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PBS Documentaries

@pbsdocumentariesUnited StatesJoined 2012Is this your channel?
✦ AI summary· updated Oct 1, 2026

Documentaries and short films explore culture, history, nature, science, and the people and communities shaping everyday life.

Made for: EveryonePresented by: A media outlet
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An AI model reads the channel’s public details: its name, description, keywords and stats, and the titles, dates, lengths and tags of its 30 latest videos. It doesn’t watch the videos, so it can miss things. It’s refreshed about every two months, or sooner when the channel changes.

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Several a week
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Typical length
21 min
Last upload
3 days ago

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  • exploring culture and history through real-life stories
  • watching short or feature-length documentaries
  • learning about communities and social issues

Topics

human storiessocial historycultural traditionscommunity lifescience and technologynature documentaries

Welcome to the PBS Documentaries channel—presented by PBS Digital Studios and Independent Television Service (ITVS), dedicated to documenting our shared human journey and helping us understand one another a little better. Stream full-length films and short stories that explore culture, history, nature, science, identity, and the people and experiences shaping our lives. Dive into our roots and our communities—the work we do, the people we love, and the traditions that make us who we are. Subscribe for award-winning documentaries, short-form storytelling, and fresh perspectives. Watch, learn, and leave inspired—then share the story. #pbsdigitalstudios #documentary

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