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PBS Past & Present

Were PBS shows an essential part of your childhood? Enjoy the nostalgia of revisiting the PBS of decades past while you rediscover the brand today for all it has to offer you as an adult.

Arts & Music

We bet your childhood had a lot of music, from Sesame Street to Reading Rainbow, and maybe you even learned to draw with The Secret City. If you've still got music in your soul and an appreciation for the arts overall, we've got great programs to entice you today.

Science & Nature

If programs like 3-2-1 Contact or Zoboomafoo opened your mind to how the world works around you, you'll enjoy PBS's contemporary offerings of all things science.

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Test Your Knowledge

How well do you know the PBS shows that defined your childhood?

Home & How-To

Do you remember a childhood spent pretending to be Julia Child with your Easy-Bake Oven or swinging a toy hammer like Bob Vila? If you're looking for home and how-to inspiration as an adult, PBS is still here for you.

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Share Your PBS Fandom

Share your thoughts, and, if available, a picture of you as the ultimate PBS fan.

Culture & Travel

Did you use your imagination as a child to travel to far-off places, learning about destinations from Carmen Sandiego or those featured in books in Reading Rainbow? Let us take you near and far as an adult with our culture and travel programs.

History

Did you enjoy unearthing the past on the Magic School Bus or Sesame Street? Reawaken the historian in you through our local and national documentaries about days gone past.

PBS Retro
PBS Retro