Arts and Entertainment

Experience compelling stories of the natural world as “Nature” returns to Arizona PBS Wednesday nights at 7 p.m.

From acclaimed musicians and best-selling authors to designers changing the way we live, each episode explores what great creative thinkers and doers can tell us about who we are, who we’ve been, and who we might become.

Leading historians and experts get inside the heads of some of the key players, whose political plotting, miscalculations and personal ambitions helped to destroy democracy and deliver control to Hitler.

Join a team of investigators as they search for the identity of the mystery ship that turned away from the Titanic in its darkest hour, abandoning thousands of lives to the icy waters and their untimely demise.

Revel in this 1960s-era comedy featuring a Tony-winning performance by James Corden. Adapted from a 1743 farce, Corden tries to keep his two mobster clients apart, a tricky predicament resulting in comic mayhem.

Ambition knows no bounds, nor does corruption in a political thriller written by David Hare and starring Hugh Laurie as a scheming UK government minister.

Go deep into the lore of the zombie throughout American history, examining zombie legends and tales to share what these creatures reveal about shifts in society, history and our deepest anxieties.

Jazz great Wynton Marsalis has been a frequent guest on “Sesame Street” — and now, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the landmark series, he’s returning the favor. In a new concert film, Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra invite the “Sesame Street” gang over for a big band party in their home: the House of Swing at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

“Makers” made television history in 2013 with its three-part PBS documentary which told the story of the modern American women’s movement for the first time. But a lot has happened since then.

Join the ultimate heavy metal band as they combine forces with a nearly 80-member orchestra to perform Metallica fan favorites.