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KSPS Documentaries

Enjoy the wide range of topics explored in KSPS Documentaries.

KSPS Documentaries is a local public television program presented by KSPS PBS

Close Enough to Touch

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(1993) Profiling three Spokane individuals who are HIV positive or living with AIDS. (23m 39s)

Meet Me By The River: Expo/50

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(2024) Celebrating 50 years since the Expo '74 World's Fair transformed Spokane. (56m 15s)

Capturing History

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Profiling Northwest photographers Charles Libby, Frank Matsura and Frank Palmer (55m 21s)

Injustice at Home

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The violation of civil rights for Japanese Americans in Washington state during WWII. (58m 10s)

Hidden in Plain Sight: Fighting Homelessness in Spokane

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Expore the complexity of homelessness and the challenges involved in solving it in Spokane (58m 2s)

Indian Summers: Nespelem Art Colony

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1937-41 college art students spent summers among the Colville Confederated Tribes (54m 18s)

NACIDO para APRENDER

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la fascinante ciencia detrĂ¡s del desarrollo del cerebro y el aprendizaje temprano (56m 4s)

RUMRUNNER'S PARADISE

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Prohibition in Washington State attracted honest folk to a lucrative "wet" underworld. (56m 46s)

Carl Maxey- A Fighting Life

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Carl Maxey, an orphan who became a giant in civil rights, the law, sports and politics. (56m 46s)

Born to Learn

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A fascinating look at what new brain science is revealing about early learning. (55m 57s)

World's Fair Memories

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The civic brain trust behind Expo 74 share memories of putting Spokane on the world stage. (50m 11s)

Our Supersized Kids

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What can we do about the growing epidemic of childhood obesity? (29m 59s)

COURAGE IN CORSETS

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Washington Women Win the Vote! (57m 59s)

Uncharted Territory: David Thompson on the Columbia Plateau

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The adventures of fur trader, explorer and mapmaker David Thompson. (56m 42s)

Silver Lining: The Early Days of Idaho's Silver Valley

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The colorful, bare-knucled history of the Idaho's "Silver Valley". (58m 39s)

Secret Mission: HANFORD

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The fascinated story of Hanford's secret role in World War II's Manhattan Project. (56m 48s)

Sculpted by Floods: The Northwest's Ice Age Legacy

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Join the scientists as they struggle to decipher this story. (57m 20s)

Remembering Spokane

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Watch Spokane survive a world war and a World's Fair in this trip down memory lane. (52m)

Spirit of Alberta

Discover, or rediscover the true Spirit of Alberta. (1h 28s)

The Davenport Hotel: Grand Again

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Join Ellen Travolta in this visit to "one of America's exceptional hotels." (1h 14m 24s)

Bing Going My Way

Dive into the life of Bing Crosby with narrator, Rich Little. (58m 37s)

America's Landlocked Navy: Farragut's WWII Memories

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Relive the glory days of Farragut Naval Training Station in this special documentary. (56m 51s)

Airborne with the Ace of Spades

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History of the Washington Air National Guard, whose insignia is the Ace of Spades. (29m 40s)

Providence Women on the Frontier

Women of faith whose pioneering spirit built the Pacific Northwest's first hospitals. (27m 12s)

Bella Vista: An Unseen View of WWII

A WWII internment camp at Ft Missoula, Montana for 1,000 Italian civilians. (28m 43s)

Upside-Down Pangborn: First Across the Pacific

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Clyde Pangborn, a barnstorming pilot who flew the first non-stop flight across the Pacific (57m 14s)

Spokane's 21st Century Fox

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The Fox Theater, Spokane's art deco movie palace, is restored to its former grandeur. (56m 10s)

St. Helens: Out of the Ash

The events of May 18,1980 and the resiliency of nature as life returns to Mt. St Helens. (58m 40s)

Unwanted Companion

Multiple Sclerosis. The fight to understand, the spirit to overcome. (56m 48s)

Spirit of the Inland NorthWest

Explore some of the Northwest's oldest settlements as well as its modern urban centers. (1h 4m 27s)

Zodiac: Spirit of the Wind

Zodiac has been a racing yacht and floating classroom during her more than 70 years at sea (57m 25s)

Edmonton Remembered

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The rich history of Alberta's City of Champions, hosted by Tommy Banks. (1h 37s)

Calgary Remembered

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The social history of Canada's fastest growing city, hosted by James Keelaghan. (58m 43s)

Remember When: Nat Park

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From 1889 to 1968, Natatorium Park was the idyllic center of Spokane entertainment. (58m 46s)

Reflections by the River-EXPO 74

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In 1974 Spokane hosts the first environmentally themed World's Fair. (58m 4s)

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