TV Schedule for PBS Plus (KBAB-LD2) Santa Barbara, CA
Sunday, January 4th TV listings for PBS Plus (KBAB-LD2) Santa Barbara, CA
The process of "destructive creation" -- how war destroys lives but creates civilization.
First Civilizations Religion
Civilizations need a shared set of beliefs to survive; religion serves as the stability and cohesion of ancient Egypt.
First Civilizations Cities
The Middle East, site of the world's first villages, towns and cities, was the birthplace of civilization, as cities were vessels for invention and innovation.
First Civilizations Trade
The Indus Valley relied on the free flow of trade rather than imposing order through war or religion.
NOVA Ancient Builders of the Amazon
Discoveries reveal traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries with prehistoric populations in the Amazon.
Secrets of the Dead Returning to Babylon
A team of archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul, including clues to a possible location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
The process of "destructive creation" -- how war destroys lives but creates civilization.
First Civilizations Religion
Civilizations need a shared set of beliefs to survive; religion serves as the stability and cohesion of ancient Egypt.
First Civilizations Cities
The Middle East, site of the world's first villages, towns and cities, was the birthplace of civilization, as cities were vessels for invention and innovation.
First Civilizations Trade
The Indus Valley relied on the free flow of trade rather than imposing order through war or religion.
NOVA Ancient Builders of the Amazon
Discoveries reveal traces of ancient civilizations that flourished for centuries with prehistoric populations in the Amazon.
Secrets of the Dead Returning to Babylon
A team of archaeologists search for Assyrian artifacts that survived the Isis occupation of Mosul, including clues to a possible location of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
Visiting ... With Huell Howser Fire Museum
African-American Firefighter Museum in Los Angeles.
Visiting ... With Huell Howser Mt. Rubideaux
A traditional Easter service takes place on Mount Rubideaux.
Visiting ... With Huell Howser Strawberry Update
Strawberries.
Visiting ... With Huell Howser Webb School
The host visits various California neighborhoods.
Lost LA Fast Food and Car Culture
Explore how car culture and the restaurant industry collided in the LA region, forever shaping the way Americans dine and drive.
Lost LA Historic Filipinotown
Explore the Yo-Yo's surprising origin story, tours Historic Filipinotown in a Jeepny and tastes classic Filipino street foods.
Lost LA Hiking Trailblazers
Nathan explores the origins of LA hiking, from the Indigenous people who first walked the land to activists like Walk Good's Etienne Maurice who blaze new paths over familiar terrain.
Lost LA Eternal City: Los Angeles Cemeteries
Nathan and UCLA's Eric Avila visit the gravesites of the rich and famous while learning how racial segregation once divided the dead.
POV Not Going Quietly
A man's career and family are upended when he is diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS) at age 32.
POV Shorts You Are My Sunshine
Three stories about care and connection, including "My Dudus," "Some Kind of Intimacy" and "Chilly & Milly."
Secrets of the Dead The Woman in the Iron Coffin
Construction workers uncover the remains of a woman in an abandoned lot in Queens, N.Y., buried in an expensive iron coffin.
Secrets of the Dead Ben Franklin's Bones
Human skeletal remains found in the basement of Ben Franklin's British residence may have been used for science.
Benjamin Franklin Join or Die (1706-1774)
Following his success as a printer in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin earns worldwide fame from electricity experiments and then turns to politics.
Benjamin Franklin An American (1775-1790)
Benjamin Franklin helps Thomas Jefferson craft the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia; in Paris, Franklin wins French support for the American Revolution; Franklin works on the U.S. Constitution.