Thursday, May 9th TV listings for PBS (KQED) San Francisco, CA HD
A Brief History of the Future Tomorrows
The ways humans often see the concept of the future; the crucial need to think much bigger about what could come next; how everyone has more personal agency than they realize.
NOVA Why Bridges Collapse
The 2018 collapse of a section of the Morandi Bridge in Genoa, Italy; bridge collapses in the U.S.; engineering techniques that can make bridges safer and prevent them from breaking down.
Impossible Builds The Floating House
A team in Dubai attempts to build a multimillion dollar floating home that sits above and below the water.
Arthur Ants in Arthur's Pants; Don't Ask Muffy
Arthur's ant project goes awry; Muffy starts an advice column, but the kids choose to go to a mystery advice-giver instead.
Odd Squad Dance Like Nobody Is Watching; Recipe for Disaster
Olive, Otto, Ms. O and Oscar navigate booby traps when trying to silence an alarm system; Olive and Otto have their own explanations as to why a case went wrong.
Molly of Denali Eagle Egg Hunt; Dream Tube
Molly and Dad try to find and fix an eagle cam after wind spins the camera away from the eagle's nest on hatching day; Molly and friends must come up with enough money to buy a water tube at the Trading Post.
Alma's Way Harper's Quick Change; All Rapped Up
Alma, Harper and Rafia want to make a robot video; Alma helps Eddie record a rap, but the project gets derailed.
Lyla in the Loop Sanitation Situation; Stu Rides the Bus
Lyla and Stu help out when the neighborhood garbage truck malfunctions; Lyla and Louisa take a ride on the city bus and accidentally lose Stu.
Wild Kratts Rainforest Stew
Chris and Martin search for an obscure rain forest creature.
Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Something Special for Dad; I Love You, Mom
Daniel visits the post office and learns how letters are sorted and mailed, then sends a letter to Dad; Daniel and Dad Tiger surprise Mom with banana bread.
Rosie's Rules Trouble in Chalk Town; Story Time Garden
Rosie and Javi make a chalk town in the circle drive, but run into trouble when others want to use the space, too; Rosie tries to fix the community garden herself.
Sesame Street Family Album
Gabrielle and Tamir make a family album for Grandma Nell.
Work It Out Wombats! Helper for the Day; Race Car Wombats
Zeke volunteers to help Mr. E for the day; the Wombats are excited to race in the Treeborhood Derby.
Donkey Hodie Hey-o, Purple Moon; Purple Peg Problem
Panda hopes to find a quiet way to show his love for the moon moths; Donkey helps Panda fix his spaceship.
Pinkalicious & Peterrific Invasion of the Flutterbugs; Ballet of the Bells
Pinkalicious and Peter try to figure out how to rid their house of swarming Flutterbugs; Pinkalicious and Peter attract the fairy Bellerina when they play their handbells.
Elinor Wonders Why The Town Picnic; The Amazing Expandable Clubhouse
Ari grows impatient waiting for ketchup; Elinor, Olive and Ari have to figure out how to expand their clubhouse to fit all the new members of The Explorer's Club.
Nature Cat The Nature Nap Dilemma; Captain Nature Cat's Wild River Adventure
The gang goes looking for their Nature Nap hammock; Nature Cat and his pals help an oyster named Elroy get back home.
Curious George Swimspiration; Museum of George
George, Allie, Bill and Vicki learn the ways different animals swim to then compete in a swimming race in the pond to win a treat; when George visits a museum exhibit about Thomas Edison, he gets inspired to make his own "Museum of George."
Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum I Am Theodore Roosevelt; I Am Eleanor Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt helps Brad overcome his dislike of creepy crawly things, showing him that nature needs space to live and grow; Eleanor Roosevelt teaches Xavier that any job can be amazing as long as you help others.
Ask This Old House Fire Ladder; Clawfoot Tub
Richard visits a historic home in Mobile, Ala., and installs a clawfoot tub with shower; Tom installs a permanent fire escape ladder in a bedroom; the guys ask What Is It?; Roger shows the best way to prune trees.
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
PBS NewsHour New
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
A regular panel of guests from across the political spectrum discuss the biggest international stories of the day, along with news-making interviews and analysis from BBC correspondents around the globe.
Live news program produced out of BBC's Washington, D.C. bureau; host Sumi Somaskanda.
Co-anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett and correspondents offer in-depth analysis of current events.
Cook's Country Midwestern Favorites
Tater tot hotdish; corn strippers; buckeye candies; Wisconsin butter burgers.
Check, Please! Bay Area Good to Eat, Foreign Cinema, Barcote New
Good to Eat (Emeryville), Foreign Cinema (San Francisco), Barcote (Oakland), Pop-Ups on the Plaza (San Francisco).
My Life Is Murder Old School
Alexa's past comes back to haunt her when she returns to her exclusive, private high school to investigate the murder of her former teacher.
Emma's accusation against Phil drives a wedge between her and Daniel; McKinven urges Emma to stop sleuthing, as he's certain that the person who killed her mother is known to her.
Ridley Swansong, Part 2
Inquiries into the search for Luke Marbury draw a blank at first, but Ridley finds a connection after a woman is found dead; links between the case and dark secrets buried for decades begin to emerge.
Peter contends with a prison riot, an angry daughter and contacts from a stranger.
Through Our Eyes Uprooted
Two children in Iowa face the loss of their family farm due to climate change, while a third in Texas waits for her hurricane-damaged home to be rebuilt.
Christiane Amanpour leads discussions about world issues and interviews with global leaders.
Cook's Country Midwestern Favorites
Tater tot hotdish; corn strippers; buckeye candies; Wisconsin butter burgers.
Check, Please! Bay Area Good to Eat, Foreign Cinema, Barcote
Good to Eat (Emeryville), Foreign Cinema (San Francisco), Barcote (Oakland), Pop-Ups on the Plaza (San Francisco).
My Life Is Murder Old School
Alexa's past comes back to haunt her when she returns to her exclusive, private high school to investigate the murder of her former teacher.
Emma's accusation against Phil drives a wedge between her and Daniel; McKinven urges Emma to stop sleuthing, as he's certain that the person who killed her mother is known to her.