Plus Call the Midwife Returns and The Movement and the “Madman” Highlights How Protests Changed History
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| Futures Unfold in the Final Season of Sanditon | | |
| | | Will Charlotte choose her own destiny? Are wedding bells ringing? The wait is finally over! Catch the last season of Sanditon on MASTERPIECE and find out what lies ahead for Charlotte and the beloved residents. The first episode of the third season premieres on Sunday, March 19, at 9pm on KQED 9. You can also stream new episodes on the PBS App, or watch all seasons with KQED Passport. | | |
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| Call the Midwife Returns with a New Season | | |
| | | It’s 1968 and the nuns and nurses of Nonnatus House return for more midwifery and family life. When they welcome a new nun, Sister Veronica, tension rises in Poplar following the effects of British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell’s “Rivers of Blood” speech. The first episode premieres on Sunday, March 19, at 8pm on KQED 9. You can also stream new episodes the day after the broadcast date on the PBS App, or get early access with KQED Passport. | | |
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| Protests Change History in The Movement and the “Madman” | | |
| | | Local filmmaker Stephen Talbot directed this new film, American Experience: The Movement and the “Madman,” which depicts how two November 1969 antiwar protests — in Washington, D.C., and in San Francisco — and a national moratorium caused President Nixon to cancel what he called his “madman” plans for a massive escalation of the U.S. war in Vietnam. While researching the San Francisco event, which KQED covered live in 1969, Talbot discovered that it was the largest demonstration ever held in the western U.S. The film airs on Tuesday, March 28, at 9pm on KQED 9, or watch it on the PBS App on the day of the premiere. | | |
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| | | Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco | See Sargent and Spain now on view at the Legion of Honor museum. Discover the beauty of Spain through vibrant art in this west coast premiere. A not to be missed exhibition!
Book your tickets today at famsf.org!
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| Joni Mitchell Gets the Gershwin Prize in an All-Star Tribute | | |
| | | Known for her poetic lyrics, Joni Mitchell got her start singing in small venues and went on to become one of the most influential musicians of our time, crossing genres from folk to jazz, classical and rock. Tune in for an all-star tribute as she receives the 2023 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, the nation's highest award for influence, impact and achievement in songwriting. Catch the episode on Friday, March 31, at 9pm on KQED 9, or stream it on the PBS App. | | |
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| That’s My Word — a Year Covering Bay Area Hip-Hop | | |
| | | Despite a roster of artists that rivals that of nearly any other region in the country, Bay Area hip-hop has never received its proper due in the hip-hop story. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, KQED’s Arts & Culture team launched That’s My Word, a year-long multimedia project that celebrates the legacy of Bay Area hip-hop. Learn the inside stories of the hit records, artists, dance movements, graffiti artists and DJ crews that have helped define Bay Area hip-hop culture. | | |
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| Celebrating Women’s History Month | | |
| | | For Women’s History Month this March, KQED has curated documentaries, series and shows in honor of women. The television programming lineup includes Isabel and Roy; Ruth Stone’s Vast Library of the Female Mind; Alpha Kappa Alpha: A Legacy of Service; Kasturba Gandhi: Accidental Activist; Picturing Elizabeth: Her Life in Pictures; and much more. | | |
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| KQED Fest Is Coming: Save the Date for April 29 | | |
| | | Spend a spring Saturday with KQED! Join us for a free, all-ages block party and open house at our headquarters in San Francisco. Learn about your community with KQED shows live on stage. Go behind the scenes on a newsroom and studio tour. And groove to live music performances presented by Noise Pop on an outdoor stage. | | |
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What We’re Listening to | | | Rightnowish: From the Soil
Over the next six weeks, the Rightnowish team will explore some of the tales California’s soil holds. This land is peaceful, but full of conflict. Looking for a good story? Look at the ground. The stories start just a few miles northeast of the California state capital in the city of Folsom, where a public recreation area has been renamed the Black Miners Bar recently after years of being called Negro Bar. | | |
| | After 6 Years, South Berkeley's Here/There Encampment Closes
The Here/There homeless encampment was familiar to anybody who drove between Oakland and Berkeley. The camp had its roots in the Bay Area’s Occupy movements in the early 2010s, and was founded in 2017 to highlight the problem of homelessness. It once had its own structure, rules and a good relationship with the neighborhood. But over the last few years, the camp changed.
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| | Rodents, Rivers and Runoff
For more than a century, Bay Area residents have puzzled over the existence of stone walls scattered on ridges from near San Jose north through the Berkeley Hills. It’s been suggested these walls could have been meant for defense or as navigational aids for extraterrestrials. Who built these things, how long ago, and why? | | |
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