing this summer, and then experienced the polarizing election and its aftermath this fall.

Thursday, February 20 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Inside the battle for Hong Kong, following protesters transformed and radicalized over eight months. The film examines the dramatic struggle in the last corner of China where human rights and freedoms exist but are under threat.

Thursday, April 23 at 9 pm on KRCB, PBS member station. A special report investigates the US response to the coronavirus pandemic — from Washington State, where the first known case of COVID-19 in America was identified, to Washington D.C.

Thursday, April 1 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. At Black-owned funeral homes in New Orleans, COVID-19 reshapes the grieving process. How the pandemic has transformed mourning in a city known for its jazz filled funerals. Also, the story of a mom's fight to survive the virus and see her newborn.                                                           

Thursday, September 19 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Exposing the deadly toll from the Flint water crisis. A two-year Frontline investigation uncovers the roots and extent of a deadly Legionnaires' outbreak during the water crisis, and how officials failed to stop it.

Thursday, December 12 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. The promise and perils of AI, from fears about work and privacy to rivalry between the US and China. A new industrial revolution will reshape and disrupt our lives, our jobs and our world, and allow the emergence of the surveillance society.

Thursday, April 25 at 9 pm on KRCB TV in the North Bay. Elizabeth Perez, a decorated U.S. Marine veteran, fights to reunite her family after her undocumented husband, Marcos, is deported. Meanwhile, Marcos is alone in Mexico, working as a soccer referee, struggling with depression, and fighting the urge to cross the border illegally to see his family.