Arts and Entertainment

Remembering Charley Pride

Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020

Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Morning” helped sell millions of records and made him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.

Frontline ‘Return From ISIS’

Follow an American mom and her kids from Indiana to the heart of the self-declared ISIS caliphate and back. In this special report three years in the making, producer Josh Baker investigates how the family ended up in Syria and what happened when they came home to the United States.

Binge ‘Sanditon on Masterpiece’ over the next three Sundays at 7 p.m.

Noted screenwriter Andrew Davies picks up Jane Austen’s unfinished last novel, taking it in a glorious and satisfying direction.

73 FREE holiday shows you can watch right now

Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020

Happy Holidays from all of us at Arizona PBS! Enjoy our curated list of holiday shows, all available for free! Just click the links and press play. Or better yet, find them in the free PBS video app for your Roku, Apple TV, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV, phone or tablet.

Holiday specials deliver comfort and joy in 2020

Celebrate the holidays with with these special seasonal programs for all ages on Arizona PBS.

Watch now: ‘The Ornament of the World’

“The Ornament of the World” tells a story from the past that’s especially timely today: the story of a remarkable time in history when Muslims, Christians and Jews forged a common cultural identity that frequently transcended their religious differences.

Explores America’s creative spirit in ‘Craft in America’

Unearth the splendor of American culture crafts and the people behind the artistry.

Remember Pearl Harbor with ‘Journey Home to the USS Arizona’

Follow the family of Raymond Haerry Sr. as they travel 5,000 miles from New Jersey to the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, to place his ashes aboard the sunken battleship.

Celebrate with ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’

Watch Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the gang on their holiday adventures as Apple and PBS team up for special, ad free broadcast of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

Andy Williams: Greatest Love Songs

The warm and welcoming singer Andy Williams enjoyed a hugely successful career that lasted over half a century. He hosted a long-running television variety show and bridged the generations with classic standards from the Great American Songbook to pop songs of the 1960s and 70s.