Just because schools are closed does not mean there is nothing to learn. PBS has always been an educational space and now that is has a streaming option it means that you can get its content on demand. And better yet your kids can get it on-demand. There is a lot of stuff to see right now if you want to take a look. While there is a lot of content built around scripted series its PBS’s science and nature offerings at the moment are can’t miss as far as kids educational material goes.
Unfortunately it is not totally free to stream. Some of PBS’s content is only available to PBS passport members.
The PBS Video App and PBS.org, which are free for all users, and PBS Passport, available as a PBS member benefit within the PBS Video App, both feature a vast collection of streaming content, ranging from the latest dramas to compelling documentaries and enlightening series, to entertain and educate audiences.
The following PBS “What to Stream” Guide provides information about the PBS Video App/PBS.org and PBS Passport, as well as a weekly overview of new and upcoming releases, recent offerings, last call programs, and exclusive content available on each of the platforms. For a list of additional titles currently available on both platforms, click here.
PBS VIDEO APP/PBS.ORG (FVOD)
The PBS Video App features more than 4,000 PBS and local shows on demand and available to stream for free via PBS.org, smartphones, tablets, iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV and Chromecast. The following is currently available on the PBS Video App:
NEW & COMING SOON
Commemorative: Jackie Robinson Day, April 15, 2020
Wednesday, April 15: JACKIE ROBINSON
Drama
Sunday, April 19: LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX ( (Season 1, Episode 3)
BAPTISTE ON MASTERPIECE (Season 1, Episode 2)
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9, Episode 4)
WORLD ON FIRE ON MASTERPIECE (Season 1, Episode 3)
Documentary & Independent Film
Saturday, April 18: INDEPENDENT LENS “Harvest Season”
Monday, April 20: INDEPENDENT LENS “The Hottest August”
Food & Family
Friday, April 17: DISHING WITH JULIA CHILD (Episodes 5 & 6)
SOMEWHERE SOUTH (Episode 4)
History & Culture
Thursday, April 16: THE THIS OLD HOUSE HOUR (THIS OLD HOUSE/ASK THIS OLD HOUSE, Season 18, Episode 19)
Monday, April 20: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW “McNay Art Museum Hour 1”
Health & Wellness
Wednesday, April 16: BLOOD SUGAR RISING
Tuesday, April 21: FRONTLINE “Coronavirus Pandemic”
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “The Man Who Tried to Feed the World”
Wednesday, April 22: H20: THE MOLECULE THAT MADE US (Episode 1: “Flow”)
Nature & Science
Sunday, April 19 NOVA “Killer Volcanoes””
NOVA “Saving the Dead Sea””
NOVA “The Next Pompeii””
NOVA “First Face of America””
NOVA “Emperor’s Ghost Army””
Monday, April 20: POWER TRIP: THE STORY OF ENERGY (Episode 1)
Tuesday, April 21: THE FORGOTTEN COAST: RETURN TO WILD FLORIDA
Wednesday, April 22: CLIMATE CHANGE: THE FACTS
NOVA “Killer Floods””
RECENT RELEASES
Arts & Music
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “New York Philharmonic: Celebrating Sondheim”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Cynthia Erivo in Concert”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Annaleigh Ashford in Concert”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Megan Hilty in Concert”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “Leslie Odom, Jr. in Concert”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “New York Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve with Renee Fleming”
LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER “New York Philharmonic: New Year’s Eve: Bernstein on Broadway”
Drama
BEFORE WE DIE from Walter’s Choice
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9, Episodes 1-3)
LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX (Season 1, Episodes 1-2)
WORLD ON FIRE ON MASTERPIECE (Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2)
Documentary & Independent Film
FRONTLINE “China Undercover”
INDEPENDENT LENS “Cooked: Survival by Zip Code”
INDEPENDENT LENS “Bedlam”
POV “Survivors”
REEL SOUTH (Episodes 1-3)
THE WINDERMERE CHILDREN: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Food & Family
DISHING WITH JULIA CHILD (Episodes 1-4)
SOMEWHERE SOUTH (Episodes 1-3)
Health & Wellness
THE GENE: AN INTIMATE HISTORY (Part 1 & 2)
History & Culture
AMERICAN MASTERS “Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive”
AMERICAN MASTERS “Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind ‘Little Women’”
AMERICAN MASTERS “N. Scott Momaday: Words From A Bear”
AMERICAN MASTERS: “The Day Carl Sandburg Died”
Nature & Science
EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS (Episodes 1-3)
NATURE “Remarkable Rabbits”
NOVA “Cat Tales””
NOVA “Dog Tales””
NOVA “Why Bridges Collapse””
NOVA “Look Who’s Driving”
NOVA “The Violence Paradox””
NOVA “Decoding da Vinci””
NOVA “Ghosts of Stonehenge””
LAST CALL
Arts & Music
Wednesday, June 17: NOVA “Back to the Moon”
Documentary & Independent Film
Tuesday, April 21: POV “The Rescue List””
Drama
Friday, June 19: VICIOUS
Food & Family
Monday, April 27: THE INN AT LITTLE WASHINGTON
History & Culture
Tuesday, April 21: ANTIQUES ROADSHOW: “Desert Botanical Garden Hour 1”
Thursday, April 23: EARTH’S SACRED WONDERS “House of the Divine”
Sunday, June 21: TALES FROM THE ROYAL WARDROBE
Nature & Science
Thursday, April 23: NOVA “Transplanting Hope””
Saturday, April 25: NATURE “The World’s Most Wanted Animal”
PBS PASSPORT (SVOD/MVOD)
PBS Passport is a member benefit from participating PBS stations that gives eligible donors and supporters extended access to an on-demand library of quality public television programming online or within the PBS Video App. Local stations set their own qualifications for eligibility for the Passport membership benefit, with most stations requiring donations of at least $60 a year, or $5 ustainer/ongoing monthly gifts. For the most accurate information, viewers are encouraged to contact local stations.The following programming is a sampling of the “exclusive” content available on PBS Passport:
RECENT RELEASES
Arts & Music
CHUCK BERRY: BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN
IL DIVO: TIMELESS – LIVE IN JAPAN
Drama
BAPTISTE ON MASTERPIECE (Binge all episodes)
BEFORE WE DIE from Walter’s Choice (Binge all episodes)
CALL THE MIDWIFE (Season 9: All new episodes will air the Friday before Sunday on-air premieres.)
THE WINDMERE CHILDREN (Feature film)
WORLD ON FIRE ON MASTERPIECE (Series premiere/binge all episodes)
Food & Family
